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A seated puja in an indoor hall with a mat floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a tilak on his forehead and a sacred thread sits cross-legged, offering with one hand over a brass lamp. Beside him, men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a gold border sit before lit oil lamps, brass plates, flowers and a banana leaf with offerings on a striped cloth. Behind them, more seated devotees and framed deity pictures hang on the wall.

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A photograph of a large hall with a wooden floor where a seated group of men performs a puja. Most are bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, many with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Several sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats with small brass plates, flowers, oil lamps with lit wicks, and vessels in front of them, while some hold ritual threads. Behind them, other men in white clothing sit on the floor and on chairs beneath ceiling fans, and a gold-brocade cloth hangs on the left wall.A photograph of a hall where a row of men sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in prayer, many bare-chested with white dhotis bordered in gold and sandalwood or ash marks on their arms and chests. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and flower offerings are arranged on the floor before them. Behind them, more men in white clothing sit in rows near a golden draped cloth hanging on the wall, with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights overhead. A person with long dark hair is visible in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a seated puja or meditation session.21 డిసెంబరు 2019October 25 20102010-10-25Several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and white shawls with thin yellow borders sit cross-legged in a row on a tiled floor, performing a ritual. The foremost priest, at right, holds a small brass vessel and a long incense stick, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a priest with dark hair and a brass bell in hand wears white clothing and a sacred thread. Further along, bare-chested priests hold brass implements. Brass plates on woven mats hold white camphor-like offerings and small oil lamps, and smoke from incense drifts through the room. Seated devotees in the background wear colourful saris.2011-09-16Indoor group ritual on a white tiled floor with participants seated cross-legged on woven mats. Men in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow or red borders, hold small brass lamps, cups and kalasha-style vessels while performing puja. Brass plates with flowers, betel leaves and offerings sit on orange cloths, and pink plastic bowls are placed around. Several young boys in ordinary shirts sit among the adults. Chairs and a red curtain are visible at the back. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from the image.2011-09-02January 01 20172017-01-01May 26 20172017-05-26Photo 11733233 +2 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/5/20212021-11-05A photograph of a seated group in a yellow-walled hall during a devotional sitting. In the foreground a smiling woman in white with folded hands sits beside a tray of brass plates holding yellow flowers, leaves, small oil lamps and brass cups, with a small figurine nearby. Behind her, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on mats and cloth, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, some with white ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in white with a striped green head covering and a girl in white with a braid sit in prayer nearby. Ceiling fans hang above, and a gilded shrine with a framed image sits at the back of the room beside framed posters on the wall.May 26 20172017-05-26