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April 01 2013

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April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01May 18 20142014-05-18August 23 20142014-08-23October 15 20112011-10-15Several men seated on a green mat in a tent with red-cushioned chairs behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The man in front wears an orange silk-bordered garment with a gold edge, rudraksha and bead malas, a bead bracelet and white tripundra markings on his forehead. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit in prayer. Small brass items, a conch shell and a brass cup sit on an orange cloth in front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2013-02-11Several men sit cross-legged on a green mat before an orange-draped wall during a puja or chanting ritual. Foreground, a bald man in orange cloth with white forehead and arm markings holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, pray with folded hands. At right, a bald man in orange, wearing a gold pendant, chants at a microphone stand while reading from an open sheet. Brass lamps, a silver puja tray and small oil lamps sit on the mat, and folding chairs with red seats line the background.2013-02-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 10 20112011-10-10A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls, with white and red sectarian markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, performing a ritual on a woven mat. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands together, while another man beside him holds a small ritual item over brass plates and oil lamps. Behind them, several other men sit in meditative posture, and a metal railing and a crowd of seated people fill the background. Some people wear wristbands and bangles.2010-09-22A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor, performing a seated ritual puja. Several wear long orange-beaded garlands and rudraksha malas, and each has white sacred ash markings on the forehead. The foreground man, in red-orange cloth with an orange shawl, holds a small lit oil lamp in his hands, and the man beside him holds a brass bell and a lamp. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and flower-filled plates sit on the floor before them, with red curtains and a white wall behind. A few people in white clothing sit at the far left.2013-03-25