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May 19 2008

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November 01 20112011-11-01November 23 20102010-11-23A row of men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Several have white and red tilak markings on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, yellow powder and fruit, oil lamps and a small brass kalasha are arranged on mats in front of them. Some people hold their hands in anjali, others hold a small lamp or bowl. Behind them, people in yellow and white clothing sit in the background, and a banner or sign is visible at the top left. The scene reflects a ritual padapuja-style ceremony.2010-11-24November 05 20102010-11-05Devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. Men wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders; the foreground man on the right has long hair, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and gold bangles. Brass plates with lamps, bells, shells and a kalasha-style vessel lie before them, and small oil lamps burn. A large pink banner behind shows a smiling figure in saffron and a turban with painted script.2010-12-22A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with red walls and colourful hanging banners. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis with red borders sit cross-legged on mats, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Brass lamps, small brass bowls, flower offerings and orange cloth sit before them. Behind a metal railing, a larger seated crowd of devotees, including women in saris, observes the ceremony. On the left, a man in a yellow and white cloth plays a conch or instrument. The scene resembles a puja or satsang with lamps and flowers.2010-09-09October 23 20112011-10-23October 12 20112011-10-12December 01 20112011-12-01A open-sided pavilion with a wooden-beamed roof and large windows looking onto green trees. Many seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a striped woven mat, hands pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. In front of them are brass plates with flowers and offerings, small oil lamps and plastic containers. The foreground man on the right wears a yellow shawl, a red tilak on his forehead and a red-beaded mala. Some devotees wear lanyards with badges. Several people are visible, with more partly visible at the back.2009-09-07A large hall during a seated group puja. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing orange or saffron shawls and others yellow shawls, sit in rows on striped mats before brass plates and trays set with small lamps, flowers and offerings. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits facing the rows, while a banner with a painted deity hangs at the back of the hall. Oil lamps line the floor along the rows. No candidate for a person is clearly distinguishable in the foreground, so no identification is made.2008-05-19A photograph of a ritual hall where many seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls perform a puja on mats. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged, one ringing a brass bell and another holding a small bell, with rudraksha malas around their necks. The front priest has a white tripundra mark on his forehead. Brass plates of flowers and small brass oil lamps sit on the mat before them, with plastic containers nearby. Behind them, rows of people in white and a few in yellow saris and yellow shawls sit behind silver metal railings. Wall banners in red and yellow hang in the background, and a screen reads a copyright notice. No one is identifiable as a person in the visible cues.2010-09-30