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A photograph of a group puja in a hall with a dark maroon curtain and pink wall. Several people sit on the floor in white ritual clothes with red-and-white borders, many with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Two men in the centre hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands, and a woman in white with folded palms sits beside them. A young shaved-headed priest at right, wearing a gold necklace and holding a lamp, is seated before a golden tray holding apples, pink flowers, a kalasha-style offering and plates of food. At far right, an orange-robed figure stands near a gold-framed altar table with fruit. Smoke rises in the background. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground, and a Western-looking woman in a cream top sits at left. Padapuja-style ritual with lamps and offerings.

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A group puja in a hall with a pink wall and dark red curtain. Several men in white dhotis and gold necklaces sit on the floor holding oil lamps and performing aarti, one with a holy-ash mark on his forehead. A woman in white with folded hands sits nearby, and a woman with a yellow-bordered white sari kneels in prayer in the foreground. Brass trays hold pink flowers, fruit and a kalasha-like vessel, and a gold-trimmed altar stands at the right. A microphone is visible near a saffron-robed man. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance.2010-10-19A pada puja ritual in progress indoors. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a gold necklace and white forehead markings, sits cross-legged before a golden tray of offerings holding a small oil lamp. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron wrap holds a microphone and speaks. Several devotees in white, some with gold chains and rudraksha malas, sit around; a man on the left raises a multi-branched aarti lamp with flame, a woman on the left holds her hands in anjali, and a woman in white with a red bindi holds her palms together. Trays hold apples, flowers and brass vessels, and an orange-draped throne with gold trim stands at right beside a table of fruit and flowers. Two devotees in the foreground are seen from behind.2010-10-19A ritual scene inside a hall with a gold-trimmed altar draped in orange cloth and a tray of apples on a cabinet at right. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white and red forehead markings, a gold necklace and a lamp in hand sits at center, facing a gold tray holding apples, pink flowers and lit lamps. Beside him, a woman in white sari with black beaded necklace presses her palms together. A man at left in white dhoti raises a multi-branched brass lamp, while a shaved-headed young man in orange cloth speaks into a microphone. Several people with long dark hair are seen from behind in the foreground. The scene looks like a puja or aarti offering.2010-10-19A group ritual with several people holding lit oil lamps (aarti) over brass and glass offering trays filled with flowers, fruit and food. A shaved-headed man in the centre wears a gold beaded necklace and a white dhoti with a pink border, and is lighting a lamp. To the left, a man in white kurta with a name badge holds a lamp aloft, and a woman in a green saree sits nearby with hands folded. Behind them a man in a white headband and white garment speaks into a microphone. Smoke rises from a lamp, and a figure in orange robes appears at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are devotees and priests in white ritual attire.2010-09-17A padapuja-style ritual in a hall with maroon curtains. A bald priest with a white tripundra and red bindi, wearing gold beaded necklaces and white dhoti with a pink-bordered cloth, sits at the centre holding a small ritual implement and incense. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black beaded necklace joins in, while a young man on the right in white cloth and a gold chain looks down at a silver puja vessel. Other white-clad priests and seated devotees surround brass and silver plates heaped with flowers. Several people are partly visible in the foreground.2010-10-19A photograph of a ritual aarti scene indoors on an orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits with palms pressed together, and a man in a white dhoti sits beside her. A bald priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and a sacred thread waves a lit oil lamp in front of a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with folded hands. Another woman in a pink-bordered sari holds a small lamp, and a row of brass plates with oil lamps and offerings sits on the floor. Several other devotees in white, yellow and orange sit in the background, with a brass lamp stand and fruit on a table at the top right. a person, seated at right in orange robes, is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and his presence is uncertain.2010-11-30November 24 20102010-11-24October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 02 20102010-11-02A seated group performs a puja ritual in a temple hall with a gold-covered seat and microphones in the background. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and gold bangles holds a pink lotus flower over a silver vessel. Beside him, a man in white with a rudraksha-style gold necklace and glasses holds a pink lotus, while a bald man with white forehead markings sits in front. Women in white saris with yellow shawls sit to the left and right, and silver trays with an apple and flowers are in the foreground. Priests in saffron robes with gold necklaces and tilak markings sit in the background.2010-11-02A ritual aarti scene in an indoor hall. A bald priest with white tilak and white dhoti holds a silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, beside a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a red-bordered sari and pink blouse holds another lit lamp. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha-style mala and a saffron-robed man speak into a microphone. On the right, a figure in orange robes and gold-bordered cloth sits near a silver tray of fruit, flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. Foreground women with dark hair in ponytails face the offering tray. Dhoopa smoke rises in the air.2010-11-30October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies