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September 22 2014

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A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2013-03-29Seated devotees in a temple hall perform a puja ritual with brass lamps, a small kalasha, and offerings on a low stone platform. Three shaved-headed men in the foreground wear rust-red and saffron dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white vibhuti tripundra on their foreheads, arms and chests; the man at right is looking down at a phone-like device. Behind them several younger boys in saffron clothing and white forehead marks sit with hands folded. Oil lamps burn on brass plates, and a white cloth-clad priest is partly visible at left edge.2014-09-22August 08 20142014-08-08Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09September 19 20142014-09-19October 26 20142014-10-26Photograph of a group ritual with several young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white and red sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, seated on the floor and holding small brass lamps and ritual vessels. Foreground figures are sitting in front of a white tray and a bowl, with more seated devotees in orange and red garments behind them against a red draped backdrop. The watermarked copyright and source lines are not part of the description. Number of visible people is roughly fifteen to twenty.2014-09-03June 11 20142014-06-11October 02 20132013-10-02October 26 20142014-10-26June 15 20132013-06-15April 10 20142014-04-10