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Photograph of a long row of seated devotees, mostly young students, performing a group puja in a bright hall with a large window and wall fan. Most wear yellow tops, some in white or brown, and many have rudraksha malas. Each sits on a woven mat with brass plates, small brass lamps and cups, and hold lit oil lamps or aarti flames, with some raising their hands toward the flame. Orange cloths and brass puja items lie before them. No a person candidate is visible, so the figures are described by role only.

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August 11 20112011-08-11A photograph of a seated row of boys and young people performing a puja on a white marble floor. In the foreground a boy in a mustard-yellow striped shirt holds a small oil lamp toward a brass plate, and the boy beside him, in a white shirt, also holds a lit lamp. Brass plates with offerings, small brass cups, a kalasha-style vessel and an orange cloth mat are arranged in front of them, with a plastic water bottle and a container nearby. Several lit oil lamps flicker along the row, and more children in the background sit at their own puja settings. No a person figure is visible in the scene.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA seated group of young boys in a hall performs puja on floor mats, with brass lamps, small brass vessels, plates and a few oil lamps in front of them. In the foreground a boy in a mustard-yellow sleeveless top over a brown long-sleeved shirt, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a lit brass lamp in his right hand while sitting cross-legged with eyes lowered. Beside him a boy in a yellow and white printed shirt and rudraksha beads holds a lamp, and more boys in yellow, blue and pink shirts sit behind with their hands raised in worship. Stacks of books and offering plates lie on the mats.2011-08-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12A photograph of a long row of seated children and young people performing a puja at brass thalis on woven mats. Boys in shirts and checked clothing hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells; a boy in a striped shirt and a girl in a red-and-blue checked top sit foremost. Each mat holds brass plates with rice, red flowers, kumkum, a brass lamp, and small brass vessels. Oil lamps burn along the floor, and more devotees in orange and white clothing sit in the background.2011-07-23May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph of a large seated congregation during a group worship session in a hall with a polished floor. Rows of boys and young people sit cross-legged on mats in front of brass plates, small brass lamps, bowls and offerings of sweets and fruit. Many wear white or casual shirts, orange shirts and checked shirts. Older men in white kurta-style clothing sit in the back rows with hands folded, and a shaven-headed man in white and a man with glasses are visible on the right. Some seated people have palms joined in prayer. Orange cloth bags and an orange shawl lie in front, and a small brass deity figure stands at the lower left.A long row of seated devotees performs a group puja on a white marble floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many people, mostly women and girls, hold incense sticks or small bells, and brass plates with flowers, bananas and fruit sit before them alongside lit oil lamps and small brass vessels set on woven mats. Several participants wear white or cream saris, while others wear yellow, blue and orange salwar kameez with gold bangles. The scene appears to be a group puja in progress. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-10-09A photograph of a seated group during a pada puja in a bright indoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and a glass-topped side table holding cups and fruit. Rows of seated boys and men in white dhotis, kurtas and checked shirts hold up lit oil lamps and brass plates on mats. A boy in a bright orange kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground beside a boy in a yellow-gold kurta. An older man in white clothes sits at the back left and a man in an orange robe sits at the far right. Brass pooja plates with small lamps and flowers sit before them on the floor. There are roughly fifteen to twenty visible people.2011-12-12September 16 20112011-09-16Photograph of a seated group of young boys performing a ritual at a Paduka Puja in a hall with a red draped backdrop. Boys in white and cream dhotis, yellow kurta and pale kurta sit on a mat, holding brass lamps, small brass vessels and spoons over a prepared tray of flowers, yellow powder and oil lamps. A large silver vessel sits in the foreground. One boy in a yellow shirt sits centrally, another in a gold-bordered white dhoti near the right edge, with sacred ash marks on some foreheads. Several other onlookers are seated behind them.2012-10-24September 07 20112011-09-07