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A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor of a plain hall performing a ritual with small oil lamps. Most wear white dhotis and white shawls with maroon borders, and many have rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold lit brass oil lamps aloft while others hold small brass bells or ritual vessels. Brass plates with offerings sit on mats in front of them, and red curtains hang at the windows behind. Several seated men and a few standing figures in the background are visible, and a hall with pink and green containers is in the foreground.

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September 04 20112011-09-04A seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performs a ritual in a plain hall with pink curtains and a window behind them. Several priests raise small brass lamps with lit flames toward the front, while others hold brass vessels and small bowls. Some wear white cloth, sacred thread, and rudraksha malas, and a few have white and red markings on their foreheads. On the floor in front are plates with offerings, small brass cups, incense, and plastic containers. At the right edge, a man in an orange robe sits watching. This appears to be an aarti with oil lamps during a puja, and the people are visible in the foreground.2011-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20112011-09-17October 29 20102010-10-29September 28 20112011-09-28A group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor of an indoor hall during a pada puja style ritual. Many hold lit oil lamps aloft while chanting, and some wear white and ochre tilak marks, rudraksha malas and wrist beads. Brass plates, small bowls, flowers and a red cloth with offerings lie on the floor in front. Behind them, a man in white holds a lamp, and red chairs and a white curtain fill the background. No one is identified as a person.2011-02-28June 05 20112011-06-05October 29 20102010-10-29August 23 20112011-08-23Seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with maroon-striped shawls perform an aarti-like ritual, holding small oil lamps aloft and bells in their hands. A kalasha-style brass vessel and metal plates with offerings sit on the floor before them, on orange cloth. On the far left, a man in orange robes with rudraksha mala beads also raises a lamp. The room has red curtains, a ceiling fan, and red chairs behind the group. Several people in the background watch the ritual.2011-08-02December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26