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A 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.

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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.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white dhoti-style garments with reddish-maroon borders performs a puja in a bright room with pink curtains and a window. Many have white tripundra-style markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha-style malas. They sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in anjali or holding offerings, while brass plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and bowls of offerings with small heaps of white substance lie on the floor in front. A white cabinet and a small table with a red fabric draped over it are visible at the back. Several men are partly visible in the background.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA large group of men sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, many are shaved-headed. One man on the far left wears a saffron/orange robe with a wristwatch and prayer beads. Brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small brass vessels sit before them on mats, and more seated devotees fill the background in white and coloured clothing. No figure in the frame is distinctively adorned in the way that would support a person identification, so no candidate is marked.2011-02-12Shaved-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 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.2011-07-29A row of seated men in prayer at a pada puja in a bright hall with pink walls and a red curtain. Six men sit in a line with palms pressed together in namaskar. The four on the left wear saffron-orange robes and the two on the right wear white dhoti-style cloth with red-striped borders, one with a shawl-like wrap. Several have white vibhuti tilak lines on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings are arranged on the floor in front of them, and a white-clad figure with a shaved head sits near the right edge.2011-08-04A photograph of a large indoor puja gathering seated on the floor of a tiled hall. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with maroon and gold borders sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with bare upper bodies and tripundra marks on their foreheads, one wearing a rudraksha mala. On the left, two men in saffron-orange robes sit with hands folded. Before them are brass plates with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and cups on orange cloth mats. Behind the front row, many seated devotees, including children and women in colourful clothing, face the same direction. Red curtains hang at the back of the room.2011-08-01August 18 20112011-08-18Priests seated cross-legged on orange mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation or chanting, wearing white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and forehead tilaka. Several in the foreground hold their hands in anjali mudra or rest them on their laps. Brass lamps, small kalasha vessels, a brass bell and offering plates sit in front of them, and a golden peetha and deity murti are visible in the background with colourful garlands. Many more seated devotees fill the room.2010-10-25August 18 20112011-08-18A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in a hall during a pada puja ritual, hands pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white dhotis and white upper cloths edged with red and gold stripes, with sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and some have rudraksha malas. Small brass oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on orange and red mats in front of them. Several people in the background wear white, pastel and blue clothing. No single figure is identified as a person in this image.2011-07-30A 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