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August 22 2011

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August 22 20112011-08-22A photograph of a large hall with pale pink walls where many women sit cross-legged on yellow and bamboo mats, holding small oil lamps and offering trays of flowers and fruit in a group puja. Some wear saffron or orange sarees and others wear white with yellow shawls. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, and a figure in white stands near a side table at the far left. Red curtains frame the windows and ceiling fans hang overhead.2011-08-23A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung along the upper wall, with a few tall windows and ceiling lights. Many women sit cross-legged on a white floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with yellow or orange shawls, some in orange and green. Several hold small brass objects or cups and seem to be chanting or singing together. Plates with flower petals, small brass bowls and plastic containers sit on mats in front of them. Two women in orange robes sit at the left, and a seated audience fills the background.2011-09-01August 21 20112011-08-21September 07 20112011-09-07July 07 20132013-07-07July 10 20142014-07-10July 24 20132013-07-24A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white tiled floor where a seated group of women and girls performs a ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. Most wear white or cream sarees with yellow or red shawls, and several in front wear yellow and red dupattas. Plates of offerings, fruit and flowers sit before them on mats and cloths. Framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls above the windows, showing a bearded man in saffron and a woman in orange and white clothing; the portraits are pictures, not people. Deity murti are not visible. A few women in saffron robes sit at the left edge.2011-09-01January 01 20122012-01-01A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung on maroon drapes lining the back wall. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and carpets, many women in white, cream and orange saris or kurtas, some in saffron shawls, with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates, bowls and small lamps with flowers sit before them in orderly lines. Standing figures and a camera operator in the right foreground watch the assembly, while a large dark screen hangs on the left wall. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-12-30A large hall with pale pink walls and a white coffered ceiling holds a seated assembly on mats. In the foreground, many men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and sit cross-legged before small brass plates of offerings, some with hands raised in a gesture of prayer. At the far left, one man sits apart in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head, as a distinct figure. Behind, rows of seated devotees fill the floor, and framed portraits of women in orange and red hang along the wall above red-draped ledges. Brass lamps and offering trays are arranged on the floor in front of the group.2011-08-23