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February 26 20132013-02-26February 27 20132013-02-27February 26 20132013-02-26A seated ritual scene in a hall where several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja. Three men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas, sandalwood-paste tilak on their foreheads and arms, and orange or red shawls over bare upper bodies. The man in the centre sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while the man at left and the man at right handle ritual items. A silver tray holds brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and fruit. Young boys in orange robes sit behind them, and a figure in white sits at the far left edge. The bald-headed man at right, with a red-orange robe and ornate necklace, is a priest-attendant role; no visible appearance cues establish a person's presence.2014-09-22March 07 20132013-03-07Several shaved-headed male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual. Foreground figures wear long rudraksha malas and bands of white sacred ash on their arms and foreheads. One man in the centre holds a small brass vessel and a bell-like object near offerings, while the man on the right sits with hands folded in meditation. Brass lamps, a white cloth and flower petals lie before them, with an ornate temple interior behind.2014-04-10Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front left lights an incense or offering stick with his right hand, while the man beside him, centre, presses his palms together in prayer. The man to the right holds open pages and reads from them. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings, and a white bird ornament sit on a low orange-draped altar in front of them, with red curtains behind. Several other devotees in white and saffron sit in the background.2013-02-26January 18 20132013-01-18Several saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual. The nearest man in the foreground has eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange cloth with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a bald man with white tilak on his forehead reads from a sheet of paper. Further right, another bald monk with white forehead markings sits in orange robes. Behind them, figures in white dhotis with gold borders sit with hands folded. In front are brass oil lamps, small silver and brass cups, a kalasha-style vessel, flower petals, and orange cloths laid on the floor as puja offerings.2013-01-29February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26February 25 20132013-02-25