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Seated priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth perform a puja on orange mats on a white marble floor. The central priest, shaved-headed with a red bindi and white tilak marks, holds a small metal cup over a brass plate with a bell and offerings. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a clear bowl of sweets and a bowl of marigold petals lie nearby. Other priests sit behind, many wearing rudraksha malas. Tall windows and white walls frame the ritual space.

November 10 2010

A photograph of seated priests performing a puja inside a hall with white marble floor and orange cloth mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, sits before a brass puja plate on an orange cloth holding a small brass lamp, a bowl of kumkum, flowers and a bell. Behind him several other men in white dhotis sit on orange mats, some wearing rudraksha malas, with brass plates and vessels beside them. A brass lamp stand and gold-coloured deity decorations are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present.

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A bald, shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a mat, eyes closed, hands joined in namaskar at his chest. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a rudraksha armband, a large ornate gold pendant, and a red and white lanyard. A white tilak marks his forehead with a red dot. In front of him are brass cups, a brass bell, a flower-filled plate, incense sticks, and a small brass lamp. Seated devotees in white clothes with similar red lanyards fill the blurred background.

Photograph of a seated puja in a hall with pale pink walls. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, white tripundra on forehead and arms, and rudraksha mala, performs ritual with his hands over a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Beside him a man in white with a red-bordered shawl sits on a yellow cloth, and another attendee in white holds a brass plate of flowers. A teal plastic lid rests on a clear container, and brass bells and lamps sit on the floor. Behind them a large seated congregation in white is blurred. No person is identified as a person.

A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on the ground at night, wearing round wire-rimmed glasses and white vertical tripundra markings with a red bindi. A rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. He holds orange flower petals in his hands above a white cloth-covered table bearing brass plates of marigold petals, a brass bowl with a ladle, and a small brass bell with a handle. Potted plants and wooden logs surround the open-air setting, and a standing person's legs are visible at the top left.

Several men in plain white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on orange mats in a ritual setting, performing puja with small brass oil lamps and brass plates holding flowers, rice and marigold petals on orange cloths. The seated men wear white shawls with red and gold borders, sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass lamps or ritual implements in their hands. Plastic containers with pink and blue lids sit among the offerings. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Several people are visible; the front three are prominent.