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A photo of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with pale walls and wooden doors. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, his body marked with white sacred ash stripes. Beside him, a man with a white vibhuti bar on his forehead and a white shawl sits on a red mat, holding a brass bell. Other participants in white and orange garments sit in rows behind them, many holding small oil lamps, with brass puja vessels, flowers and a purple cloth bag on the floor. Several people visible, roughly six to twenty.

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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pale pink walls. In the centre, a man sits cross-legged on a red mat, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, rudraksha beads and a gold chain. He holds a small bell in one hand and raises a lit oil lamp with the other. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash marks on their arms and foreheads sit on mats, some holding lamps and brass vessels. Small oil lamps glow on the floor with brass plates and offerings, and a few people are blurred in the background. This appears to be a puja or aarti. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person.2017-01-01A seated group of men in a hall performs a ritual with oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. Beside him a man in white dhoti with yellow borders holds a lamp and a brass bell, and others with white ash markings sit on red mats around brass puja vessels and lamps. Dry offerings and a purple plastic bag sit on the floor. Pink walls and a row of lit lamps fill the background.2017-01-01A seated puja ceremony in a bright hall with many lit oil lamps in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, holding a lamp and a small offering, with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his body. Smoke from incense rises before him. To the right, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered necklace, sits with hands together. Other bare-chested priests in orange cloths and white ash sit in rows behind them, and a small white deity figure and brass vessels sit on the mat. Many more people are visible in the blurred background.2017-01-22A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders during a ritual sitting, holding small lit oil lamps or wicks in their hands. On the left, a man with long blond dreadlocks in a bun and white forehead markings holds a flame. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, earrings and white markings on his chest and arms holds a lamp. In front, a man with a shaved head and gold necklace holds a flame. On the right, a man with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sits in the group. Behind them, more participants in white and saffron clothing sit in a hall with pink walls and wooden doors. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti.2017-01-03Photo of a large puja or ritual gathering in a hall with warm lamp light. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest sits cross-legged on a striped mat, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and multiple rudraksha malas, holding a small incense or ritual object and a bell. Beside him, a man in a blue striped shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and a steel water bottle nearby. To the right, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and another priest in an orange turban and white dhoti sits with a long garland and offerings. Many seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the background, with brass lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel on the floor.2017-01-22May 24 20172017-05-24January 22 20172017-01-22January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01Seated devotees in a ritual hall during a puja, with brass oil lamps and small trays of pink flowers laid on the floor before them. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies marked with white ash stripes, plus rudraksha malas. A man in the centre wears glasses and holds an open book, while the man at right presses his palms together in anjali. Orange-robed devotees sit further back, and tall brass lamp stands line the room. No single individual here can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-20January 03 20172017-01-03January 06 20172017-01-06