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A photograph of several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders, seated cross-legged on a woven mat during a puja. The man in front centre holds a small brass vessel and spoon over a red cloth with brass puja vessels and a small offering dish. The man at right sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits beside him. Behind them, other seated participants and a metal railing are visible, with a pillar and bright indoor walls at the back. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed men in plain white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, hands pressed together in anjali mudra during a puja. Three men in the front row are in focus, with brass plates, bells, small lamps, flowers and fruit on mats before them. Behind them, more seated devotees and a wooden-railed hall with hanging decorations and wall pictures. The setting suggests a ritual gathering in an ashram hall.2010-09-09October 29 20102010-10-29October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on a woven mat for a ritual. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a pendant holds a small brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other. Behind him other men in white with forehead markings hold lamps and sit beside plates of flowers and offerings. The man on the right has his palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with oil lamps and flowers.2010-09-22A photograph of a row of seated men performing a puja in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border and rudraksha mala holds his hands together in front of brass lamps and offerings on a mat. Beside him a man in white with gold-bordered shawl, bangles and ash markings, and several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded near a brass plate of flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps. Small oil lamps and brass puja vessels are arranged along the floor, with a green-lidded plastic container and a glass container at the right. Several people sit further back in the blurred background.2011-12-31September 02 20112011-09-02October 09 20112011-10-09September 30 20112011-09-30February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesOctober 29 20102010-10-29October 29 20102010-10-29A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. In the foreground, men with shaved heads and tripundra markings sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Two on the left wear saffron-orange robes; the others wear white dhotis with maroon and gold borders. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, plates of fruit and sweets, and red flower petals sit on orange and maroon mats. Women in white and yellow clothing sit in the background.2011-07-30