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A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on the floor and lights incense sticks held in a small gold holder. He wears glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, white vibhuti stripes, and layered rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing are blurred in a hall with a red cushion and wooden pillars. Visible here is a ritual incense offering, not a clearly identified figure.

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January 08 20172017-01-08A young man with short hair and black-framed glasses sits in the foreground wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red bindi with white ash markings on his forehead. He holds incense sticks in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, apparently performing a puja. Several other bare-chested participants in white and orange ritual cloths sit behind him, some with white ash stripes on their arms, in what appears to be a ritual gathering.2017-08-02January 08 20172017-01-08A seated man with long hair swept back wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-red rudraksha mala over his shoulder, eyes closed in meditation with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Surrounding him, several people in saffron and orange robes and red garments sit on a mat, some holding small oil lamps. Brass lamps and offerings lie on a low platform at right. Brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings suggest a puja. Seven or more physically visible people appear in the scene.2014-06-10A photograph of a seated group performing a puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bald man with white vertical tilaka stripes on his forehead and arms, wearing rudraksha malas and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, holds up an incense stick. Beside him, a young man with long swept-back hair and a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, also wearing a dark rudraksha mala and earrings, lifts an incense stick. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes hold incense sticks, and oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Red curtains and wall pictures are visible in the background.2014-04-20A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.2011-10-22A row of seated men performing a puja on orange mats along a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and bands of white ash on his arms and forehead, holding his hands open in a mudra. Beside him men in orange robes sit with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them, and red drapes hang behind. Several other men in white and orange are seated further back.2011-12-17A row of men seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual in a hall with white walls and red curtains. The foreground man is bald, wears rimless glasses, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl over a bare chest, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small offering item. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, a white garment with gold border and dark beads offers something from his hand. Other priests in saffron and red-brown robes sit in a line behind, holding incense or puja items, with brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and oil lamps on the floor in front. Four to five people are clearly visible.2014-04-20April 20 20142014-04-20A bald man with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms, red bindi, and wire-rimmed glasses sits in front of a group of seated devotees in red and saffron robes. He wears long rudraksha mala strands across his chest, a dark pendant necklace, and an orange-saffron shawl, holding an incense stick in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other during a ritual. Youth in red robes and white forehead markings sit around him with ritual items and brass bells; behind them, people in white dhotis sit on red mats.2013-10-29 +1 copiesDecember 02 20102010-12-02September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copies