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October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27A photograph of a long open-sided pavilion where rows of seated devotees perform a puja. Dozens of participants sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes and orange shawls, with brass kalasha pots, banana-leaf plates of flowers and offerings placed before them, and tall decorated sticks rising above. At the far end, a man in white stands near a bucket beside a seated figure in orange, while a woman in white stands nearby. Spectators in white and light clothing sit along the right wall watching. Concrete floor and palm trees are visible beyond the open sides.2006-11-20October 12 20062006-10-12October 22 20062006-10-22A covered open-sided hall with a concrete-block wall and a construction yard beyond. Several women sit cross-legged in a row on the floor wearing white saris with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Before each is a brass oil lamp and a banana leaf with food, plus small paper cups. Two men stand on the wall-top at the back, one in white and one in a light shirt, looking on with hands folded. Tall bamboo poles with small saffron flags stand along the hall, and a wheelchair is parked outside.2006-10-21A long covered hall with a concrete floor where many people sit in two rows on the floor, facing inward, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis or white robes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass kalasha-style vessels and small brass lamps sit beside the leaves, and bamboo poles run along the edges of the hall. In the upper left, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is displayed on a wall. Outside, stacked roof tiles and cinder blocks lie on the grass. Foreground figures include a woman with a long ponytail in white with an orange shawl and a dark-haired woman seen from behind.2006-08-23September 14 20142014-09-14October 12 20062006-10-12Outdoor pavilion with a concrete floor and metal roof where a ritual is underway. Rows of seated people face a central standing figure in a white dhoti and shawl. Many participants wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over them, and some sit before banana-leaf plates of food and offerings. Standing lamps with orange-tipped spires line the floor. In the right foreground, a person in an orange robe sits with a banana-leaf tray and a small offering, beside a microphone stand. Spectators in the background watch from a red-cushioned bench along the back wall.2006-11-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copies