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A photograph of a puja inside a hall with a mat floor. Many young boys in maroon robes with gold-edged sashes sit on the floor holding small oil lamps lit with flame, several with brass plates and ritual items placed before them. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala sits with a lamp in hand. Behind them, others in saffron and white sit among metal pillars. Brass vessels, a bag and sunglasses lie near the front, with incense sticks visible on the floor.

November 06 2012

November 06 2012

November 22 2013

A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small oil lamps in a hall with a light floor. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange robes with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and foreheads hold lit oil lamps and offering plates, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a lamp, and another in white wears a mala. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron, white and black clothing sit holding lamps and brass plates, while bags and a yellow case lie at the left edge. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti.

January 03 2013

Seated puja ceremony in an ashram hall with devotees standing and sitting in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, sits with hands open in meditation. Brass oil lamps, bowls of rose petals and offering plates surround them on a red cloth. Several young boys in saffron robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, and a bowl of white flowers rests in the foreground.

A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees performs a ritual in a large hall. In the foreground, several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands sit cross-legged before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, oil lamps and small offerings of flowers and fruit. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with open booklets, while younger boys in dark shirts watch from the sides. Curtains and a wall-mounted clock frame the room. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with participants following the chanting from printed texts.

A large indoor ritual gathering of seated participants in orange and maroon robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead bands. Young boys in the front rows hold brass bells and oil lamps and sit on low trays with puja plates. Behind them, men and adults dressed in white shirts and white dhotis sit with hands folded in prayer. A gilded ornate throne stands at the upper right, and a dark-red fabric hangs beside it. The scene suggests a puja or ashramite gathering, with lamps lit and offerings arranged on silver trays.

A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale floor and colourful hanging tassels overhead. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed together in prayer, and beside him a man in saffron with a mala holds his hands together. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and forehead markings joins his palms. Behind them, boys in maroon and saffron garments and men in white kurtas sit on mats. Offerings including a small brass plate, a cup, and a flower sit on the floor in front, along with an open booklet.

A dim evening ritual scene with several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls, many with white vertical tilak stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a young man in the centre raises a small lit oil lamp toward the viewer while chanting, a blue lanyard around his neck. Beside him, another man holds a lit lamp, and at the far right a man holds a brass bell and a lamp. Seated behind them, an older bearded man in white with a red-and-white mala watches, and further back audience members sit on chairs.

A photograph of an indoor devotional gathering in front of a red curtain. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a small oil lamp in his right hand. Beside him, a seated man in white clothes with gold borders presses his palms together in anjali, and another man in white on the right also holds his hands in prayer, wearing a gold bracelet and rudraksha mala. A seated man in white with gold-bordered cloth sits on a chair in the background with hands folded. Young boys in tan and dark clothing sit among the group, and blurred shaved-headed men are in the foreground. Brass bells and lamps lie near the floor.