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November 06 2012

January 25 2013

A photograph of a group puja in a bright hall with pale pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, several with white forehead bands, holding small oil lamps and spoons and offering rituals on brass trays with bowls, flowers and white petals. Among them, a man in white dhoti and shawl sits with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, many seated devotees in white and black clothes watch the ceremony. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a white pillar stand at the lower left.

January 29 2013

February 02 2013

A seated group of men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with white tripundra marks on their foreheads sits on a white floor before small brass plates, oil lamps and offering trays set on red and maroon mats. Several men in front have bare upper bodies with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and chests, and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, devotees in white, pink and yellow clothing sit on mats in a hall with red chairs and white pillars. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja in an ashram hall.

February 27 2013

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A photograph of a large indoor hall where many men in white dhotis with maroon-and-gold borders sit cross-legged in long rows on the floor, holding small oil lamps aloft in both hands. Each seated participant has a brass plate with offerings, flowers and small items on a mat in front of them. Behind them, women in white and coloured saris sit in the background, and a few people in saffron-orange clothing stand near the back wall. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge of the frame. The setting is a pada puja worship session with lamp offerings.

A group of about thirty people sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a ritual. Front left, a man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit lamp. Beside him another saffron-robed man holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in black and dark clothes sit, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on red and orange cloths, and a wooden stand with a book rests among them. A large gold-and-red throne stands at the back right, and a sofa is beside it.

A photograph inside a hall with pale tiled floor and orange cushions where a large group of seated people, mostly young boys and men, perform a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits on a mat before a tray of brass bowls and a small pot, holding his hands together. Beside and behind him, many boys wear maroon and orange robes and sit cross-legged with brass vessels and oil lamps arranged on mats. Several men in white dhotis sit among them, and incense smoke rises at upper right. Framed portraits hang on the wall and orange cloth drapes the room. Several people are visible at the far left.

A photograph of a large hall where many seated people hold small oil lamps in their hands during a ritual. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and white shawls with reddish-maroon borders sit on the floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas around their necks and sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads. Some hold lit lamps toward the front, and brass plates with food offerings sit before them. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white, red and colourful clothing fill the room, and a few people are seated on chairs near the left. Pink and cream walls and a small shrine with a lit lamp appear in the background, with a tall brass lamp stand visible near the far wall.

Devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows in a bright hall with pink walls, red curtains and tiled floor, performing a group ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) held outstretched in their hands. Many men are shaved-headed and wear white dhoti-style cloth with red-striped borders and rudraksha malas; some wear saffron-orange robes. Brass plates with offerings and small brass lamps sit before them. Women in yellow, red and white saris and children sit in the rows behind, with a fan and windows visible at the back.