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A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis with gold borders, performing a ceremony with oil lamps and small brass vessels. The man in front center wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a small brass vessel with both hands; the man at right, wearing white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, raises a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel; the man at left holds a lit oil lamp. Others sit behind them in white clothes in a warmly lit hall with pillars.

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Two men seated side by side in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, looking to the side. Behind him an older man with glasses sits with hands folded in his lap. A deep red curtain hangs in the background.

Two shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged on a floor in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges, palms pressed together in prayer. The nearer priest wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet, and has white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. The second priest, behind him, also has white forehead markings and sits with hands folded. Brass lamps, a plate of offerings and flowers lie on the floor in front, and a maroon cloth hangs behind them. No identifiable a person figure is visibly present; the priests are shown only in worship posture.

Two men sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a pale floor in a plain room with a dark red curtain behind them. Both wear white dhotis and shawls edged with gold borders, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red tilak on his forehead, holds his hands in a mudra, and has a water bottle beside him. The shaved-headed man on the right wears glasses and has his hands resting in his lap. Their posture suggests a group satsang or meditation session; a partially visible person sits at the lower right edge.

November 05 2011

A photograph of three men seated in a ritual setting, dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with yellow-gold borders, with white ash bands on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left holds a lit oil lamp aloft and wears a rudraksha mala; the man in the centre holds a brass bell and a lit lamp while wearing a rudraksha mala; the man on the right, partly blurred, wears spectacles and holds a lamp. Their posture and lamps suggest an aarti or puja.

November 29 2011

A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a yellow-walled hall. Two men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; the man on the left, with a sacred mark on his forehead, chants with raised hands, while the man on the right, with white horizontal marks on forehead and arms, holds a small brass bell and lamp-like object. Brass plates with offerings, small brass lamps and cups sit on green and red mats in front of them. Behind, around twenty seated men in white shirts and dhotis watch and some have hands folded. Orange cloth hangs from the upper wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.

November 06 2011

November 16 2011

Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.

Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.