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Photograph of a ritual initiation scene in a hall with red-and-white patterned mats. A seated man in a red-orange shawl with rudraksha beads has his forehead touched by a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with red-and-gold borders, who holds a brass bowl and a leafy branch. A long-haired man with a beaded mala and white ash markings on his chest sits beside him, with another attendant in white behind. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, some with white ash marks, fill the background. The scene suggests a blessing or puja, with visible brass vessel and sprigs of leaves.

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A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.2017-01-06Photograph of a seated group of men in a bright hall performing a puja or satsang. They wear white dhotis with yellow borders, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their torsos and foreheads. Several sit cross-legged with eyes closed, fingers touching nostrils in a breathing practice, while others hold their hands forward. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers, bowls of offerings and a water bottle are placed on the floor before them. No one is identified as a person in this image.2017-05-27January 06 20172017-01-06January 03 20172017-01-03January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06Indoor satsang or puja in a hall with pale walls; several men and women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in white dhotis and white garments with ash markings on their chests and arms. The central man wears an orange-red turban, a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a white-bead and rudraksha mala, and a sacred-symbol tattoo on his upper arm; he holds his hands over a brass tray of puja items. Beside him a young man with dark hair and white ash marks sits with eyes closed, and to the right a man in white is seated. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and a flower-decorated tray lie on a purple cloth in front, and a deity murti stands in the background. Blurred devotees in orange and pink sit further back.2017-01-07July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in a hall performs a puja, each sitting on a pink mat before brass oil lamps and small ritual plates with flowers and offerings. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white and yellow dhotis or orange cloths, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange dhoti and holds an oil lamp, while others around him hold ritual items. Behind them more participants sit in rows, and a few people stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-01-06A ceremonial water-sprinkling rite under a white tent with a green mat. In the foreground right, a young man in orange and gold-trimmed robes with long dark hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds a silver-white kalasha vessel aloft, water spraying from it. Beside him a younger person in orange bends forward offering a rudraksha mala, while behind them men in white dhotis and red garments and bare-chested devotees sit or stand. Seated women in white saris and white clothes with red shawls and red-beaded necklaces press palms together in prayer on the left and centre. Brass bowls, flowers and offerings lie on the green mat at right. Several dozen people are visible, many partly cut off at the frame edges.2016-07-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03A seated group of devotees in a hall performs a breathing or pranayama practice, pressing one nostril closed with a finger. Several men sit cross-legged on a white floor, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Rudraksha mala beads hang across the chests of two men in the centre. Behind them, others wear orange-saffron cloths, and wooden chairs and a red cushion are visible in the background. A small floral arrangement sits at the lower right. No speaker or throne is clearly identifiable in the frame.2017-06-27