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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in white and gold traditional clothing. In the foreground, a white-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a golden-bordered white garment, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-framed pendant, holding a small offering or lamp on a brass plate with lit oil lamps and flowers. Beside him a woman in a teal and gold sari presses her palms together in anjali. Another older man in glasses and a white dhoti-style garment holds his hands together in prayer. Others in white and gold sit in the blurred foreground. A maroon curtain and warm lighting frame the setting.

A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small brass oil lamps (deepa) during a puja in a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground centre, a bare-chested older man with grey hair and glasses wears rudraksha malas and an orange-brown dhoti, holding a lit lamp. Beside him, a man with white hair and white forehead markings holds a lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a blue-and-cream sari with long blonde hair sits nearby, and a woman in an orange head wrap and white clothing is behind them. Brass bells and lamps rest on the floor.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a row along a floor, with brass lamps, flowers and small oil lamps set on a low tray before them. A woman on the left wears white clothes and a long braid and sits with hands folded in her lap. Several women in maroon and gold-bordered cream saris and bangles fold their hands in prayer or hold offerings, and men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain pale wall.

September 16 2014

A row of men seated on the floor in a temple hall, performing a ritual with incense sticks held upright in their hands. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sacred thread, with white and yellow cloth draped over their shoulders. Some have tilak markings on their foreheads. Tall gold stands line the foreground, and pink flower petals and small brass lamps sit on a tray below. Smoke rises from the incense in the background, where a deity murti is visible behind a curtain. One partially visible woman in a red-brown garment sits at the left edge. No single figure can be reliably identified as a person from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.

January 01 2017

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual in a hall with orange and green hanging banners. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a straw mat, hands joined in prayer, beside brass plates, bells and small oil lamps. Next to him, another man in white holds his palms together, and two more men in white sit with hands folded near a brass kalasha and offering trays. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit with folded hands and a woman in yellow sits to the left behind metal railings. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style puja gathering.

November 02 2010

A photograph of a large group of men seated cross-legged on pink cushions in a hall, performing a ritual with hands joined in anjali. They wear white dhotis with yellow-gold borders and are bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies; some wear rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp and small ritual items sit on a mat in front. Behind them, a glowing illuminated deity murti stands on an altar with red drapery. Several participants have long hair and some have shaved heads. The atmosphere is that of a group puja or meditation session.

May 24 2017

A seated group of devotees holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual in a pink-walled hall with maroon curtains. Several people wear white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. An elderly bald man in glasses and bare chest holds a lamp, beside a man with white hair and a moustache holding a lamp, and a woman in a white and blue sari. A woman with long blonde hair and a man in an orange turban also sit nearby. No figure in the frame clearly matches a person's appearance, so no candidate is identified.

A seated congregation in white and cream clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens attentively to a teaching in a hall. Foreground: a bald man in white with his back to the camera, a bare-shouldered man with a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, and a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a cream sari with gold border and beads. Background: more seated devotees in white and gold-bordered garments, some with grey and blonde hair. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.