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February 11 20132013-02-11February 12 20132013-02-12Several men seated on a green mat in a tent with red-cushioned chairs behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The man in front wears an orange silk-bordered garment with a gold edge, rudraksha and bead malas, a bead bracelet and white tripundra markings on his forehead. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit in prayer. Small brass items, a conch shell and a brass cup sit on an orange cloth in front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2013-02-11Several seated people in a hall perform a ritual with oil lamps. In the foreground, two men in saffron/orange dhoti-and-shawl sit on a mat with gold beaded necklaces; the man on the right, bald with glasses, holds a lit lamp in his right hand, and the man beside him, with dark hair and a gold necklace, holds another lit lamp. Brass plates with offerings, a small red-flowered arrangement and brass vessels sit on an orange cloth in front. Behind a metal railing, people in white dhotis and yellow-shawled devotees hold lamps, and a man in white on the left presses his palms together. a person appears to be the bald man on the right, with cues of saffron dress and a gold necklace, while the man beside him in similar saffron attire is likewise in the group.2010-09-09A photograph of a seated puja or aarti at an indoor gathering. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-purple border and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, with a wristwatch visible. Beside him, another man in orange robes with a red-purple border holds a lit oil lamp aloft. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas hold small lit lamps, and brass pots and vessels with flower petals sit on a red cloth in the lower left. Metal railings separate the front row from the seated congregation.2010-10-30January 10 20172017-01-10June 05 20112011-06-05A photograph of a large group seated on the floor during a ritual, mostly men in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments with red borders. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a man in saffron clothing with a gold necklace holds a small brass implement, flanked by other saffron-clad seated participants with brass vessels, flowers and small oil lamps on the mat before them. The setting is a hall with orange draping.2010-10-19A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated on red mats in front of a seated audience. Three men in front hold lit oil lamps in their raised hands; the centre man wears a light orange-pink cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the left wears a deep orange-red cloth and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears orange robes and holds a small lamp with a bell in the other hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Brass bells and small lamps are visible on the floor.2013-10-06December 18 20102010-12-18Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09September 10 20122012-09-10