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December 25 20182018-12-25December 25 20182018-12-25December 25 20182018-12-25December 25 20182018-12-25January 07 20172017-01-07Indoor ritual gathering in a light-coloured hall with many seated participants in the background. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair sits cross-legged, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. He holds a small brass spoon or lamp-like object in his right hand, palm raised, in a devotional gesture. Beside him on the floor sits a small framed photograph of a woman in red and orange, next to plates of offerings and flowers. Other participants wear white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths and sit on the floor.2017-01-07Seated 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.2010-11-05A seated group of devotees performs a ritual on pink and red yoga mats on a white floor. In the foreground, a young man in a yellow dhoti and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with his hands in a mudra over brass plates of offerings. Beside him, a man with a long rudraksha necklace and white paste on his forehead and chest sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, and others behind wear white dhotis, some bare-chested. Brass plates, small oil lamps, a red water bottle, and a wooden tray with flowers and food sit on the mats, with a tray of rice and sweets nearby.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 08 20172017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11January 07 20172017-01-07