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August 04 20162016-08-04A large hall filled with devotees dressed in saffron and orange robes, seated on mats and performing a ritual with small oil lamps and offering plates. In the foreground, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders holds a lit lamp, while a younger man in orange with a red tilak and rudraksha beads sits beside him, also holding a flame. A boy at left with long dark hair and a pendant holds a small lamp, and smoke or incense drifts through the warm, dim room. Many other participants sit behind them, some with shaved heads and white beards. The scene looks like a group puja with lamps and aarti.2017-01-15June 19 20142014-06-19June 11 20142014-06-11A seated group of young sannyasi-style participants in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads performs a pada-puja ritual on a mat-covered floor. Several hold brass lamps or small brass vessels and offer flame, while others sit with palms joined. In front, a light-skinned participant in white dhoti and shawl with a rust-coloured mala holds a lit lamp. Brass plates, a small offering tray and a steel flask sit on the floor. An onlooker in white shirt stands in the background. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue.2014-09-05September 21 20132013-09-21A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a striped mat, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, and a dark beaded mala around the upper arms. He holds a small brass bell and raises one hand with an oil lamp flame toward a seated group of devotees in orange and saffron robes, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas. Brass plates, a bowl of offerings and an oil lamp sit before him, with an orange bag on the left. Behind them the room is softly blurred with more seated participants. Several people are in view, and the scene appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2017-01-22A seated group of ashram students and priests performs a ritual chanting session in a hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bright white forehead and arm markings holds a small brass bell and leads the recitation with an open mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak holds a bell. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-and-gold shawls with white tilak lines sit cross-legged, several holding small brass bells and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on a cloth. Adults in white and orange are seated among the crowd in the background, which is lit by oil lamps and pillars.2013-01-03August 19 20142014-08-19A 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.2013-10-22August 09 20162016-08-09 +2 copiesAugust 11 20162016-08-11