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August 19 2014

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.

Several young boys seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred marks on their foreheads, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind them older devotees in orange and red robes sit in a hall with red curtains, small brass cups and oil lamps placed on the floor, and flowers in the foreground. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

September 18 2013

A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated on red mats in front of a seated audience. Three men in front hold lit oil lamps in their raised hands; the centre man wears a light orange-pink cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the left wears a deep orange-red cloth and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears orange robes and holds a small lamp with a bell in the other hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Brass bells and small lamps are visible on the floor.

A seated group of shaved-headed young sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual in a hall, with white tilaka and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass bells and implements, and brass vessels and a small plastic container sit on low wooden stands in front. A man on the left in rust-brown robes and a saffron-orange shawl with rudraksha malas holds a small brass lamp and a bell. Behind them, rows of seated boys in maroon and red robes and adults in red and white sit on the floor.

March 17 2013

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with a red-carpeted floor and bamboo mats. In the foreground, an elderly man in a white dhoti and shirt with a long rudraksha mala and tilak sits with eyes closed, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a shaven-headed young sannyasi in orange robes, a red-brown sash, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on his forehead and arms holds a lit oil lamp in his hands during puja. Behind them, rows of young boys and youths in orange and maroon robes, with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads, sit with hands folded and offerings on plates. A small wooden box and a plate of offerings lie on the mat in front.

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July 13 2013

A 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.