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A seated group of roughly 40 men in plain white kurta-style clothes sits on the floor of a hall, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and blue lanyards. In the foreground, a young shaven-headed man with a red bindi holds an orange-red offering in a small plate, and others beside him hold similar orange items. Brass plates, lamps, cups and bowls sit on woven mats and orange cloth on the floor in front, with a pink container of flower petals. The participants appear to be performing a ritual offering while attentive to a speaker. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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A large hall with a white marble floor where many people in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged in rows, eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Each seated person has brass puja plates with small lamps, flowers and offerings set in front of them. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders sit with palms joined. Saffron and orange drapes hang on the walls, and the scene reads as a group pada puja or meditation session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-09-15October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05October 23 20102010-10-23October 09 20102010-10-09October 13 20102010-10-13 +1 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copiesA seated group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sits on the floor during a ritual gathering. Several wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks on the forehead, and some wear yellow shawls. In front, brass plates hold lit oil lamps, small bowls, flowers and kumkum on orange cloth mats, with brass kalasha-style vessels and a pair of brass lamps. Some men sit with hands folded, others chant or speak with eyes closed, indicating a puja or satsang setting with an oil lamp offering.2010-10-20A long row of seated men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders performs puja on the floor of a hall. Several shaved-headed men with palms pressed together in namaskar face the altar, and the foreground man wears a rudraksha mala. In front of them are brass plates with fruit, flowers and kumkum, small brass lamps and bells, and an orange cloth, with lit oil lamps along the row. Plastic containers sit at the edges. A framed portrait stands on the left, with no legible caption visible.2011-08-01December 31 20102010-12-31A photograph of a group of men seated on orange cloths performing a ritual puja, most dressed in plain white cloth with bare chests and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold lit oil lamps or small flames aloft, and brass bowls, plates and a green dish of offerings sit before them. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge, holding a flame and an open book. The scene is a group ceremony with diyas and brass vessels.2010-10-27October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copies