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Indoor temple or ashram ceremony with devotees reading from printed sheets. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a sheet and reads aloud, with a gold chain around his neck. To the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with a microphone reads from paper, wearing a rust-red shawl with a gold trim and a trident pendant. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a sheet. Behind them, people in rust-red robes stand near an ornate silver throne-like seat with red cushions, and small lamps glow along the top of the wooden canopy.

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January 27 20172017-01-27A temple hall with red walls and an ornate silver palanquin-style frame behind a silver bench. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at center holding a microphone and reading from a paper. Beside her, a woman in orange with palms joined stands in anjali, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a paper while reading. In the foreground, a bald man in a white garment with gold edging reads from paper. Seated at left, a woman in a red and gold sari wears a rudraksha mala. A bearded man in white with rudraksha malas appears at far right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-01-27January 27 20172017-01-27January 27 20172017-01-27 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.2010-11-14Three people stand on a stage in white ritual dress with rudraksha malas and gold-edged cloth. A blindfolded woman on the left wears a red blindfold and holds a sheet of paper. A woman in the centre holds a microphone and speaks, with a white tilak on her forehead. A man on the right, bare-chested, with a white tilak, holds a paper and wears a gold-bordered white shawl and rudraksha garlands. Behind them a golden throne-like backdrop and red curtains frame the stage, with a seated figure partly visible in the background.2015-06-20 +2 copiesA photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-draped hall. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange sleeveless garment and a gold floral neck garland sits facing left, with a golden vessel in the lower foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rust-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small white card and stands beside a woman in a cream sari with a rust shawl. On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and silver bracelet, bows with his palms pressed together near his face. Other women in pink and blue saris and a light pink top stand behind them.2014-07-20 +1 copiesA temple scene in which a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border stands at the centre, holding a microphone in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other while reading aloud. She wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi. To her right, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a paper and reads, and beside him a woman in white with a mala also reads from paper. Behind them stand a woman in a rust sari with arms folded, a woman in orange with hands joined in prayer, and a bearded man in orange with a mala and gold pendant with hands folded. A silver canopy with fringed ornaments and red walls with framed pictures form the background, and a small oil lamp is visible at the left edge. Two seated women in red and maroon saris sit at the left.2017-01-27A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like room with a gilded ornate panel behind. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a red border, bare-chested, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, holds a small silver oil lamp (aarti lamp) in one hand while gesturing with the other. Vibhuti (white ash) marks are on his forehead and body. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl and white garment stands, and to the right a woman in a yellow garment with folded hands and a blonde woman in a cream sari hold small lamps. Silver puja plates with offerings and a lit flame sit in the foreground, with several heads in silhouette. No one in the scene is identified as a person by appearance, so the central man is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2010-10-23May 21 20162016-05-21February 08 20132013-02-08September 20 20152015-09-20