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A large group of young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Several hold small oil lamps or burning wicks upward, and one raises a lamp near his head. Their faces and arms bear white sacred ash lines, and they wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and a bright pillared hall with other participants fills the background.

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A group of young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor during a ritual. Several are bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads, arms and chests, and wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. The man at left raises one arm holding a small lamp, while the man beside him holds a lamp in his hand. In front are brass plates with bananas, fruit, sweets and small oil lamps. Behind them, more participants sit in orange and white clothing in a large hall. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-01-04January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual gathering in a large hall with a crowd seated on the floor behind. In the foreground, several young men in orange saffron dhotis and orange shawls sit cross-legged with white ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. The central man holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward a small brass plate, and wears rudraksha malas and a copper-coloured armband. The young man at right, in a maroon and gold cloth, holds a lit flame and a small brass bell. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and burning incense sticks sit on the floor in front, along with a small white figurine. People in the background are also holding lamps.2017-01-04January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesSeveral young men in orange saffron dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja in a large hall. Their bodies and foreheads are marked with white sacred ash stripes, and many wear rudraksha malas and small pendant necklaces. The man on the left raises a burning camphor flame aloft, the central man holds a flame over a small brass lamp, and the young man on the right holds a lit flame. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers and offerings in the foreground, with incense smoke rising. Other seated devotees fill the background of the hall.2017-01-04A photograph of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sitting cross-legged on a floor during a ritual. The foreground figure raises his right arm with a hand gesture, while the one beside him holds a small brass bell and a lamp near a tray of offerings. Both have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, rudraksha malas around their necks and gold pendants. Brass plates hold bananas, fruit, flowers and a white figurine, with incense smoke rising. Many other people sit behind them in a bright hall. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2017-01-04January 08 20172017-01-08Photograph of a group of young male devotees seated on the floor in a hall performing a puja ritual. Foreground men wear orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas. The central man holds a small brass lamp and a wand-like object, and a bearded man behind him holds a lit lamp. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and offerings sit in front of them on the floor, with a small white figure on a stand at left. A bald-headed young man at right wears a maroon patterned cloth and holds a lamp. Smoke rises from incense at left and more people sit in the background.2017-01-04A photograph of a seated puja ceremony in a large hall with many devotees. In the foreground, a bald man with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his bare chest sits on a mat in orange-brown and gold dhoti, holding a small bell and gesturing with his right hand. Around him, young men in orange and saffron cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and ceremonial chains, sit in rows with brass lamps, oil lamps, flowers and offerings on a low tray. A man at left in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp. A pink plate of fruit and sweets sits in front. Several people are visible in the background.2017-01-08A seated group of many devotees in orange and saffron robes performs a ritual in a large hall during an aarti-style worship. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell. To his left an older man with white hair and a white dhoti holds a lit lamp, and a younger participant beside him also holds a flame. Brass plates with fruit, flowers, and offering items sit on mats and a red-patterned rug in front of them, with more people and small oil lamps glowing behind.2017-01-08