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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.

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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.2011-01-17Photograph 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.2010-11-30A 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.2010-10-29December 02 20102010-12-02A 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.2010-10-29A 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 26 20102010-12-26A seated group of devotees in white ritual dhotis and shawls performs a ceremony in a pale pink hall. Foreground, a bald man with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, holds a brass oil lamp and an open book. Beside him a man holds a lit oil lamp aloft, and rows of others raise lamps or bells. Brass plates on orange cloth hold flowers, fruit, coconuts, conch shells and yellow powder. Orange and red curtains hang in the background.2010-10-25June 05 20112011-06-05September 30 20112011-09-30October 11 20112011-10-11A photograph of a Pada Puja ritual inside a temple hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shawl, with a white-and-red border, a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, sits on the floor reading from a paper in his hands, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him, another man in white clothes sits with folded hands. Behind them several seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit on mats, with oil lamps glowing and smoke or haze in the background. Small brass items sit on the floor at right.2011-01-17