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December 03 2011

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Photograph of a ritual setting in which a bespectacled man with a short beard, wearing an orange and cream striped garment and a lanyard badge, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame over a large polished gold bowl. A woman in a turquoise and purple sari with a beaded necklace sits behind him, and a silver plate lies beside the gold bowl. A bald man in light clothing sits in the foreground, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the right edge. Several people are seated around the offering.2011-12-03December 02 20112011-12-02A photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a white vertical forehead mark and gold and beaded necklaces holds a small vessel in cupped hands with eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-white floral sari and beaded necklace presses her palms together in prayer. In the foreground, several people sit at a brass plate and steel vessels with offerings, one wearing glasses and another in an orange top. The setting is an indoor hall with a yellow pillar.2010-12-27A photograph of women seated in a row during a ritual, several wearing orange or saffron saris. The central woman in glasses and a saffron sari holds a small silver bowl in cupped hands, while a silver-rimmed tray with a small glass and gold-edged plate sits at left. A woman in a yellow and white sari sits at upper right, and a person with light brown hair is in the foreground at right, her back turned to the camera. Another woman at left in orange and a red-striped blouse is seated nearby. Visible people: about five, all seated.2010-11-23October 24 20102010-10-24October 26 20102010-10-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual with a gold tray of yellow and pink flower petals in the foreground. A figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white, purple and yellow flowers pours water from a gold vessel over hands and feet resting on the tray, while another person in white holds a golden pot. On the left, a person in orange clothing with a red and blue cloth sits close to the ritual, and on the right a woman with dark hair wearing a pale pink sari leans in. Gold ritual vessels and a gold lamp stand are visible in the background.2009-09-14December 06 20112011-12-06A photograph of a devotional padapuja-style ritual indoors. In the centre, an older man with grey hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala around his neck, wears a white shirt and holds a small silver cup with both hands while bowing forward. Beside him a young woman in a yellow shawl and a yellow-and-blue sari presses her palms together in prayer. Behind them, several people in white garments stand or sit, and in the foreground silver trays of flowers, fruit and offerings sit on a cloth. At the right, a seated figure in an orange robe is partly visible in front of a red cushioned gold-trimmed throne. The setting is a plain pink-walled hall.2010-09-19Photograph of a man in glasses and a light teal patterned kurta holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit wick in his right hand, seated at a gold ritual tray. On the tray are silver bowls, a red apple, strawberries and white flowers. A second silver lamp burns at the left edge. At right, a woman in a pink garment with gold border is seen from behind, and a red-cushioned gold seat stands in the background. The setting suggests a puja or aarti. No a person candidate is visible, only a devotee holding a lamp.2011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27