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Photograph of women seated on the ground in a courtyard beside a green and striped cloth laid with brass ritual objects, including lamps, a tiered brass lamp and metal vessels. Three women sit in white saris, one in a pink shawl with a red bindi and beaded necklace, and a fourth woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Men in white kurtas stand around, and a camera operator holds video equipment in the background. A cardboard parcel tied with string sits at lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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An outdoor ritual preparation scene on a bare concrete and dirt ground. Three women in white sit cross-legged in the foreground: the woman on the left wears a white sari with a gold-and-brown border and a red bindi, the centre woman wears a white shawl over white clothes with glasses, and the woman on the right wears a white sari with a rudraksha-style mala and a sacred ash mark on her forehead. In front of them lie a wooden tray with a folded white cloth, and on a mat sit many polished silver ritual vessels, spoons and stands. Behind them, several men in white dhotis sit, one in an orange-trimmed shirt stands, and drums with red and white bands rest on the ground. A decorated shrine with white flower garlands and an orange canopy is at the upper left, with brass oil lamps in the lower left corner.2007-01-01A photograph of a temple ritual preparation on a bare ground courtyard beside a concrete wall. In the foreground a woman with glasses and a white shawl sits cross-legged beside a second woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala, who sits near a spread of silver ritual implements on woven straw and striped mats: silver lamp stands, small cups, plates, ladles and a long-handled silver ceremonial spoon, with white yak-tail-like fibre tufts. Two wooden trays hold white cloth and a folded striped cloth. Behind them, two men in white dhotis sit near a barrel-shaped drum wrapped in red and white cloth, and a third man stands at the left edge. A person in white at the right edge reaches toward the implements. No a person candidate is visible.2007-01-01October 16 20122012-10-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual preparation at a temple courtyard. Rows of silver and brass ritual objects are laid out on woven mats in green, pink and purple stripes, including silver oil lamps and lamp stands, a silver tray, a brass lamp, a bowl, a conch-like vessel and a brass lamp with a bell-shaped top. Strands of marigold garlands and flower petals lie near the lamps. On the left, a folded white and gold-bordered cloth sits on a teal sheet. Behind, three men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground, and one man in white with an orange cloth sits cross-legged at right, tending the ritual items. Other people in white stand at the top right edge. A wooden stool and a white cloth rest at right.2007-01-01Photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk on a tiled floor covered with a woven mat. Several women in white sarees with gold borders sit and kneel, hands pressed in namaskar, while others hold brass items. Large ornate gold-and-brass ceremonial lamps and a tall golden ritual stand with many branches are arranged in front. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes sit on a red cloth. A video camera on a tripod and a cameraman in a white shirt film the scene at right, and a small lit lamp glows in the lower right corner. Bare trees line the background.2012-11-27A row of women in white sarees with gold borders sits cross-legged on mats, playing brass bells and small hand instruments arranged in front of them on the floor. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes holds a ritual item near his face while devotees, many in white, sit and stand in a covered hall. Brass lamps and bells are arranged on a long table to the left, and a few orange-clad figures stand near the back.2008-12-24December 28 20092009-12-28Devotees seated on the floor in a ritual gathering, several holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) with lit flames. Women in white and cream clothing with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one woman in an orange-brown shawl presses her palms together while another in a white-and-cream sari chants with a lamp. A woman in a green top with a mala stands at the upper right holding a lamp. Red drapery and a zebra-print cloth form the backdrop, with brass vessels and flower offerings on the floor in front. This appears to be an aarti-style lamp offering during satsang.2012-10-01January 01 20062006-01-01A courtyard ritual with a row of people seated on striped mats before brass lamps, bells and platters of flowers, fruit, rice and wood offerings. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shawl sits with head bowed at a low wooden seat in the foreground. Behind, several men in saffron robes and marigold garlands stand and hold lit oil lamps along a metal-topped counter, while women in white saris and white blouses sit at the brass items. A white-robed man stands in the rear.2008-12-26August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.2010-08-08