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June 23 20172017-06-23Night outdoor ritual around a fire pit with an open flame and flower garlands. A bare-chested man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala sits on a striped mat, holding small papers and passing them with others. Several women in white and orange saris with rudraksha malas sit close, examining cards, one in a white sari with gold border. A man in a red and white shawl sits near the fire, and a woman with curly hair in a white top sits at lower left. Behind them, a fruit-and-flower offering plate, marigold garlands, a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a small deity murti on a shrine. Background devotees sit in white in the dim courtyard, and a fan and camera equipment are visible.2017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23A large group of seated men in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders performs a ritual, many holding lit oil lamps or flames toward brass plates and offering trays on orange and red cloth mats. Several wear rudraksha malas. One man in the foreground with a gold-bordered white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flame over a brass plate. Brass lamps, small bowls and copper vessels are arranged on the floor. Many people fill the hall, appearing to number in the dozens, with a few partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in appearance.2010-11-20 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, many with marigold garlands, receive offerings at a ritual. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and green lanyard holds a silver plate with a lit lamp and small vessels. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a red waistband and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. Ornate silver boxes with floral engraving sit on red cloth along the front. Behind them, people in white dhotis and red-and-gold cloth move across a red carpet. The setting appears to be a large open pavilion with orange draping.2016-05-05Seated devotees perform a puja inside a tent with orange walls and a green mat floor. In the foreground a woman in a red shawl holds a small object and prasad, while a woman in an orange-red shawl with a yellow turban and another in a white sari with a red border sit before brass plates of flowers, lamps and offerings. Behind them rows of men and women in white dhotis and orange robes sit with palms joined, many wearing rudraksha malas. A brass lamp stand stands at the right edge. No clearly recognizable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2013-02-07A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.2017-01-08November 06 20112011-11-06February 20 20112011-02-20Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded hands and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. Near the centre, a man with white tilak and rudraksha mala holds an object while chanting; brass plates, small cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on a green cloth and orange mats. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and a few onlookers in white and red sit in a yellow-walled hall. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described only as priests and devotees.2012-05-14 +1 copies