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February 26 2006

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Photograph of a crowded devotional gathering indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with orange-red border holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering aarti toward seated devotees. A man in white kurta and a man in a blue shirt with a wristwatch sit with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, many devotees in saris and white clothing sit and stand, several with hands folded. The scene suggests aarti during a puja or satsang.2006-02-26February 26 20062006-02-26February 26 20062006-02-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual held on a red carpet inside a white tent. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-pink sari-style garment and rudraksha-style beads, sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit with burning flames and ritual offerings. Nearby, a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and mala sits with palms together, and a woman in a green and yellow sari sits behind him. A standing microphone stands at the right, a brass oil lamp and small deity murti sit on a table in the background, and a floral-upholstered sofa is visible at right.2006-02-26February 26 20062006-02-26December 06 20102010-12-06May 03 20082008-05-03July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20062006-02-26 +1 copiesA 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.2010-09-17Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copies