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A row of seated priests performing a puja on a white tiled floor. Front-left, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a small brass oil lamp, with a brass plate of flowers and offerings before him. Behind him, more priests in orange and white dhotis with white forehead markings sit in a line, their hands raised over brass pooja vessels and lit oil lamps. Several shirtless priests have white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. Small flames and flower-decorated plates line the floor, with a rudraksha-adorned priest in the right foreground.2017-01-22A row of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred ash markings performs a ritual along a white floor, each with brass puja plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them. The nearest priest, shaved-headed and wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, holds a small brass lamp in his right hand while others, some bare-chested with white tripundra marks and white or yellow cloth, hold lamps and bells. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti, with the lamps and plates in front of each participant.2017-01-06 +1 copiesA row of seated Hindu priests and devotees performs a puja in a hall with a white tiled floor. Men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms sit on colourful striped mats. Each has a brass puja plate with oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small brass vessels set in front of them, and a lit oil lamp burns near the foreground. In the foreground a priest in an orange cloth holds a small flame to a lamp. Figures in white dhotis sit at the back right.2017-01-22January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12A photograph of a seated group of men performing a ritual puja. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with maroon borders sit on orange mats, holding small brass oil lamps and bowls; the closest man on the right wears gold beaded necklaces and wristbands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirtless figures with rudraksha malas and tilak marks hold brass lamps and offering vessels. Brass plates with flowers, lamps and cups are arranged on the floor, and an open book lies on a mat. Several men wear white dhotis and sacred ash markings on their bodies.2010-10-19December 28 20112011-12-28January 11 20172017-01-11January 08 20172017-01-08January 12 20172017-01-12July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20132013-02-22