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Men seated cross-legged on a colourful striped mat during a ritual in a covered hall under bright lights. Many participants are bare-chested, wearing cream or white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and several have orange or yellow strips tied across their foreheads. A man in the centre has white ash marks on his face and chest, and a young man in front wears a red headband and holds his palms together. Several men cup white substance in their palms, and a bag and folded white cloth lie on the mat. Behind them a photographer stands near ornate gold-and-red decorations and a red curtain.

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A large crowd of men, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, sits closely packed on striped rainbow mats inside a tent-like hall during a ritual. Many have white ash or paste smeared across their shoulders, backs and chests, and several wear orange or saffron cloth around their heads and white cords tied at their necks. Some hold small containers or pour liquid, while others look down or rest their palms together. Plastic water bottles, folded white cloth and an orange bag lie on the mats in the foreground. Many people are visible, with more standing in the background near red drapes and stage equipment.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large group of shirtless male participants sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a covered hall during an evening ritual. Many have white sacred ash or paste smeared across their chests, arms and faces, and several wear white cloths tied at the waist, white cords around the neck, and orange or saffron headbands with eye-shaped designs on their foreheads. Some participants hold small items in their hands and appear to be applying paste to each other. In the background a woman in a red sari stands near a red-draped platform, and ritual items are visible at the far side of the hall. Dim overhead lights and red and gold fabric decorations surround the scene.2016-12-02December 07 20162016-12-07A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02A large group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white forehead markings, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several have hands folded in anjali, and one in front holds his hands together while another reads or gestures. Behind them stand more devotees and illuminated ritual decorations, with a golden ornate structure visible at the upper right. No individual is singled out as a person; the attendees appear to be devotees and priests in ritual dress.2017-09-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated puja or ritual gathering with several men sitting in a row on pink and red mats. Foreground: a bald man with white horizontal sacred ash bands on his chest and arms wears a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti, holding a brass lamp. Beside him a bearded man with dreadlocks and a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass bell. Other bare-chested participants with ash markings hold brass lamps and offerings. Brass oil lamps and small brass dishes with flames sit on the floor in front. Visible people number roughly six to eight.2017-01-06October 01 20172017-10-01December 22 20162016-12-22July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copies