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October 17 2012

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A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper torso holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the camera, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a pendant necklace. Behind him, a large group of seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing event lanyards, hold small lamps and open prayer sheets. Some people in the background wear orange and white clothing, and a few women are visible near the top right.2012-09-03May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall, with many men in white shirts and red or orange shawls holding small lit oil lamps or flames. In the foreground a bald man with a white forehead band and a red tilak holds a lit lamp toward the camera, while a bearded man in glasses beside him also holds a flame. Several people are seated along metal railings. The scene suggests a devotional ritual, with lamps and white and red clothing as the main visual features.2012-10-16A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red shawl draped over his shoulders holds incense sticks and a small brass vessel in his raised right hand while speaking. He wears white tripundra forehead markings with a red bindi, and a beaded necklace. Behind him, seated devotees in white and striped shirts watch, with a lamp and orange cloth at the left edge.2012-09-13October 16 20122012-10-16Photograph of a seated group at a ritual gathering. In the right foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, rudraksha mala and gold bangle, holds a small oil lamp aloft while looking forward. Beside him a man in white with white forehead markings sits with hands folded, and behind them devotees in white and colourful shirts hold lit lamps or sit with palms joined. A man in yellow sweatshirt and a boy in red kurta sit in the background. Lamps glow in the dusk setting, indicating an aarti or puja.2011-11-07A photograph of a temple-style puja with several people seated before a raised offering table. In the centre, a bald man with a white tilak, moustache, white kurta and rudraksha malas holds a small oil lamp in cupped hands while gazing upward. Beside him, a woman in a white and green sari with a gold-rimmed border holds a brass lamp and joins her palms. Behind them, a priest wearing an orange shawl, a long mala and sandalwood marks on his arms sits near a microphone stand, and another man in white with a mala stands at right. Fruits and flower-decorated trays rest on a table at the top right, and more oil lamps glow in the foreground beside a silver offering plate of fruit and flowers.2010-10-22 +1 copiesMay 24 20132013-05-24May 03 20142014-05-03December 02 20102010-12-02May 24 20132013-05-24A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-and-gold border sits and performs a ritual, holding a small silver spoon in one hand and gesturing with the other above a silver oil lamp with a visible flame. He wears a gold necklace with beads and a bronze-coloured wrist mala, and has white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with white bangles and a red bindi watches attentively. Behind them, devotees in white and an orange-clad figure with a red cloth sit in smoky, hazy light.2010-09-08