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March 28 2017

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March 30 20172017-03-30Photo 11743644 +1 copiesJanuary 21 20172017-01-21Photo 11743641March 28 20172017-03-28Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor in a row, bare-chested and marked with white vibhuti stripes on their arms and torsos. They wear rudraksha malas and some have long hair or shaved heads with a tuft. Before them stand brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp, a kalasha-style container, flower petals and offerings, with incense smoke rising. A man in the front right lowers his hand toward the offerings. Behind them, more devotees in orange and white sit in a hall with a painted panel on the wall. The setting suggests a ritual puja or homa-type ceremony.2017-01-03 +1 copiesPhoto 11709842 +2 copiesJanuary 24 20172017-01-24A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings in a hall with pale walls and framed pictures. The foreground man in front, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a flame in his right hand while the man beside him, also bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a lamp. Children in orange and a girl with a plaited hair style sit among them, and a man with long hair and white body markings sits behind. Brass oil lamps, plates and small containers rest on a white cloth in the foreground.2017-01-03Photo 11709814Photo 11740507 +1 copiesA seated group of shirtless male devotees performs a puja on a white tiled floor, with small brass oil lamps, brass bells and flower-decorated brass plates in front of them. The foreground pair wear saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas; the man on the far right holds a brass bell and a small brass lamp. Several others in white dhotis and ash markings on their chests and foreheads hold lamps and bells. Plates of pink flowers and offerings lie on red and yellow cloths. Behind them, more participants sit in a hall with boxes stacked along the back wall.2017-01-07