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April 20 20112011-04-20November 15 20102010-11-15April 20 20112011-04-20April 20 20112011-04-20November 12 20102010-11-12A seated gathering of devotees in a hall with a red and white backdrop facing a raised golden throne-like seat decorated with flower garlands. A figure in white robes stands near the throne, while a person in saffron-orange clothing sits on a low platform beside a decorated altar with a deity murti and brass lamps. Devotees sit on the floor in white, red, orange, yellow and grey clothing, several holding metal plates of food. Hanging red and gold cloth panels with tassels and a decorative canopy frame the stage. The scene resembles an annadan or satsang setting.2010-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26A homa is performed inside a white temple hall with a small brick fire pit burning in the centre. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged on the left, tending the fire, and a woman in white sits beside him. Three women in saris, one in red and gold and others in yellow and gold, kneel in front of the fire pit and offerings. Brass plates of fruit, bananas, coconuts, flowers and betel leaves are arranged on the floor. Behind them stand two orange-clad deity murtis flanking a shrine, and on the right a framed portrait draped with orange and red garlands sits on a throne-like seat with a brass lamp, showing a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala.A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a hall with a maroon curtain backdrop and a raised stage. Two women in white saris stand on the stage performing an aarti, one holding a lamp and the other raising a lit lamp toward a cluster of gold deity murtis on an altar. A framed picture of a deity hangs above the altar. To the right stands a standing statue in orange robes holding a staff. Many women in white clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, some in blue, green and orange garments. Hanging decorative banners in red, yellow and blue line the top of the hall.2006-08-28Night photograph of a puja ceremony under a canopy strung with lights and bunting. Several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a mat in front of a decorated deity display of multiple painted murtis and ornate white-and-silver backdrops. A standing priest in white holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti gesture. Brass lamps, metal plates of offerings and red flowers or petals lie on the mats. Red cushions and an orange cloth sit at the right edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2010-10-16November 15 20102010-11-15October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies