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A row of young students in orange and saffron uniforms sits cross-legged on a brick pavement, each with white forehead markings and wooden rudraksha beads, working with brass vessels and small brass cups on orange cloths. Several hold small utensils or spoons over the brass pots, and a plastic container and a book lie at the left edge. A white car and greenery appear behind them.

A row of young girls and a few boys sit cross-legged on a paved ground in a temple-style ritual setting. Most wear orange or saffron salwar-style outfits with yellow trim and rudraksha malas; some wear white dhotis or white and gold blouses. Each holds a thin stick or spoon over brass kalasha pots and small brass vessels set on orange cloth mats. Forehead vibhuti or tilak marks are visible. A white car and red wall stand behind them.

A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on a paved courtyard, most wearing orange and saffron garments with rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged on mats in rows, with brass pots, kalashas and small metal vessels arranged before them. Several women wear white and orange saris, and a few young girls wear gold-bordered orange dress and bindi. Some participants hold offerings or sit with hands joined. A green lawn and a red wall sit at the background edge.

A seated group of many devotees in an open pavilion with red walls performs a ritual. Most wear orange and saffron garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white or ash forehead markings. Several women in the foreground, including a young woman with a long braid in a white and gold sari, hold small brass pots and vessels. Some devotees sit cross-legged while others sit back on their heels, arranged in rows. No single figure is identified as a person by appearance.

Outdoor group ritual on a paved courtyard where many seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, many with brass kalasha pots, bowls and small vessels arranged on striped mats and a pink cloth in front of them. Several women and girls wear white or cream clothing with orange sashes, and a bare-chested man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with gold border. A parked silver car and a red wall sit behind the crowd, and a kolam rangoli design is drawn in white on the ground at lower left. Many people are seated with hands folded or palms together in prayer.

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August 18 2016

A photograph of a large indoor hall where many young women and girls in orange and red garments sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Several have white or ash lines on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Before them on low stone platforms are brass pooja vessels, a small oil lamp, bowls of flowers, kumkum and a plate of offerings. Some have their eyes closed. Red curtains and stacked chairs stand along the back wall, and a man in white sits at the far left edge.

Large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats along a paved path for a ritual ceremony outdoors. Many wear saffron/orange robes and white dhotis with gold borders; some have rudraksha malas and white garlands. Brass kalashas, bowls and small lamps sit before them on cloths. A shaved-headed man in orange at right and a long-haired man in white stand out among the rows. A saffron-draped structure and a garlanded statue appear at upper right, with a red wall and trees behind. Several participants raise hands in offering.

August 04 2016

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A photograph of a group of young women in saffron-orange robes seated on a white floor before a red curtain, performing a ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white vertical tilaka or forehead markings, and some have red bindis. Brass puja vessels, a brass kalasha-style lamp, small brass oil lamps and flower petals sit on a silver tray and plates in front of them, and some hold small white cloths or flowers. Their hands are busy with the offerings.