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December 19 2010

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A ritual scene during a puja. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stand at right, holding brass trays with orange cloth and offerings. The taller priest on left wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, and the other has a white and red tilak. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes and a maroon head covering sits beside an ornate gold-toned wooden structure. Blurred heads of attendees fill the lower edge, and small brass vessels sit on a tray below.2011-01-21Three shaven-headed men in white dhotis with red-bordered edges and bare upper bodies stand in a row holding silver plates piled with folded saffron-orange cloth. The man in the centre wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his free hand. The man on the left has a red tilak and holds a small plate; the man on the right has eyes half-closed and holds two plates of orange cloth. Oil lamps and offerings are visible in the foreground, and a dark red curtain forms the backdrop. Two partially visible heads are in the lower foreground.2011-01-21Three priests in white dhotis and shawls with red borders sit cross-legged on a mat in a hall with orange walls. The priest on the left holds a brass bell and wears gold beads and a pendant, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead. The centre priest speaks into a small clip microphone while holding a pendant, and the priest on the right also wears a microphone and gold beads. Behind them, a gold ornate throne with a red cushion sits empty, flanked by a man in orange robes seated on the floor. A wall sign with white lettering is visible at upper right.2010-08-21April 22 20162016-04-22October 13 20112011-10-13June 05 20122012-06-05April 22 20162016-04-22October 25 20152015-10-25September 12 20102010-09-12October 04 20142014-10-04May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders performing a puja in a hall. Several men have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, and some wear rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and foreheads. Brass lamps, a small brass vessel and a brass plate with flowers and fruit sit on orange cloth in front of them. A camera tripod is at the left edge and a figure in orange robes appears at the lower right.2010-09-15 +1 copies