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Photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed men in a bright hall performing a ritual with brass bells and small brass vessels on red mats. Foreground: a man in orange robes with a gold-bead mala and a white forehead mark holds a book and gestures with a bell; beside him another orange-robed man rings a brass bell over a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-gold borders sit with prayer books, some with palms joined, some holding small brass items. Several brass lamps and plates are arranged on the floor.

A photograph of a large hall where dozens of seated people perform a group ritual. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit on orange mats at the front, one holding a small object and others with palms together, facing a row of brass plates, cups and small pots set on orange and red cloths. Behind them many men and women in white dhotis and white clothing sit in rows, some with hands folded in prayer. The floor is pale tile and the back wall shows orange hanging cloths and a shrine area with ornate golden items.

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November 23 2010

A large row of seated monks in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual on white-tiled floor, each with brass puja plates, small brass lamps, flower offerings and open books on orange cloth mats. Several men wear white dhotis and sacred white-and-red sashes with vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon shawl and spectacles sits with palms pressed together, while a mobile phone and a black car key lie on an orange cloth. Behind the row, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow sits in the hall, and a microphone stand and tripod are visible at the back. Oil lamps burn along the mats.

October 23 2010

October 07 2010

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A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on mats on a tiled floor, praying with palms joined in namaskar. Most wear white dhoti-style cloths and some wear saffron or orange robes, and several have rudraksha malas and tilak or sacred ash marks on their chests and foreheads. Small brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and other puja items sit on trays in front of them. Behind them are a pale wall and a closed metal door. The scene suggests a padapuja or puja gathering. No single person is identified as a person.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor. In the foreground, several seated men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas; they hold open books and brass plates with fruit and flowers before them. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit with hands joined in prayer, some with painted marks on their chests and foreheads. A man in white and orange sits on a chair in the back. A flat-screen television on a white stand on the left shows a colourful deity image. Orange and red chairs line the room.

A seated group of men performs a puja in a bright hall with white floor and red chairs along the back wall. In the foreground, several men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, holding brass lamps and offering plates with flowers and fruit. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with bare upper bodies and white markings, also hold brass lamps and sit before small offering trays. A television is visible at the left edge. Several people stand at the rear of the room.

A large assembly of men seated on the floor in rows, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with red and maroon borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. Oil lamps flicker among them, and brass plates, offerings and small containers sit on mats in front. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe and glasses sits at left, a man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead sits center with hands folded, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with eyes lowered. Dim, dense ritual gathering in a hall.