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September 21 2011

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December 28 20112011-12-28Photograph of a seated group of about fifteen to twenty priests performing a puja in a hall. Most wear plain white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders and have shaved heads with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. They hold lit oil lamps and small brass pots, and brass plates hold flowers, fruit and offerings on orange and green mats. One figure on the right wears saffron-orange robes and gold ornaments and is seated among the group, but his identity cannot be established from appearance. Orange chairs and a blue banner are visible in the background.2010-10-25December 28 20112011-12-28August 18 20112011-08-18Many men in white dhotis and orange robes sit cross-legged in rows on the floor of a hall, holding lit oil lamps and small flames aloft in both hands during an arati or puja. Plates of offerings, banana leaves and small brass vessels rest on mats in front of them. A white double door and a red wall stand behind the rows. Several men wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks; a few wear orange cloth over white.2011-12-31December 28 20112011-12-28December 17 20112011-12-17November 07 20112011-11-07A seated puja in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several priests in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit on mats, holding small oil lamps and lit wicks toward a brass plate of red flowers. Behind them a large audience of men and women, many in yellow and white, also holds oil lamps. Brass plates with rose petals, a brass kalasha and a small brass lamp stand sit on orange cloths on the floor. Faint lamp flames and incense sticks are visible.2011-07-29A photograph of a row of seated devotees in a bright hall performing a puja with lit oil lamps. In the foreground, several men and women in saffron and orange robes hold lit diyas and incense sticks toward a long line of brass plates and offering trays on the glossy white floor. Some wear white garments, and a bald man in front holds a flame. Behind them, rows of people in orange and white sit before more lamps, and a woman in white stands near pink walls and wooden doors. Brass stands and flower offerings sit on the floor, with smoke rising from the incense.2017-05-25July 23 20112011-07-23December 12 20112011-12-12