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August 15 2010

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A seated group performs a ritual with silver vessels on a brass tray in the foreground. A man in a white shirt with dark rudraksha-style beads and wire-rimmed glasses holds a small silver cup, while beside him a woman in a light blue salwar and a man in white with a red-brown bead mala and tilak hold silver items. Behind them a woman in a yellow shawl stands with palms joined, a young boy in a pink striped shirt watches with hands clasped, and a priest in white with a sandalwood tilak speaks into a microphone while holding a blue book. Wording on the photo credits the image to the archive.2010-08-15A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar on an orange-and-yellow mat. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses; beside him a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a light blue dupatta with a rudraksha mala also join hands. A child with dark hair in the lower right looks down. Brass lamps and offering trays sit on a green cloth in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-15November 24 20102010-11-24A group of devotees performs a ritual with oil lamps and silver puja plates in an indoor hall. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a small lit lamp, with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a red-bordered white sari and a bangle stands with hands folded in prayer. A young boy in white kurta holds a lamp near his forehead. At right a shaved-headed man wears an orange cloth and white vibhuti marks. Other people wear white and yellow garments, and a silver tray with offerings lies in front of them.2010-10-28Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in front of an orange-red wall. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-bordered sari holds a silver plate with orange cloth and offerings, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu and a dark beaded mala holds a plate. Other devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris, some with mala beads and forehead marks, and men in white shirts, sit with hands folded or eyes closed. On the right edge a figure in orange robes sits among the offering plates, and a shaved-headed man in white and gold ornaments sits behind the group. The scene suggests a puja or satsang offering.2010-11-01November 02 20102010-11-02Devotional ritual scene at a temple or ashram. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red border, wearing a gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding folded paper or a small offering in his cupped hands and speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black mala sits with eyes closed. A man with glasses in white clothing and gold beads sits in the foreground, hands joined, and a bald devotee is at the lower right with pink flowers. A man in orange wears a microphone in the background. Sacred ash markings are visible on foreheads.2010-11-02A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds a silver puja vessel with incense sticks and speaks while seated. Beside him, a bald man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds another silver vessel of incense. Behind them a woman in a red shawl and a woman in a yellow sari with white clothing sit with hands folded. Silver bowls with offerings, bananas and flowers lie in front. A gold-coloured temple setting is visible in the background.2010-11-15A photograph of a temple pada puja scene with several people seated close together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a gold bead necklace and dark glasses, holding folded paper in his cupped hands. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala stands with eyes closed. At left, a bespectacled man and a woman in white with a yellow cloth look down, and a man in orange holds a microphone in the background. Vibhuti marks show on several foreheads. Nobody is shown as a person; the central man is a devotee or priest.2010-11-02October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a seated puja ritual in a hall with a gold-framed backdrop. A woman in a cream and green silk sari with a gold border offers a lit lamp over a large brass tray heaped with gold-coloured offerings and flowers. Beside her, a man in a cream kurta and rudraksha mala holds a small flame. Around the tray sit devotees in white and yellow garments, several with braided hair, and a woman in orange at the right edge. Behind them, two priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls, one with a white vibhuti forehead mark and gold beaded necklaces, chant into microphones. Nobody in the scene is identified as the a person.2010-09-17A photograph of a seated group of devotees, mostly women, in white and cream saris with yellow and orange borders, performing a ritual. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red border holds a small burning incense stick and a cup-like offering, while a woman on the right presses her palms together in prayer and wears a dark beaded mala and bangles. Brass plates with offerings and pink flowers sit in the lower right. Other seated devotees, some men in white, fill the background, with smoke from incense rising through the scene.2010-11-01