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November 07 2011

Two men sit cross-legged in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The man on the left, with hair tied in a topknot and a red-and-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, wears a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala. The man on the right, in white dhoti with a red-brown armband and rudraksha mala, has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and eyes closed. Another person is partly visible at the far left edge. Their posture suggests satsang or prayer.

January 10 2017

Several men sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor in an indoor hall, dressed in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. The men in front hold small brass handbells and wave or touch brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate with offerings laid on a white cloth. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothes, some with palms joined, and a child in white watch, with a tall dark-clothed onlooker standing at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja or puja with bells and lamps, though no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.

June 05 2011

A seated group of men in white dhoti-style garments with reddish-maroon borders performs a puja in a bright room with pink curtains and a window. Many have white tripundra-style markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha-style malas. They sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in anjali or holding offerings, while brass plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and bowls of offerings with small heaps of white substance lie on the floor in front. A white cabinet and a small table with a red fabric draped over it are visible at the back. Several men are partly visible in the background.

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November 04 2015

Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.

Several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls, with white and sandalwood-coloured body markings and tripundra forehead lines, sit cross-legged on a floor mat performing a ritual in a hall with red curtains. Foreground priest in glasses raises an incense stick; others hold brass bells and incense. Brass plates with lamps, flowers, and offerings lie before them, and a few onlookers sit in the background. A ritual puja setting.

Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.

November 05 2011

A photograph of a pada-puja ritual in a hall with a red curtain. Several men sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis with orange-gold borders, bare-shouldered and wearing rudraksha malas and tripundra forehead markings. The front man, wearing glasses, speaks while hands are clasped; others sit with hands folded or holding ritual items. Brass oil lamps, bells, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers and a plate of offerings sit on orange cloths on the floor. Behind them, men in white and an orange-robed figure stand near the wall.