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A row of shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit in a hall during a puja. The foreground priest, on the right, holds a small brass bowl with lit incense sticks in his raised left hand and a brass handbell in his right hand, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Several other priests with white tilak marks sit beside and behind him, and a blurred audience is visible in the background.

January 18 2013

A row of men seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual in a hall with white walls and red curtains. The foreground man is bald, wears rimless glasses, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl over a bare chest, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small offering item. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, a white garment with gold border and dark beads offers something from his hand. Other priests in saffron and red-brown robes sit in a line behind, holding incense or puja items, with brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and oil lamps on the floor in front. Four to five people are clearly visible.

A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.

January 08 2017

January 11 2017

January 11 2017

A photograph of seated saffron-robed sannyasis holding brass oil lamps (deepa) with flames during a ritual. The foreground monk on the left wears an orange shawl, a long dark rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, and holds a lamp with both hands. Beside him, a monk with a shaved head and white vibhuti/tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange garment and a rudraksha mala, holding a lamp in one hand and a second lamp at right. A monk at far right in orange holds a small lit lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. Other seated monks in orange and maroon robes are blurred in the background. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering. No one is identified as a person from appearance.

A photograph of several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes seated closely together during a ritual session. Each wears a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilaka marks on the forehead and upper arms. The man at left holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel sits near the front. Another seated man in orange robes sits centrally with hands folded. Behind them a standing and seated audience in white and grey clothing is partially visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the seated monastic participants are described by role only.

January 12 2017

Two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged leading a ritual in a hall. The priest on the left wears a red tilak and rudraksha mala and holds a brass bell in one hand while raising an incense stick with the other. The priest on the right, with white vertical tilak stripes and a red bindi, holds a small brass bell and gestures with an open hand. Rudraksha malas hang on both chests, with gold bangles on their wrists. Behind them, other priests with white forehead marks and seated devotees fill the room, and a few white flower sprigs and rolled papers lie at the front. Smoke from the incense drifts upward in front of a red curtain.

January 08 2017