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January 08 20182018-01-08August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesA ceremonial water-sprinkling rite under a white tent with a green mat. In the foreground right, a young man in orange and gold-trimmed robes with long dark hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a silver-white kalasha vessel aloft, water spraying from it. Beside him a younger person in orange bends forward offering a rudraksha mala, while behind them men in white dhotis and red garments and bare-chested devotees sit or stand. Seated women in white saris and white clothes with red shawls and red-beaded necklaces press palms together in prayer on the left and centre. Brass bowls, flowers and offerings lie on the green mat at right. Several dozen people are visible, many partly cut off at the frame edges.2016-07-03 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.2017-01-06Indoor satsang or puja in a hall with pale walls; several men and women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in white dhotis and white garments with ash markings on their chests and arms. The central man wears an orange-red turban, a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a white-bead and rudraksha mala, and a sacred-symbol tattoo on his upper arm; he holds his hands over a brass tray of puja items. Beside him a young man with dark hair and white ash marks sits with eyes closed, and to the right a man in white is seated. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and a flower-decorated tray lie on a purple cloth in front, and a deity murti stands in the background. Blurred devotees in orange and pink sit further back.2017-01-07Outdoor ceremony with several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes and rudraksha malas. A smiling woman in a rust-red sari and beaded mala applies a sacred mark or vibhuti to the forehead of a blonde woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seen from behind. Nearby, a young man in orange cloth and mala holds a small green dish, another man in orange holds a bowl, and a kalasha-like brass vessel with a green leafy sprig and decorative ornaments is in the foreground. Spectators stand behind in white and orange garments. Some devotees have white tilak on their foreheads, and a sound system sits at the right edge.2015-05-13A large seated congregation performs a group puja in a hall. Many men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, some with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold lit oil lamps or small flames in their hands. Tall yellow-and-gold poles stand among the rows. Women in white and yellow saris sit at the left and back, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the top. The scene is shallow-focus and crowded, with the foreground figures blurred. No identifiable a person is confidently visible among the nearby participants.2017-05-24January 01 20192019-01-01Photograph of a seated group of devotees performing an aarti with oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, three women sit cross-legged on mats: the woman on the left wears a white saree with gold border and holds a small oil lamp; the woman in the centre, with grey hair and red-orange garland, wears white with a gold border and holds a lamp on a brass plate; the woman on the right wears a maroon saree with gold border, black beaded mala, and holds a small brass lamp. Behind them, rows of people in orange and saffron garments, some with white headbands and rudraksha malas, hold lit lamps. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-11January 08 20172017-01-08July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copies