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A line of men and a woman in white ceremonial dhotis and saris with gold borders and red-and-orange shawls stand in a tent-like hall. In the foreground a bald man with a short beard holds a white ritual plate with a number tag reading 41 and wears a gold necklace. Behind him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak holds a white plate, and a woman holds a small brass tray. A seated devotee with a bindi and garland is at the lower right, and a white cloth wall is behind them.

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May 10 20172017-05-10Photo of a ritual scene with several men in white dhotis bordered in maroon and bare upper bodies, most with shaved heads and white-and-red tilak on the forehead. Two men in front hold silver plates piled with folded saffron-orange cloth, one with a red bindi and glasses, the other with eyes closed and chanting. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and gold bangles are visible. Behind them an older bald man and another man in dark clothing are partly visible. Blurred audience heads fill the foreground and a maroon curtain and grey pillars appear in the background.2011-01-21A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and a tall painted pillar. A central man with long dark swept-back hair wears a white draped garment, a red-cord necklace, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a red tilak and gold armbands, walking forward. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe and gold-beaded necklace carries a white tray, and on the right an orange-clad person holds a silver plate of offerings. Behind them a man in yellow and white stands near others in white and yellow clothing, and a woman in white and a woman in teal clothing are visible in the background. The scene looks like a temple ritual procession with offerings being carried.2011-02-12A photograph of a temple pada puja scene with several people seated close together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a gold bead necklace and dark glasses, holding folded paper in his cupped hands. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala stands with eyes closed. At left, a bespectacled man and a woman in white with a yellow cloth look down, and a man in orange holds a microphone in the background. Vibhuti marks show on several foreheads. Nobody is shown as a person; the central man is a devotee or priest.2010-11-02A photograph of a ritual procession in an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and red-and-gold necklace pendant, reads from a white paper while walking. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with gold border and a heavy gold bead necklace carries a flat tray with offerings. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth carries a silver tray, and at left two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas hold a folded yellow cloth. A dark curtain with white hanging ornaments and a brass lamp stand form the background.2011-02-12A seated group of devotees during a ritual, shot close in a temple-style hall. A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a red-bordered dhoti holds a small silver lamp and wears rudraksha beads and a pendant; white sacred ash marks his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a green border and a dark mala holds a silver item, and a man in glasses sits nearby. Foreground figures in white hold silver vessels, and an incense stick stands in a holder at right. Only a few people are fully visible; the setting suggests a pada puja or darshan gathering.2010-10-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths with pink-and-maroon borders, seated closely together in a ritual setting. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A central man in spectacle frames holds a brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while chanting, and another seated man on the right holds a small brass bell. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the floor in front. No one in the scene is identified as a person by visible cues; all appear to be priests or devotees performing a chanted ritual.2010-10-27January 17 20132013-01-17November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08Four men sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. The foreground man on the left is bald, wears thin round glasses and a rudraksha mala, and is wrapped in white cloth with maroon borders. The next man has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms and wears white cloth. Two younger men further right also wear white garments with maroon edging and fold their hands. At the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits partly visible. Bronze and brass vessels sit in the lower foreground near bare feet.2011-09-25April 03 20132013-04-03