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September 15 20152015-09-15September 18 20152015-09-18 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15Photograph of a small ritual gathering on a patterned tiled floor in front of a red-draped altar with marigold garlands, a brass plate and a brass vessel. A young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a lanyard sits cross-legged at left-center. Beside him a seated figure in white and orange cloth bends forward, hands on the floor. Around them, older men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor, one holding papers and another tucking a folded cloth. A woman in an orange sari and a standing figure in white stand in the background. No speaker identity is established.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated group of men, mostly bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth with orange or red waist cloths, many wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. On the left, a standing man with hair tied up and a horizontal tilaka wears a white dhoti and checked shawl and pours liquid from a small metal cup into the cupped hands of a seated devotee. Other participants sit on striped mats on the ground, some with hands folded, while women in saris and onlookers sit or stand in the background near a red brick wall. The scene resembles a ritual or puja gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident from appearance, so the attendees are described by role.2016-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotional gathering outdoors on a paved courtyard. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green-bordered cloth over his shoulder leans forward, holding a small metal vessel and pouring or offering something. Seated before him are several men with bare chests, rudraksha malas and red-brown beads on their arms, one wearing a white dhoti and a gold necklace, another with long dark hair and a tilak, and a man in the right foreground with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them women in white saris sit among the devotees, and a garland of marigolds hangs on a red pillar at the right edge. The mood is quiet and reverent.2016-10-26 +2 copiesA seated group ritual with several people in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls. Shaved-headed men in white dhotis wear gold beaded necklaces and a bare-chested man in the foreground holds a silver vessel near a gold tray. A central figure with a white vertical forehead mark passes his hand over a silver plate holding a red fruit and flowers. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit in rows on orange cloths behind, with small brass oil lamps and brass vessels placed in front of them. The setting is a tiled hall with orange walls. Practitioners appear to be performing a puja with offerings.2010-09-08May 25 20172017-05-25October 26 20162016-10-26