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A large hall with a tiled floor and fluorescent ceiling lights shows a row of priests standing barefoot in orange and maroon robes, palms pressed together in anjali mudra before small silver trays of offerings and puja items set on mats. Several white-clad women stand at the left end of the line. Their foreheads bear white tilaka marks and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees in orange clothing faces the same direction, with framed pictures on the wall behind them.

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A large hall with a tiled ceiling where many men and some women stand in rows with palms pressed together in anjali. Most wear orange and maroon ritual dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white tilaka or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. Puja plates, small brass lamps and offering trays sit on low stands on the floor, with mats laid out. Framed photographs hang on the back wall behind maroon curtains.2014-08-14A large indoor hall with a tiled floor and drop ceiling holds a ritual gathering of many people in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in orange dhotis with maroon-and-gold borders and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, with ritual trays on mats before them. Further back, other participants in orange and white stand in rows behind small brass plates and puja settings, while a man at the right holds a lit lamp. Framed photographs hang on the back wall beside maroon curtains, and a white-clad figure stands near the left.2014-08-14August 14 20142014-08-14A group of shaven-headed devotees in red and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar within an indoor hall. Several wear rudraksha malas, orange-gold shoulder cloths and white vertical forehead marks; the central men have sandalwood-paste body markings. Behind them, other devotees and children in orange dress stand or bow, with framed pictures on the walls and a red curtain at the right edge.2014-06-03A photo inside a hall with pale pink walls, wall-mounted air conditioners and a row of standing devotees in saffron and orange robes with red-and-gold borders, palms pressed together in prayer. Several men and boys stand on a woven mat before small silver puja trays holding brass plates, bowls, flowers and lamps. The boys wear white forehead markings and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them stand people in white dhotis, and on the right a brass horn is visible. No single figure in the rows is distinctly identifiable as a person by the visible cues, so no in-person candidate is claimed. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, including partial figures at the edges.2013-08-12August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesMarch 01 20132013-03-01August 15 20142014-08-15Wide view of a large hall where many monks and devotees sit on the floor in rows, many with palms joined in namaskar or raised in greeting. Foreground monks wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms; brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small puja vessels sit before them on orange cloths. Among the crowd, men in white dhotis with gold borders and some in black shirts sit with hands raised. Red curtains and hanging orange-yellow banners line the back wall.2013-03-03A large hall where rows of young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink-red borders sit cross-legged on mats, many with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several children in front press their palms together in anjali. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps and kalasha-style metal pots are arranged on low trays along the floor. Behind them, older devotees in orange and white sit in lines, with pink curtains and windows along the wall. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a group puja in a bright hall with pale pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, several with white forehead bands, holding small oil lamps and spoons and offering rituals on brass trays with bowls, flowers and white petals. Among them, a man in white dhoti and shawl sits with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, many seated devotees in white and black clothes watch the ceremony. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a white pillar stand at the lower left.2013-02-25February 02 20132013-02-02