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November 05 2011

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October 11 20112011-10-11A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis with gold borders, performing a ceremony with oil lamps and small brass vessels. The man in front center wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a small brass vessel with both hands; the man at right, wearing white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, raises a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel; the man at left holds a lit oil lamp. Others sit behind them in white clothes in a warmly lit hall with pillars.2012-05-21 +1 copiesSeveral men in white ritual dhotis sit closely together during a temple-style ceremony, several holding small brass oil lamps lit with flames and one ringing a brass bell. Ceremonial white tilak marks are visible on the foreheads and arms of some participants, and rudraksha malas hang on several chests. A bald man in an orange garment sits at the right edge, and a boy appears in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with white walls.2011-10-21November 09 20112011-11-09September 26 20112011-09-26A row of shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on a floor in a pale pink room, performing a ritual with small oil lamps. The man in front, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, holds a lit lamp near his chest and chants with his mouth open; he wears a rudraksha mala. Beside him, another man holds a flame in his hand, and several others to the right hold lit wicks, with brass plates and small oil lamps on an orange cloth in front of them. A green-and-white draped table with more lamps stands behind. A child sits at the far left edge. The scene looks like a satsang-style puja with aarti, not an identified event.2010-11-30November 16 20112011-11-16November 04 20112011-11-04Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.2011-10-13November 05 20112011-11-05A 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.2011-10-22November 09 20112011-11-09