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May 18 20192019-05-18A row of seated priests in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas performs paduka puja in a hall. Their foreheads and arms bear white sacred ash markings. Each holds a small brass bell or ritual implement and works at a silver-covered low platform holding brass plates with pink flower petals, small brass cups and a bird-shaped figurine. Behind them, younger boys and attendees in red shawls sit along the floor, and rows of seated audience members in red and white are visible in the background. No individual is identified as a person.2013-10-22A row of seated devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass oil lamps and small brass vessels set on red and pink mats in front of them. Several men wear saffron-orange dhotis, bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. The foremost man in orange has his hands near the lamps, eyes lowered. Others sit with palms joined in prayer. Burning incense sticks rise among the lamps, and a blurred background of more seated participants and a framed image completes the scene.2017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes perform a puja on a floor covered with a blue cloth. Brass plates, bowls, a lit oil lamp and a small kalasha with a spout are arranged in front of them. Two young men in front wear orange robes with gold borders, have white and ash tilak on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas. The one in the centre holds a small brass vessel and a spoon while the other sits leaning forward over the offerings. Behind them, more people sit in orange and white clothes beside rows of red chairs.2016-08-11A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on the floor of a bare hall, in a ritual setting. They wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white horizontal sacred markings on their chests and arms, with some heads shaved. Brass and copper plates, bowls and oil lamps sit on red and orange cloths in front of them, with flower petals and fruit offerings. Smoke rises from incense or camphor near several of them, and some have hands pressed together in prayer. Behind the row, more people in orange and white are seated along the wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-01-13A 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.2013-03-29A photograph of a large group seated on the floor during a ritual, mostly men in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments with red borders. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a man in saffron clothing with a gold necklace holds a small brass implement, flanked by other saffron-clad seated participants with brass vessels, flowers and small oil lamps on the mat before them. The setting is a hall with orange draping.2010-10-19August 04 20162016-08-04March 16 20132013-03-16October 26 20142014-10-26