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A photograph of a seated puja in a bright hall with tiled floor. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-striped borders sit in a row with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. One man at the front right is bald with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and wears a bead necklace. Behind them, a man in an orange robe also sits with hands folded. Along the floor in front are brass plates with fruit and flowers, small oil lamps, a covered plastic container and a blue cloth. Other devotees, some in yellow garments, sit further back.

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August 11 20112011-08-11Shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis sit cross-legged on woven mats with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed in prayer. Brass lamps, incense sticks and small brass vessels with offerings sit on orange cloths and trays on the tiled floor. Behind them, a framed image of a deity murti decorated with a garland hangs against an orange drape near a window. Several other seated devotees are visible behind the front row, some in white and one in orange, in a satsang or puja setting. The front-row men wear rudraksha malas and one wears a wristband. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.2011-09-14A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on the floor in a pada puja style ritual with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most men are shaved-headed and wear white dhotis and shawls with maroon or red-striped borders, with sandalwood or tilak marks on their bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits at the left edge. Small brass oil lamps, brass vessels, plates with flowers and red-orange cloth lie on the floor in front of them. Red curtains hang at the windows behind, and a few onlookers stand or sit in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-07-30A photograph of a seated puja in progress. Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls with reddish-maroon borders sit on the floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Some wear white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, brass plates with flowers, a small brass lamp, a bowl and a kalasha-like vessel sit on an orange cloth, with oil lamps burning behind the row of worshippers. Other devotees in white and yellow clothing are visible in the background.2011-07-29August 18 20112011-08-18A row of men seated on the floor in a ritual hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a pada puja or similar devotional rite. The foreground man wears a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and gold bangle. Behind them, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms sit before small brass oil lamps and offering plates on red and green cloths. Soft lamplight glows in the background.2011-12-31A row of seated devotees in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls kneel on a white floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. Several have shaved heads, and one wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. In front of them are brass plates with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps lit with flames, and metal vessels for puja, with a red-covered book on a woven mat. The scene suggests a group puja or morning yoga session. No one in the row is identified as a person.2011-08-01Photograph of a seated puja with several men in white dhotis and cloths with maroon borders, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed in prayer. Foreground men wear rudraksha malas and sacred white forehead markings. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and yellow garments lean forward with hands folded, and small oil lamps glow on the floor. Brass plates, a brass bell, a small brass lamp and an incense stick rest on an orange cloth at lower left. No candidate a person is clearly visible in the frame.2011-07-29August 18 20112011-08-18A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja in a bright hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor. Front centre, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, hands joined, with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits on an orange mat. Many other men in white ritual clothes with red-bordered shawls and white forehead markings sit along the row. Before them lie brass oil lamps, small brass pots, metal bowls of offerings, rice, and small plastic containers on orange, red and yellow mats. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the background, and coloured fabric hangings decorate the upper walls. Some figures in the background are standing or seated in the rear of the hall, and a few men in orange and white are partly visible at the far left and right. The scene is a pada puja ritual in a hall, with devotees seated in long rows.2010-09-18A long row of seated men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders performs puja on the floor of a hall. Several shaved-headed men with palms pressed together in namaskar face the altar, and the foreground man wears a rudraksha mala. In front of them are brass plates with fruit, flowers and kumkum, small brass lamps and bells, and an orange cloth, with lit oil lamps along the row. Plastic containers sit at the edges. A framed portrait stands on the left, with no legible caption visible.2011-08-01A photo of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges performing a puja-style ritual on mats in a hall. The man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Others nearby hold their hands in anjali, some with white and red forehead markings. Brass plates, small lamps and offering items sit on the mat in front of them. Behind, a crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits beyond a metal railing, and orange hangings are visible overhead.2010-09-21