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A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and a white tilak on his forehead, holding a brass implement over a small brass oil lamp on an orange cloth. Behind him another man in white clothes and a red-bordered dhoti holds up his hands near rising smoke, and a few more people in white sit on the floor. Brass vessels, a bowl, and a lamp with a flame sit on a red mat in the foreground.

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A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame and facing left. Behind him, another man in white sits with hands folded in prayer near red chairs. Brass vessels, a spoon and a red cloth lie on the floor in front. The room has pale walls and tiled floors. Another man in white sits at the left edge, partly visible.2011-01-17Several men in plain white dhotis and white upper cloths sit cross-legged in a row performing a ritual puja on the floor. The foreground man has white sacred ash horizontal stripes on his upper arms and a gold bangle, and holds his hands over offerings. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass bells, incense sticks, a brass plate of rose petals and bananas, and plastic tubs of offerings are arranged on an orange cloth before them. Other men behind them, one with a shaved head and glasses, sit with hands folded or extended toward the offerings. Nobody is identified as a person in the visible scene.2011-09-22A row of young men in white ritual dhotis and white upper cloths sits cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, performing a puja. Several raise small oil lamps with lit flames, and one in the foreground holds a lamp aloft with his right hand while his left hand is at his chest. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and several have white urdhva-pundra forehead marks and white body markings. Brass plates of flowers, small brass vessels and a covered plastic container sit on the floor before them. A golden decorated seat or throne is visible at the left edge, with pink walls and white windows behind.2010-10-29September 30 20112011-09-30A row of shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on a floor in a pale pink room, performing a ritual with small oil lamps. The man in front, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, holds a lit lamp near his chest and chants with his mouth open; he wears a rudraksha mala. Beside him, another man holds a flame in his hand, and several others to the right hold lit wicks, with brass plates and small oil lamps on an orange cloth in front of them. A green-and-white draped table with more lamps stands behind. A child sits at the far left edge. The scene looks like a satsang-style puja with aarti, not an identified event.2010-11-30December 23 20102010-12-23October 30 20112011-10-30Photograph of a group of men seated on orange mats performing a ritual. The foreground man, shaved-headed and bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and sacred thread and holds his arms outstretched while chanting with his mouth open. Beside him, a man with short hair wears a red-bordered white dhoti and a red-beaded mala. Other men in white dhotis and vests sit behind them, some holding lit oil lamps raised in their hands. Brass plates with flowers, small lamps and offerings lie on the mats in front. A green and white cloth backdrop and a small boy on the left complete the scene.2010-11-30Several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls, with white and sandalwood-coloured body markings and tripundra forehead lines, sit cross-legged on a floor mat performing a ritual in a hall with red curtains. Foreground priest in glasses raises an incense stick; others hold brass bells and incense. Brass plates with lamps, flowers, and offerings lie before them, and a few onlookers sit in the background. A ritual puja setting.2011-10-01A row of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange cloths during a ritual in a hall. Several raise lit oil lamps or flames, one holding a lamp high with his right arm while others hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with flowers, a small brass vessel, and a pink container sit before them on orange mats. Men wear beaded rudraksha-style malas and horizontal white sacred marks on their foreheads and arms. A golden throne with a red cushion stands at the left background beside white doors and red curtains.2010-10-29Devotees sit cross-legged on a woven mat for a ritual. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a pendant holds a small brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other. Behind him other men in white with forehead markings hold lamps and sit beside plates of flowers and offerings. The man on the right has his palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with oil lamps and flowers.2010-09-22A seated photograph of a ritual in progress on woven mats. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon-edged borders sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand with flame raised, while a brass thali of offerings sits nearby. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in rows, some holding lit lamps aloft and others with palms joined in prayer. Brass plates, small oil lamps and plastic containers are on the floor. The scene suggests an aarti with oil lamps.2010-09-22