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A row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor before a long low table set with brass lamps, a conch shell, small brass cups, and shallow plates of red flower petals and offerings. The men wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads and sacred thread across their shoulders. The foremost man on the right has a white tripundra mark and holds his hands together in prayer. Behind them, devotees sit in a hall with red curtains and framed posters on the wall. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

December 30 2011

A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor, performing a puja ritual. Several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. They hold small brass implements and ritual vessels, with brass plates, a small brass lamp and a white cup arranged on a red cloth in the foreground. Lit oil lamps glow at left, and devotees in the blurred background sit in a large hall.

March 07 2013

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears an orange robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a blue-and-purple mat before a brass tray of puja items and small brass lamps. Beside him, another orange-robed man with a bare chest, white markings and a gold necklace tends similar brass ritual objects on a woven mat. Further down the row, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit with brass vessels and small lamps, and a camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the back. Many more seated devotees line the room, and some lamps are lit along the floor.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A row of seated priests performing a puja on a white tiled floor. Front-left, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a small brass oil lamp, with a brass plate of flowers and offerings before him. Behind him, more priests in orange and white dhotis with white forehead markings sit in a line, their hands raised over brass pooja vessels and lit oil lamps. Several shirtless priests have white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. Small flames and flower-decorated plates line the floor, with a rudraksha-adorned priest in the right foreground.

March 27 2013

February 22 2013

2013-02-22 +1 copies

A row of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred ash markings performs a ritual along a white floor, each with brass puja plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them. The nearest priest, shaved-headed and wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, holds a small brass lamp in his right hand while others, some bare-chested with white tripundra marks and white or yellow cloth, hold lamps and bells. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti, with the lamps and plates in front of each participant.

2017-01-06 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated puja ritual in an indoor hall with a glossy floor. In the foreground, two monks in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; the nearer one is bald and wears glasses. Behind them a row of devotees in orange and white clothing sits with hands folded, some with white ash lines on their foreheads. Brass lamps with lit oil wicks, brass bowls, a plate of offerings and flower-like items sit on orange cloths along the floor. A tripod-mounted camera stands at upper right. Several people are visible in the scene.

Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in a row on the floor of a hall, with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and white horizontal stripes on their arms. Many wear rudraksha mala beads around their necks, and one holds an open booklet. In front of them are brass oil lamps, brass kalasha-style vessels, plates and bowls on orange cloths. Red curtains hang on the walls behind them, and women in red saris and other devotees sit further back in the room.