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Several shaved-headed men sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a puja. Front row, left to right: a man in orange-red dhoti with a white forehead band holds a lamp; a man in rust-red cloth with rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp; a man in white dhoti and white shawl with a tilak and rudraksha beads holds a lamp; a man in red cloth with rudraksha mala holds a lamp aloft. Brass lamps, kumkum and flower-filled plates, and small steel cups sit on orange and red mats in front of them. Behind them, more men in white dhotis are seated with lamps. Ritual aarti is being performed.

January 28 2013

A seated group of men and boys in a large hall perform a ritual with brass and steel vessels, small oil lamps and offerings laid on red and orange cloths on the floor. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit in front, some holding small bells or ritual items. Behind them, men and boys in white and dark clothing and visitors sit on the floor, with a pillar-lined aisle and a seated crowd further back.

May 04 2013

October 04 2011

Photograph of a seated group of men in a hall with draped fabric and colourful striped pillars overhead. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a white floor with small oil lamps and offering trays before them, holding incense sticks and hands raised in devotion. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and white vibhuti forehead markings sit beside them. Smoke from the incense drifts upward. The shiny floor reflects the lamps and figures. Several people are visible behind them. a person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

A row of men seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual in a hall with white walls and red curtains. The foreground man is bald, wears rimless glasses, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl over a bare chest, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small offering item. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, a white garment with gold border and dark beads offers something from his hand. Other priests in saffron and red-brown robes sit in a line behind, holding incense or puja items, with brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and oil lamps on the floor in front. Four to five people are clearly visible.

January 08 2017

January 11 2017

A photograph of a seated group of men in a hall performing a ritual with hands joined in anjali mudra. Several front-row men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads and bare upper bodies with gold bangles. Others wear white dhotis and shawls. Small brass oil lamps, brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and offering dishes sit on woven mats and a red cloth in front of them. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees, some in white and black, watch from a pale pink-walled room with tall windows.

November 04 2014

2014-11-04 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated group performing a puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bald man with white vertical tilaka stripes on his forehead and arms, wearing rudraksha malas and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, holds up an incense stick. Beside him, a young man with long swept-back hair and a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, also wearing a dark rudraksha mala and earrings, lifts an incense stick. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes hold incense sticks, and oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Red curtains and wall pictures are visible in the background.