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Indoor ritual on a white marble floor with several seated men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style gold-bead necklaces holding lit oil lamps aloft. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a wristwatch, wearing an orange robe, extends a lamp toward a brass plate of offerings on an orange mat. Beside him a shaven-headed young man with a vertical tilak on his forehead raises a flame. Behind them, men in white dhoti-style garments with reddish borders also hold lamps, and small oil lamps glow on the floor among brass trays, a covered container and a tripod stand.

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A seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-14A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a hall with white tiled floor. Four saffron-robed men in the foreground sit cross-legged on orange mats, each holding a lit oil lamp or ritual vessel, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings, brass kalasha-style vessels and a small open book lie before them. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in rows holding lamps and brass items, some with sacred ash marks. A blue plastic bucket and a metal stand are at the left edge.2010-10-21A photograph of a seated ritual gathering inside an indoor hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange mats, holding small brass lamps and bells, with brass puja plates, a small brass kalasha and flower offerings arranged before them. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders hold brass lamps and sit on mats. A tripod-mounted camera and a television screen appear at the upper left. One saffron-clad man at center wears rudraksha malas and a distinctive ritual setting; the page does not establish his identity, so no candidate is confirmed from appearance. Several men have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp-offering ceremony during a satsang.2010-11-15September 25 20112011-09-25Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears an orange robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated on a blue-and-purple mat before a brass tray of puja items and small brass lamps. Beside him, another orange-robed man with a bare chest, white markings and a gold necklace tends similar brass ritual objects on a woven mat. Further down the row, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit with brass vessels and small lamps, and a camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the back. Many more seated devotees line the room, and some lamps are lit along the floor.2010-11-25Indoor group ritual on white floor mats with orange cloth. A central man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a white forehead marking. Around him several men in white dhotis with maroon borders sit and hold lit lamps, one ringing a bell, with brass plates of yellow grains, brass kalasha-style vessels, a small brass lamp and an open book nearby. Several people in the group wear white ritual dress; one wears a white shawl. The scene reads as a puja or aarti in progress.2010-11-23August 07 20112011-08-07A seated group of men performs a ritual with lit oil lamps in a hall. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange mat, holding a small lamp and an open book, with brass vessels and a brass lamp on the floor before him. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a mala holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and shawls hold lit lamps, some wearing rudraksha malas and sacred thread. A table with a striped cloth and a metal pot stands at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows only ritual participants.2010-10-22 +2 copiesA row of men seated on the floor in a hall performs a puja, holding small brass oil lamps and lit flames toward the front. Most wear orange or saffron robes with rudraksha malas, while the man in front left wears white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings and beads on his arms. Brass plates with fruit, oil lamps and small vessels sit on orange cloths before them. Several young boys sit behind them on the left, and a figure in white sits near the back. Red chairs and a red curtain line the room.2011-12-17October 05 20112011-10-05October 29 20102010-10-29February 27 20132013-02-27