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A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a tiled floor, where devotees in orange and red garments sit on mats with lit oil lamps and brass puja trays before them. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth wears a long orange-brown rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, sacred ash lines on his forehead and arms, and performs a ritual with a small brass item in his right hand. To his right a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti holds a lamp near a brass tray, also wearing a beaded mala. Many seated devotees, mostly in orange, fill the background, and yellow pillars stand along the room.

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January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Indoor puja in a hall with a tiled floor and cream walls. In the foreground a bare-chested sadhu in orange dhoti sits cross-legged with white horizontal markings on his body, a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, holding a lit flame over a brass puja tray. To his right a man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha garland and a bell in hand sits by brass oil lamps. Behind them rows of women in orange and red saris sit with lit oil lamps and tall yellow pillars. A striped mat and a jute bag sit on the floor in front.2017-01-22January 07 20172017-01-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall lit by small oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, a gold chain, and white tripundra markings across his forehead, and he holds a lit lamp or flame near a brass tray of offerings. Around him, rows of women in orange and rust-coloured saris sit in meditative puja posture with small lamps and brass vessels in front of them. Tall golden pillars rise in the background. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang practice.2017-01-22A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala across his torso and a pendant necklace, holds a small brass bell and a spoon-like ritual implement over a low brass-and-copper puja setup on a red cloth. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, several bare-chested with white ash markings, others in red or white clothing. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor in front of him. The man's appearance with a rudraksha mala and orange garment does not clearly match the page's claim of a person's presence, so no appearance-based identification is made.2017-01-08A row of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred ash markings performs a ritual along a white floor, each with brass puja plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them. The nearest priest, shaved-headed and wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, holds a small brass lamp in his right hand while others, some bare-chested with white tripundra marks and white or yellow cloth, hold lamps and bells. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti, with the lamps and plates in front of each participant.2017-01-06 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, performs a ritual with brass vessels and a small metal bowl on a red cloth in the foreground. He has white sandalwood paste marks on his forehead and arms and holds a small object in one hand. Around him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a large hall, some in orange and red garments, some bare-chested with white paste markings, many watching or joining the puja.2017-01-08January 07 20172017-01-07January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copies