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Large indoor hall with white tiled floor where many young saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged in rows on low grey platforms. Each monk wears orange cloth, rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and a white headband, and holds a long brass horn or tube, with small silver bowls and pots arranged before them. Red curtains, framed pictures and a rope barrier line the walls and aisle. Several people in white clothes stand or sit at the back. Scene suggests a ritual puja or homa setting; the people in the foreground are monks, not identifiable as a specific figure.

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A photograph inside a hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats where many young and adult sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Each participant holds a brass horn or cone-shaped vessel, and many have silver bowls, kalasha-style pots and small trays of offerings arranged before them. Several adult priests in orange with white painted forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas sit at the front. Red curtains and rows of chairs line the background, and a rope barrier runs along the room.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A photograph of a large group of young and adult monks in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white tiled hall floor, each with a shaved head and white forehead markings. Several hold long brass horns or trumpets to their mouths, and many sit beside silver metal vessels and bowls set on low grey platforms. Red-cushioned seating is stacked against the back wall, with red-framed wooden doors and a wall-mounted clock behind them. A few women in white saris sit among the group near the back.2013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02March 03 20142014-03-03December 09 20132013-12-09 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16August 12 20132013-08-12September 09 20132013-09-09Long rows of seated people in saffron and orange robes fill a tiled hall, with many participants sitting cross-legged on mats along blue-taped lanes. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange clothing, with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, pours liquid from a brass vessel into a steel bowl set on a grey tray. Beside him, others hold brass spouted vessels and steel pots filled with small offerings and flowers, consistent with a padapuja or puja ritual. Red curtains and a tall orange-clad figure stand in the background near the far wall.2013-12-09November 25 20132013-11-25December 08 20132013-12-08