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Two boys sit on a striped blue-and-white floor mat during an evening ritual, each holding a lit oil lamp or wick flame. The boy in front wears wire-rimmed glasses, a dark grey-and-white striped shirt, and a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead. The boy beside him wears a white shirt and also has a forehead mark, holding up a flame. Behind them, a person in a white kurta and a rudraksha-style mala sits near the edge, with a red-striped shirt visible at right. The setting is a temple hall with warm low light.

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September 27 20112011-09-27September 09 20112011-09-09September 23 20112011-09-23November 09 20112011-11-09October 11 20112011-10-11A crowded seated gathering of devotees holding small oil lamps, with several lit flames visible in the hands of people in the foreground and middle. Many participants are boys and young men wearing white dhotis and shawls, some with sacred threads and rudraksha-style malas; one bald man in the foreground wears a vertical tilak and white dhoti with a red border, and another bald man in glasses wears a red kumkum mark and white cloth. Ritual fires or oil lamps and a mat-covered floor suggest a devotional ceremony, with attendees seated closely together and absorbed in the rite. No distinctive ceremonial cues identify a person candidate with confidence, so the identity remains uncertain.2011-07-23November 07 20112011-11-07August 04 20172017-08-04A seated group during a ritual gathering. Several young boys in maroon and saffron-bordered garments, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, hold small brass oil lamps with lit flames. A woman in a red blouse with a maroon-bordered white sari and a red bindi sits among them. Behind them, adults in white shirts and dhotis sit on red carpet, some holding lamps or with hands pressed together in prayer.2013-07-06September 27 20112011-09-27November 02 20112011-11-02October 01 20112011-10-01