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A photograph of a group of priests seated on the floor of a marble-floored hall performing a puja. Most wear white dhotis and white shawls, with sandalwood and vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Several hold small oil lamps or lit wicks in their hands, and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on the orange cloth in front of them. In the foreground, a priest in glasses and a white dhoti holds a lit wick toward the flame and reads from an open book. Beside him, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged. At the right edge, a figure in saffron robes is partly visible. No one in the scene clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so the a person field is unsure.

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A group of men seated on the floor of an indoor hall perform a ritual with oil lamps. Most wear plain white dhotis and white upper cloths, with white sacred marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold lit oil lamps or flames in their hands, and one in the foreground reads an open book while holding a lamp. A man at right wears a yellow shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala. Brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-like brass vessel and small lamps sit on orange mats before them. In the background, a seated man in an orange garment and rudraksha beads watches the ceremony beside plastic chairs.2010-10-12October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a group of men seated on orange cloths performing a ritual puja, most dressed in plain white cloth with bare chests and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold lit oil lamps or small flames aloft, and brass bowls, plates and a green dish of offerings sit before them. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge, holding a flame and an open book. The scene is a group ceremony with diyas and brass vessels.2010-10-27October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesA large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shawls with maroon-red borders performs a ritual in a hall with a light stone floor. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames, and several ring small brass bells. Brass plates, bowls and trays with offerings sit on orange mats in front of them. Their foreheads bear white and vibhuti markings, and many wear rudraksha malas. One man at the lower left wears an orange-saffron robe and a mala and stands among them. Behind, more seated devotees in white fill the background.2010-11-10December 02 20102010-12-02November 24 20102010-11-24Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats during a ritual arati. Many hold lit oil lamps and brass bells, and several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. Multiple men wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flowers and offerings sit before them on the floor. The front-centre man, bare-chested with a red-and-white forehead mark and gold border dhoti, raises a flame toward the camera. The scene resembles a group puja led by priests in ritual dress.2010-10-26October 27 20102010-10-27Several men in plain white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on orange mats in a ritual setting, performing puja with small brass oil lamps and brass plates holding flowers, rice and marigold petals on orange cloths. The seated men wear white shawls with red and gold borders, sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass lamps or ritual implements in their hands. Plastic containers with pink and blue lids sit among the offerings. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Several people are visible; the front three are prominent.2010-09-12November 25 20102010-11-25A seated group of men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall. Many hold small flames or lamps in their hands, some with white and ochre markings on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. Two men in front wear orange-saffron robes and beaded necklaces, one holding a lit lamp. Brass and steel plates, bowls and oil lamps sit on orange cloths on the floor, a camera on a tripod is at the left edge, and a standing man in white is visible in the background. The scene resembles an aarti or lamp-lighting ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person figure confirmed by appearance.2010-10-20 +1 copies