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April 05 2013

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Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a temple pada puja. Foreground, a close-cropped man in a maroon dhoti with an orange beaded shawl and a black cord necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a shaved-headed man with a white tilak on his forehead and white marks on his arms holds his palms together, wearing an orange beaded shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Further right, a bald man in dark-framed glasses and an orange shawl and bangles sits with hands open in prayer. At the far right, a man in maroon robes sits in meditation with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes sits with hands folded. Brass lamps and puja vessels sit on the floor at the bottom left and bottom right.

April 23 2013

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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall, with several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange and maroon robes sitting cross-legged on the floor. Foreground men wear rudraksha malas, white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, and gold earrings; one holds an open book with both hands pressed together in devotion. Brass and copper ritual vessels, lamps and small flower-filled bowls lie on a cloth in front of them. Behind, a large audience in white clothing with orange lanyards sits in rows, with pink curtains and windows visible.

October 20 2013

A close photograph of a group of shaved-headed men in orange and red robes seated in prayer with palms pressed together, eyes closed. The foreground man on the left wears white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and reddish cloth over his shoulder, and appears to be chanting. Behind him a man wears an orange rudraksha necklace, a small earring, and red bead bracelets. Other seated devotees with white forehead markings and orange shawls continue the row. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so roles are described only as devotees in meditative prayer.

January 11 2017

A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.

A photograph of several shaven-headed male devotees seated on the floor in an indoor hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. They wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, bare upper bodies, and white horizontal tripundra markings on the forehead and arms. Some wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground wears a wristwatch and bracelets. Other seated devotees are visible behind them, and a small offering plate with flowers lies on the mat in front.

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.

October 13 2013

A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor, performing a seated ritual puja. Several wear long orange-beaded garlands and rudraksha malas, and each has white sacred ash markings on the forehead. The foreground man, in red-orange cloth with an orange shawl, holds a small lit oil lamp in his hands, and the man beside him holds a brass bell and a lamp. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and flower-filled plates sit on the floor before them, with red curtains and a white wall behind. A few people in white clothing sit at the far left.

September 15 2013