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November 10 2010

Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.

October 04 2011

A seated group of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-bordered edges perform a ritual with small brass oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short haircut, white markings on his upper arm and forehead, and a dark beaded mala holds a small brass lamp and reads from papers. Beside him another man in white holds a brass lamp and a bell, and a shaved-headed man at left has a red and white forehead mark. Several other people in white sit in the background among scattered papers and brass items.

Photograph of three seated men in white dhotis, bare-chested, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual. The man on the left has a shaved head and holds a lamp in his right hand while wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha mala. The man in the centre has a white forehead marking and white paste on his arm, holding a lit lamp and chanting. The man on the right, wearing spectacles and gold bangles, holds a brass lamp aloft. Background is a pale wall and blurred figures.

A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in a plain room performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and brass vessels. Several men wear plain white dhotis and shoulder cloths with red-edged borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms. The seated figures hold small brass lamps and offerings on mats, with bananas, flowers and a brass plate in front of them. A red curtain hangs at a window behind them, and an orange-clad figure appears at the right edge. A plastic container and cardboard box sit in the background. No one is identified as a person.

November 05 2011

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November 07 2011

A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.

A group of men in plain white ritual dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange mats during a pada puja ceremony. Several hold lit oil lamps or flame-holding brass vessels aloft toward the viewer, with flames visible in the foreground and background. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some have white and red forehead markings or white sandalwood paste on the arms. Brass puja vessels, small bowls, flowers and offerings sit on a mat in the lower right corner.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

A group of men in plain white dhotis sit on the floor during a ritual, holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) lit with flames. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a red-brown pendant, extends his lamp forward with his arm. Beside him, a man with a white tripundra on his forehead and another in plain white also hold lamps. On the left, a close-cropped man in white with a red thread holds a lamp and appears to chant. Brass plates with flowers, betel and offerings rest on the floor, and a green-and-gold draped table stands in the background. This is a lamp-lighting ritual, consistent with aarti.