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Photo taken with the image rotated sideways. Rows of devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on the floor and raise their hands toward brass and gold ritual plates, lamps and small bells mounted on pink, blue and grey boards along a white wall. Some participants wear gold bangles and glasses, and a man in grey sports clothes sits at the left. Several people are visible in the foreground and many more line the right side in a long row, performing a ritual gesture with the plates.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 01 20092009-07-01Several boys and young men sit cross-legged in a row on the polished floor of a temple hall, facing the same way during a puja. Brass plates, small brass lamps and oil lamps sit on orange cloth mats in front of them, with a silver bowl of food and a few flower petals on the plates. A young boy in a red shirt and dark trousers on the right holds a green plate with a framed photo. Another boy in a striped shirt and grey trousers sits with hands folded. An older man in white on the left edge is partly visible. The scene is a devotional puja with the participants seated in quiet prayer.2010-12-28July 01 20092009-07-01September 21 20112011-09-21May 26 20172017-05-26September 07 20112011-09-07A photograph of a large hall where many seated people perform a group puja. Rows of brass plates, lamps and small vessels sit on mats across the floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold border sits at left, and several boys in casual shirts sit before their offerings. Behind them, women in orange, saffron and white saris and men in white kurtas sit along the rows, with a man in white at right. Red curtains hang at the windows and framed portraits line the upper wall.April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23A row of devotees in white clothing sits cross-legged on a mat during a puja, each holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame aloft in both hands. Women, children and men line the floor, some wearing rudraksha beads and gold bangles. In front of them stretch brass plates heaped with yellow flowers, fruit, sweets and small brass oil lamps, with brass cups and white conch shells on the mat. An orange cloth hangs in the background beside a white draped wall.2009-11-07 +1 copiesA close photograph of a seated ritual row during a tharpanam offering. Brass plates, small brass cups and bowls, and stemmed brass vessels sit on white cloth spread along the floor. Several plates hold orange and red flower petals, marigold-like offerings and small white cloths. Plastic tubs and transparent containers with coloured lids sit at the left edge. Participants in orange, yellow, navy and white garments sit with their hands and bare feet visible, several touching the offering trays. No faces are shown, and no one is identified.2009-07-01