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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with a long dark braid and white body markings holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Beside him, another shirtless man with a long braid wears a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a saffron cloth, and holds a small brass lamp. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis sit in rows behind them, holding lamps and offerings, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets on the floor. Some seated women in colourful clothes also appear in the background, and a white ritual fire with smoke rises among the participants.

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January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings in a hall with pale walls and framed pictures. The foreground man in front, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a flame in his right hand while the man beside him, also bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a lamp. Children in orange and a girl with a plaited hair style sit among them, and a man with long hair and white body markings sits behind. Brass oil lamps, plates and small containers rest on a white cloth in the foreground.2017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03A photo of a group ritual in a hall where many people sit cross-legged in orange and saffron dhotis, bare-chested, with white sacred ash markings on their arms and torsos. In the foreground a young man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand, while beside him another seated man with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti performs the same offering. Brass lamps, small ritual vessels and a red cloth bag sit on the floor, with incense smoke rising. Many other devotees in orange are seated in rows behind them.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA row of devotees seated on the floor in a hall, most wearing saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and white body markings, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set before them. The foreground man has long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold pendant, and holds a flame toward the lamps with his hands; the man beside him wears a brown bead mala and hoop earrings. Pale ash markings appear on the bodies and foreheads of several participants. Blurred figures in the background sit in the same ritual posture beneath hanging framed pictures. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 26 20172017-01-26A row of seated priests performing a puja on a white tiled floor. Front-left, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a small brass oil lamp, with a brass plate of flowers and offerings before him. Behind him, more priests in orange and white dhotis with white forehead markings sit in a line, their hands raised over brass pooja vessels and lit oil lamps. Several shirtless priests have white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. Small flames and flower-decorated plates line the floor, with a rudraksha-adorned priest in the right foreground.2017-01-22January 25 20172017-01-25Photo of a row of young men in saffron-orange robes seated along a long table, each holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) toward a shared offering tray. Several have white and sandalwood forehead markings and rudraksha malas; one on the right is bare-chested with a saffron shawl and ear studs, while others wear wrist beads and bracelets. Fresh flowers and offering plates sit on the table, and a striped rug lies at the left edge. Warm lamplight and bokeh fill the hall. Lamp offering ritual. Several other seated devotees are blurred in the background.2017-01-26