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A seated group of devotees during a ritual, shot close in a temple-style hall. A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a red-bordered dhoti holds a small silver lamp and wears rudraksha beads and a pendant; white sacred ash marks his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green border and a dark mala holds a silver item, and a man in glasses sits nearby. Foreground figures in white hold silver vessels, and an incense stick stands in a holder at right. Only a few people are fully visible; the setting suggests a pada puja or darshan gathering.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A photograph of a temple puja with several devotees in white ritual clothes. In the centre a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white border wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and wears glasses, holding a brass incense stand with smoking sticks. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border holds incense sticks, and a man in white with a gold necklace stands to the left. At the front, a bald man's head is in the foreground, and an orange-robed man stands in the background near a terracotta-coloured wall. The scene is smoky with incense, and a row of small brass lamps or cups is visible at the lower right.2010-11-02A seated assembly of men dressed in white dhoti-style cloth with thin red borders, many with white vibhuti lines painted across their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a red-tilak forehead mark, looking toward the front. Others, some wearing headphones, sit attentively around him.2010-10-15A photograph of a puja ceremony in progress. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a maroon border and sacred ash marks on his forehead and chest holds up a lit oil lamp, its flame bright. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a black-beaded necklace raises a lamp with a small silver stand. To the left a woman with curly light hair in a white and green garment with a red shawl watches. Behind them a man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits near a microphone. A tray of fruit, brass plates and coins lies at lower right, and a man in white stands at the far right. Garlands and flowers decorate the background.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple pada puja scene with several people seated close together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a gold bead necklace and dark glasses, holding folded paper in his cupped hands. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala stands with eyes closed. At left, a bespectacled man and a woman in white with a yellow cloth look down, and a man in orange holds a microphone in the background. Vibhuti marks show on several foreheads. Nobody is shown as a person; the central man is a devotee or priest.2010-11-02November 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of a ritual in progress indoors. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and a bare chest, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a gold pendant, holds up a lit incense stick and a small offering dish, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm. Smoke rises from the incense. Around him, other white-clad men wear gold necklaces, white and red sacred marks, and one woman with a red bindi holds a brass lamp. A woman with a yellow cloth in the foreground is also present. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with a dark backdrop.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesDevotional ritual scene at a temple or ashram. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red border, wearing a gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding folded paper or a small offering in his cupped hands and speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black mala sits with eyes closed. A man with glasses in white clothing and gold beads sits in the foreground, hands joined, and a bald devotee is at the lower right with pink flowers. A man in orange wears a microphone in the background. Sacred ash markings are visible on foreheads.2010-11-02October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a ritual scene with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, holding a small silver lamp (oil lamp) with a flame. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and gold border presses her palms together in prayer, wearing a dark beaded mala and a red bindi. Behind them, a man in a white shawl and gold necklace speaks into a microphone, and another man in an orange cloth with a gold necklace and forehead markings sits at right. Silver plates and small lamps with lit flames are in the foreground, with a blurred person at lower left. Visible white vibhuti/tilak lines mark several foreheads and arms.2010-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24