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A seated group of devotees in a ritual hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in rust-red and gold robes, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, sits with hands pressed in prayer and eyes closed; beside him, another monk in similar red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with clasped hands. Behind them, several men wear white kurtas or red-orange robes, long orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in glasses wears a white shirt. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp, a bowl of flower petals and small offering dishes sit on a low silver-toned table and the floor. No identifiable a person is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone; the seated figures are shown in ritual dress.

A large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti-style markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in red-orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer near a low table holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell, oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and red shawl sits with eyes lowered, and several other white-clad and saffron-clad participants fill the rows. A plain white-clad elder in glasses sits among them. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.

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August 26 2014

A seated ritual scene in a hall where several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja. Three men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas, sandalwood-paste tilak on their foreheads and arms, and orange or red shawls over bare upper bodies. The man in the centre sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while the man at left and the man at right handle ritual items. A silver tray holds brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and fruit. Young boys in orange robes sit behind them, and a figure in white sits at the far left edge. The bald-headed man at right, with a red-orange robe and ornate necklace, is a priest-attendant role; no visible appearance cues establish a person's presence.

April 01 2013

A seated group of monks in rust-red and saffron robes sits on a light floor during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, two men in front are dressed in dark red cloth with rudraksha malas and bands of white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms; the man on the right, with glasses and a bald head, speaks with his mouth open. Behind them, rows of robed monks and seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands folded, and a laptop, brass vessels and cloth bags rest on the floor. Some background attendees wear white shirts.

Seated devotees in a meditation or puja session on woven mats. Foreground men wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and shoulders. Centre, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. A small brass pot and brass bowls sit on the mat in front, with a green plastic bowl at left. Background shows red wall hangings and more seated figures in orange and white. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no candidate is named.

A seated group of men in a ritual hall performs a puja with small brass bells, lamps and offering plates on low tables before them. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles, with tripundra on his forehead; he is not identifiable by face. On the left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and rudraksha mala sits beside saffron-clad sannyasis in orange robes, several with shaved heads and white tripundra marks. Behind them devotees in white and maroon sit behind white posts and a rope barrier.

March 17 2013

A photograph of a group of young male devotees seated on the floor in an indoor hall, performing a ritual. The foreground man wears a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass vessel. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps, and one has a white-painted forehead. A man on the right with a bald head, white forehead and arm markings, and a rust-red wrap raises a hand. Brass pots sit on the floor, and spectators sit in the background. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance.