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A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a polished white floor during a puja. Several wear rudraksha malas, white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads and brass bangles, and hold open white paper sheets. Before them are brass plates with oil lamps, incense sticks, small brass cups, flower offerings and white cloths on orange and red mats. Red curtains and a white wall form the background. A few other people in plain clothes sit behind them.

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February 22 20132013-02-22March 07 20132013-03-07February 01 20132013-02-01March 10 20132013-03-10February 01 20132013-02-01A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis performing a ritual in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a bald man with a white forehead marking, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala beads and an orange-saffron shawl chants with open mouth, hands in anjali-like posture, sitting before a silver puja tray with brass lamps, a small vessel and flower petals. Beside him, rows of similarly dressed monks with white-smeared arms and forehead marks sit with brass and silver puja plates holding flowers, bowls and oil lamps. Many devotees sit behind them in orange robes and rudraksha malas.2013-03-16Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in a row on the floor of a hall, with white vertical tilak markings on their foreheads and white horizontal stripes on their arms. Many wear rudraksha mala beads around their necks, and one holds an open booklet. In front of them are brass oil lamps, brass kalasha-style vessels, plates and bowls on orange cloths. Red curtains hang on the walls behind them, and women in red saris and other devotees sit further back in the room.2013-09-22February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, several with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and arms. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, and the foreground man holds a printed sheet. Brass bowls, small lamps and a kalasha-style vessel are arranged on orange cloths before them, with red-robed participants and seated devotees behind. Red curtains and air conditioners line the hall wall.2013-09-22November 04 20142014-11-04 +1 copiesSeveral saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual. The nearest man in the foreground has eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange cloth with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a bald man with white tilak on his forehead reads from a sheet of paper. Further right, another bald monk with white forehead markings sits in orange robes. Behind them, figures in white dhotis with gold borders sit with hands folded. In front are brass oil lamps, small silver and brass cups, a kalasha-style vessel, flower petals, and orange cloths laid on the floor as puja offerings.2013-01-29January 28 20132013-01-28