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October 03 2011

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November 07 20112011-11-07September 28 20112011-09-28December 12 20112011-12-12September 23 20112011-09-23A photograph of a seated group at a devotional gathering, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a lamp raised toward the camera wears white dhoti-style cloth with yellow borders and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in white holds a lamp and wears white ritual dress with a mala, and a young boy in a blue shirt sits at left. Behind them rows of people in white ritual clothes sit on mats, some with lamps and some with folded hands. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp-lighting ritual in a hall.2011-07-23Crowded evening ritual with devotees seated closely together in white dhotis and shawls. Several hold small oil lamps with lit flames while a man in the foreground on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread and mala, extends his arm forward. A bald man with gold-and-yellow bordered white cloth sits center holding a lamp. An older man on the right wears a white kurta, a tilak on his forehead and a mala. Some onlookers in red and blue shirts sit at the edges.2011-07-23September 23 20112011-09-23A seated group of boys and young men in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains performs a group ritual, holding lit oil lamps in their hands before brass plates with flowers, fruit and small offerings spread on mats. Several lead figures wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in a red shirt and another in a maroon checked shirt. A child in an orange shirt sits at left. Others in the back stand or sit near a side table with steel containers. No a person candidate is visible in the photo.2011-09-21December 28 20112011-12-28November 06 20112011-11-06A seated group of devotees performs an evening aarti with lit oil lamps in a large hall. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth holds a flame in his right hand, while beside him an older man with a bald head and white clothing lifts a lamp. A man in white with a visible tilak on his forehead holds a lamp at right. Behind them, many more devotees in white and colourful shirts sit on mats, some clasping hands in prayer and others holding lamps. Steel barricade rails and a yellow-floored area are visible in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-07-23A photograph of a seated ritual gathering with smoke rising in the background. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a small brass oil lamp, and beside him a bare-chested man with white sandalwood markings on his arm wears a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron cloth while holding a lamp. Behind them rows of boys in maroon and gold-trimmed robes sit cross-legged, several holding lamps or brass plates of offerings, with tilak on their foreheads. Adults in white and grey sit in the background, some with hands folded. Brass plates, kalasha-like vessels and flower offerings lie on mats. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2013-01-14