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Devotees sit on red mats in an indoor hall during a ritual with small oil lamps. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe and rudraksha mala holds a lit diya with both hands and chants with his mouth open. To his right, another shaved, white-tilak-marked man in orange holds a lit diya. Behind them, a young man in white kurta sits cross-legged, hands together, holding a small brass vessel. Further back, seated men in white and orange clothing, one wearing a white tilak and a mala, hold lamps or sit in prayer. A red box with a gold emblem sits centre-frame beside brass dishes.

A seated group of men performs a puja in a plain room, holding lit oil lamps and small brass bells; smoke or incense haze rises through the air. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, holding a lamp, and a man in white holding a brass bell. Behind them, others in white dhotis and shawls hold lamps, one wearing a gold garland, and a young child sits among the devotees. Stacked cushions and bags sit at left, with plastic chairs at the back of the room.

February 22 2013

April 17 2013

2013-04-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a group of men and boys seated cross-legged on mats in a bright hall performing a pada-puja or ritual lamp offering. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, with white and orange sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with flowers and offerings. Men in orange robes sit to the right, holding lamps and brass bells. A standing man in an orange robe and mala stands at the back between red curtains and chairs. Brass bowls, plates, and a small bell lie on the floor.

November 22 2013

A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor and in rows behind. Several boys in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak hold small brass oil lamps and offering vessels. In the centre, a bald man with glasses, bare chest, reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel. To the right, a young man in an orange robe and dark beads raises a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and pooja plates are arranged on the floor.

October 22 2014

2014-10-22 +1 copies

March 18 2013

December 12 2011

A seated congregation holds lit oil lamps or flames in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a red shawl holds a lamp and a printed sheet. Beside him, a man in white with a red shawl and ID badge holds a flame. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees, some with saffron cloth and rudraksha malas, hold small oil lamps. A man in black and a shawl holds a brass dish with a flame at right. No clear a person candidate is identifiable in the visible figures. Printed text is partly visible on a white sheet.

A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small oil lamps in a hall with a light floor. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange robes with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and foreheads hold lit oil lamps and offering plates, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a lamp, and another in white wears a mala. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron, white and black clothing sit holding lamps and brass plates, while bags and a yellow case lie at the left edge. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti.