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Photo of a group of men seated on the floor of an indoor hall performing a puja with small brass oil lamps (deepa) held in their hands. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. A man in a grey shirt stands at the back holding a lamp, and a man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala sits at right with palms pressed together. A window, a metal pot and bowls on a shelf form the background. Several men are visible, roughly six to twenty.

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September 26 20112011-09-26A seated group of devotees in white ritual dhotis and shawls performs a ceremony in a pale pink hall. Foreground, a bald man with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, holds a brass oil lamp and an open book. Beside him a man holds a lit oil lamp aloft, and rows of others raise lamps or bells. Brass plates on orange cloth hold flowers, fruit, coconuts, conch shells and yellow powder. Orange and red curtains hang in the background.2010-10-25A seated group of priests in plain white ritual dress with red-edged cloth performs a puja in a pale room. Many hold brass oil lamps and bells raised in aarti, and the foreground priest on the left has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala, and a bangle, chanting with a book open in his hands. Brass plates with flowers and small lamps rest on orange mats before them, and a pink tray sits in the lower right. Several shaved-headed participants sit in rows behind, and a gilded deity murti or shrine is visible at the left edge.2010-10-25October 01 20112011-10-01August 18 20112011-08-18November 15 20112011-11-15November 25 20102010-11-25October 04 20112011-10-04A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.2011-10-22A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall with pale walls and a white curtain. Several men seated on orange and red mats wear white dhotis and upper cloths with red borders and rudraksha malas. Several have hands pressed in namaskar, while others hold lit oil lamps or incense sticks in their raised hands. Steel and blue plastic bowls, brass vessels and a small cardboard box sit on the floor. In the foreground a blurred monitor shows a screen. A young boy in a red shirt watches at right. Looks like a puja with lamps and offerings.2011-01-17November 25 20102010-11-25June 05 20112011-06-05