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A large group of young male devotees sits cross-legged on a floor in a hall, many with palms pressed together in namaste. They wear orange-saffron cloths over bare upper bodies, rudraksha mala beads on their chests, and white vibhuti lines and tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings sit in front of them. A white figurine stands on a small pedestal near the lamps. The crowd recedes into a hazy background with many more seated devotees. Several visible people are in the foreground, with many others behind them.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, many wearing saffron-orange cloths over bare shoulders and rudraksha malas. Several have white ash and red bindi marks on their foreheads and white painted lines on their arms. Hazy light and smoke fill the hall, with more seated participants blurred in the background. No single figure is identified as a person in the foreground.

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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. Many wear rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, with white and orange cloths draped on them, and several have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A man in the front centre wears an orange dhoti and shawl, and a young boy in orange sits near the bottom of the frame. Small brass lamps and offering plates with flowers stand on the floor in front of them, and tall candles line the upper background of the hall.

A large seated gathering of mostly shirtless men in orange and saffron cloths meditating with eyes closed on a hall floor. In the foreground several men wear orange shawls over bare shoulders, rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on forehead and arms. A bald man in the right foreground sits in meditation wearing an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and pendant, with white forehead markings and a red bindi. Behind them many more devotees sit in rows with white forehead and body markings, some in white garments, and a bearded man in glasses sits at the far right. Small oil lamps and a brass pot sit on the floor near the front, and the background is blurred with more people.

Photograph of a seated group of devotees at a large ceremony, many with bare upper bodies and white ash markings on the forehead and arms. In the foreground a bald man with a red bindi and white forehead band sits with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his left shoulder, hands joined. Beside him a younger man with short hair, an orange shawl and a pendant necklace also sits with eyes closed. Behind them more people sit in meditation or chanting posture, some in red or white cloths. Small oil lamps and offering plates with flames glow on the floor in the middle ground.

A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall chants together. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man on the right wears a white forehead and body markings, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala, and an orange shawl tied over his bare shoulder, with hands together in front of him. Beside him, another bare-chested man in an orange shawl sits with eyes closed. Other participants behind them, some with white forehead markings, sit in meditative posture, and oil lamps glow near the front. Appearance does not clearly establish a person candidate, so this is described by role only.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on a hall floor during a puja, most bare-chested, wearing saffron-orange shawls and white dhoti-style cloth. Many have white sacred ash marks on forehead and arms. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange wrap, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits with hands folded in prayer, while nearby men in orange sit with eyes closed. Brass oil lamps and small offering plates with flames sit on the floor before them. Behind, more seated people in white and orange fill the frame.

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