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Devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. Several hold coconuts on their laps and one man in the foreground holds an open book with a portrait, while others with folded hands sit in rows; a standing attendant in white with a yellow border moves among them. The scene reads as a ritual sitting, with a camera operator at right. Roughly 25 physical people are visible.

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July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall with white-draped tables and framed photos on pale walls shows many devotees seated on striped floor mats during a darshan-style gathering. Most men wear white dhoti-style cloths with gold-yellow borders, bare upper bodies or white shawls, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a man in the centre holds a small child on his lap while a seated man beside him gestures toward it. A standing attendant in white and gold moves through the room at right, and a black backpack and an orange cloth lie on the floor at the lower right.2017-07-25A photograph of a large hall with cream walls and framed photo panels, where many men in white dhotis with gold-and-white borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on striped mats. Several men hold small objects and offerings, and one man in the foreground with a tattooed arm presses his palms together in prayer. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a few orange cloth bundles and black backpacks lie on the floor.2017-07-25April 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of a large hall with a crowd of seated devotees dressed in white and pale pink. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a pale pink dhoti-style garment with orange and gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and red-beaded bracelets, holds out a brown coconut toward a shirtless young man in a white dhoti sitting across from him. A bald man in pink kurta with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Pink and striped mats cover the floor, and a pink banner decorates the back wall. The scene suggests a coconut-based ritual in a ceremonial gathering.2017-04-23A seated group of men in white dhoti-style garments with reddish-maroon borders performs a puja in a bright room with pink curtains and a window. Many have white tripundra-style markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha-style malas. They sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in anjali or holding offerings, while brass plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and bowls of offerings with small heaps of white substance lie on the floor in front. A white cabinet and a small table with a red fabric draped over it are visible at the back. Several men are partly visible in the background.2011-09-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated ritual in a marble-floored hall. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered cloth sit on mats, holding coconuts in both hands and passing them along the line. The foreground man wears a large gold-beaded necklace and gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red-orange cloth over one shoulder. Others wear beaded malas and gold bracelets. A woman in a pink sari sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a coconut offering or puja line; no specific deity or event name is legible. Visible people: roughly ten or more.2017-08-15 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23A photo of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges performing a puja-style ritual on mats in a hall. The man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Others nearby hold their hands in anjali, some with white and red forehead markings. Brass plates, small lamps and offering items sit on the mat in front of them. Behind, a crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits beyond a metal railing, and orange hangings are visible overhead.2010-09-21A large seated assembly of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sits on a floor in an open hall, many with white and ash tilaka marks on foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a bald man in a white and red-bordered garment sits cross-legged with hands folded, a brass lamp and small brass bowls on the mat beside him. A child in red and white stands among the seated devotees at right, and metal railings and yellow-and-orange hangings are visible above. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person; the seated men are devotees and attendees.2010-09-08April 23 20172017-04-23