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October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesAugust 16 20142014-08-16A seated group of young boys and adult men performing a ritual puja on the floor of a hall. Several boys wear maroon sleeveless tunics with yellow trim and white tilak marks on their foreheads, some raising small lamps or offering pieces. Foreground: a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a long orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small lamp, while another bald man in orange shawl and bead mala sits in front, holding a flame. A silver tray holds marigold flowers and a small framed image, with other brass vessels nearby. Several boys in the background also hold lamps or offerings, with white sacred ash markings on their arms and faces.2013-07-02September 19 20142014-09-19July 30 20132013-07-30A group of young boys and adult men sit cross-legged on silver-edged mats during a ritual. Most wear orange or saffron robes, and several boys have white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Several people hold small brass lamps with lit flames, and a brass plate with offerings sits near the front. Behind them, adults in white and blue shirts sit in prayer, and a woman in white is seated at the back right. A man in a saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits in the middle row. The setting is an indoor hall with pink and white decor and a tiled floor.2013-05-05September 18 20132013-09-18July 26 20132013-07-26August 19 20142014-08-19March 17 20132013-03-17A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with rows of red-cushioned chairs behind. Many young boys and youths in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings sit on the floor, several holding lit oil lamps or flames and offering flowers, while others sit with palms pressed together. Some wear rudraksha mala beads around their necks. Behind them, a few men in white shirts and dhotis stand or sit watching. Plates of offerings and small brass vessels are placed before the seated group.2014-09-13A seated group of devotees performs a temple ritual on a white-tiled floor, with many people in saffron and orange robes and some wearing white. Several hold small oil lamps with lit flames, and brass plates and offerings sit nearby. In the foreground a woman in white with brown rudraksha-style beads holds a lit lamp, while a woman in orange with long hair and glasses sits beside her with hands in prayer. Younger participants have white forehead markings and are seated in rows behind metal stanchions and chains. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2014-09-30