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July 30 2017

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 20 20172017-07-20 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a large hall where many men and women sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor performing a ritual. Most men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and white ash lines on their bodies, and tend small brass puja plates with flowers, lamps and vessels. Several women in orange and white saris sit along the left side with rudraksha malas. A brass kalasha and a small oil lamp are visible in front of the rows, and a man at lower left has a shaved head and white markings. Rows of seated devotees fill the background.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20172017-01-07June 25 20172017-06-25January 25 20132013-01-25Several men sit cross-legged on red floor cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their torsos. In the foreground a bald man with glasses reads a yellow-covered booklet, and beside him a curly-haired man with a rudraksha mala reads a book. Brass plates and bowls with offerings, lit oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor before them, consistent with a puja or homa ritual. More participants and a camera on a tripod are visible in the background.2017-03-16June 25 20172017-06-25A large group of men and boys seated on a white marble floor in a hall, pressing palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vibhuti stripes on the forehead and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas. Boys in saffron-orange cloths sit among them. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with a mala joins his palms, and a boy sits beside him. Behind the group, a white-draped table holds offerings, lamps and flower garlands. Around thirty to forty people are visible.2017-06-27May 26 20172017-05-26January 16 20132013-01-16