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August 24 20162016-08-24Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.2016-08-16January 07 20172017-01-07A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-yellow saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red mat, holding a folded white cloth over brass puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and leaves on a stone low table. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti and rudraksha mala, and other priests in white and saffron sit in a row performing the ritual. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls are arranged on the table.2017-01-08A large hall with pale floors where many participants sit on mats performing a seated puja. Foreground figures include a bald man in orange and red dhoti with white tilak marks on his arms, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with prayer-folded hands near small brass oil lamps, kumkum and offering plates on the floor. Others wear saffron and orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white ash markings; some sit with folded hands. Crowd appears to be well over twenty people seated in rows toward the back.2016-08-24January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08August 16 20162016-08-16Seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform a puja in a hall, many bare-chested with white tripundra ash markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground men hold small brass oil lamps and lit incense sticks, while brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small bell lie on the floor. Behind them a larger seated group fills the room, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08