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September 26 2017

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September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesMay 27 20182018-05-27A large group of men seated on a tiled floor in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold borders, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Most have their palms pressed together in anjali. Foreground: a man with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange mat, gesturing with his hands while speaking. Small oil lamps and brass vessels with offerings sit before the participants. Chairs are stacked along the back of the hall.2017-07-04 +1 copiesIndoor temple ceremony with a row of men seated on the floor, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow cloth, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white and horizontal sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their bodies. Several hold small cups or vessels and prepare offerings on brass trays with fruit, flowers and sweets; brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on a low wooden platform over a patterned red carpet. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris and dhotis sit or stand, and a gold and yellow decorated shrine appears in the background. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam ritual gathering.2019-07-15A large group of men seated cross-legged on a red mat in a temple courtyard at night, performing a ritual sitting in meditation. Most are bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloths edged in gold, white shoulder cloths, and rudraksha malas around their necks; some have white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies. Several keep their eyes closed and hands in mudra or resting on their laps. Behind them, oil lamps and decorated brass vessels stand near illuminated temple pillars and a deity murti, with other seated devotees in white further back.2017-09-26July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesMay 27 20182018-05-27March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesJanuary 21 20132013-01-21 +1 copiesA large group of male devotees in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders sit cross-legged on white cloth-covered floor during a ritual. Many are bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas, and have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates, bowls and trays with flowers and offerings sit in front of them. In the foreground, a young man with a white tilak and red-thread necklace gazes forward, while a man in the centre holds a small brass vessel. No single central figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain.2018-04-28Jun 17 2017April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copies