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A photograph of a long row of seated devotees in a ritual puja, many bare-chested with white sacred markings on their chests and arms. In the foreground a bald man with white forehead marks and a dark rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl and a small offering, while a bearded man in an orange cloth sits beside him. Rows of brass vessels, small oil lamps and flower and leaf offerings sit on red and yellow cloths on the floor. A tattooed young man in white dhoti sits at the right edge. Several others in saffron and white garments continue the line behind them.

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January 10 20172017-01-10A 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.2017-01-22A row of men seated on the floor during a puja in a temple hall, many bare-chested with white sacred ash and horizontal markings on their chests and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and ochre or orange cloth. Brass plates with flowers, small bowls, incense and oil lamps sit on red and yellow mats in front of them, and one man in the foreground holds a small bowl while another lifts incense sticks. Sheltered oil lamps glow in the background.2017-01-10January 12 20172017-01-12A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor, performing a puja ritual. Several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. They hold small brass implements and ritual vessels, with brass plates, a small brass lamp and a white cup arranged on a red cloth in the foreground. Lit oil lamps glow at left, and devotees in the blurred background sit in a large hall.2017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08January 10 20172017-01-10January 22 20172017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10A photograph of a long row of seated puja participants in white dhotis, many bare-chested, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, bowls, and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a man wears a red-orange turban, a white dhoti with gold border, a white shawl, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, and performs the ritual with brass items in front of him. Other devotees in the background wear pink, green and red clothing. The setting is a marble-floored hall with a hand-lit oil lamp and offerings arranged on red mats.2017-01-07