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December 05 2013

Several men sit cross-legged in white kurtas and dhotis at a padapuja or satsang, each wearing red-and-white ID lanyards with rudraksha malas. The central man, with a white tilak on his forehead, presses his palms together in prayer and holds a small white item. Before them on the floor are brass oil lamps and yellow flower offerings with incense sticks. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

December 19 2013

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.

A large hall of seated devotees in white clothing wearing orange-red lanyards and rudraksha malas, many with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer or meditation. Several men in the foreground have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them, with a red-upholstered gold-trimmed chair and a blue-draped table in the background. No figure resembling a person is clearly visible, so the candidate is absent from the frame.

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.

September 30 2011

A photograph of seated men in white ritual clothing performing a puja during a group ceremony indoors. Several devotees hold incense sticks and small brass bells, and one holds a bell near a brass plate of flowers and offerings on a red cloth. A man in front wears a white tilak and white shirt, others wear white kurtas with orange-red lanyards and rudraksha malas. A water bottle sits on the carpet beside the offerings. A figure in orange robes sits at the right edge. The smoke of incense drifts through the frame.

A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in a plain room performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps and brass vessels. Several men wear plain white dhotis and shoulder cloths with red-edged borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms. The seated figures hold small brass lamps and offerings on mats, with bananas, flowers and a brass plate in front of them. A red curtain hangs at a window behind them, and an orange-clad figure appears at the right edge. A plastic container and cardboard box sit in the background. No one is identified as a person.

Five men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged in a row on a white floor during a puja. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings; the nearest holds a small incense stick or lamp in his right hand. Brass pots, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small brass vessels are arranged on a mat in front of them. Several children sit at the left edge, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge. A red curtain and white doors form the background.

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.

A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a patterned cloth during a seated puja. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and red-and-white beaded malas, and several have eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, brass puja vessels, a small bell and a silver-toned ritual dish with flower petals sit on a white cloth at left. The room is an indoor hall with cream walls and a dark curtain behind the group. Five people are clearly visible, several more partially in the background.