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A large group of saffron-robed young boys and men sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a ritual puja. Many have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks, and they sit before brass and silver plates, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and bells. Some hold their hands together in prayer while others handle items on the trays. Behind them, a larger crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the floor and in chairs near the back wall, with white curtains and a red curtain in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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April 06 20132013-04-06April 05 20132013-04-05April 05 20132013-04-05May 03 20132013-05-03A large hall with rows of seated young boys and young men in saffron-orange robes and maroon cloths, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, performing a group pada puja. Each participant sits before a silver-rimmed tray holding brass oil lamps, small bowls, flowers and fruit, and many hold lit lamps or ritual items. Behind and to the sides, older men in orange and maroon robes and white-clad devotees sit on the floor and along the back of the hall, with rows of red chairs visible at the rear.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with white walls and a red carpet. In the foreground, young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon sashes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, several with white tripundra forehead markings, performing a puja with brass plates, small bowls, oil lamps and flower petals. Behind them, older monastic figures in orange with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks sit on the floor. Rows of seated adults in white clothes and some in red occupy the background, and a few visible seated devotees sit on chairs at the back. No figure is identifiable with confidence as a specific person, and the central adult in orange is only a ritual participant.2013-08-02A large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains shows a seated group in orange robes with white forehead and body markings, sitting before small brass puja vessels, lamps and offerings on mats. Central figures wear orange robes and rudraksha malas; one in a white dhoti sits to the right. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white and red clothing watch, and standing attendants stand near a shelf of framed images at the back.2013-07-24April 13 20132013-04-13April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesJuly 30 20132013-07-30Rows of seated young saffron-robed monks perform a pada puja in a bright hall with white tiled floor. Many wear orange cloths, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; some hold small oil lamps or brass plates of offerings on silver trays arranged in lines. Seated older devotees in orange and maroon sit at the back among other people in white, with plastic chairs and a red curtain behind.2013-04-05 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25