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September 23 2011

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September 23 20112011-09-23Crowded 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.2011-07-23November 07 20112011-11-07January 01 20112011-01-01December 12 20112011-12-12A 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.2011-09-21A crowded indoor ritual gathering where devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders hold lit brass oil lamps during an aarti. A bald man in white with a rudraksha mala raises a lamp on the right, while a shirtless man in the centre holds one. Children in casual clothes sit among the adults, and small flames glow throughout the room. No clearly ornate, crowned or saffron-clad figure is visible, so no a person candidate is identified.2011-07-23November 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.2011-07-23November 06 20122012-11-06December 05 20112011-12-05September 18 20112011-09-18