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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a floor at a ritual homa-style puja, holding a stick-like offering over fire-pit tools. Yellow bananas, lemons, brass bowls with lidded containers, marigold and white flower garlands, and a stack of yellow stone blocks with red flower petals surround him. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls and orange lanyards sit in rows, and a large painted deity figure in red and orange holds a weapon at the upper right. Lines of white sacred ash mark the forehead and arms of the priest and some devotees.

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August 11 20162016-08-11A row of seated priests in orange and maroon robes performs a ritual indoors, holding incense sticks and offering items on a white floor. The foreground priest, shaved-headed with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arm, wears rudraksha mala necklaces and an armband, and holds an incense stick. Beside him, a man with long hair, earrings and a white-and-gold shawl sits with folded hands. Brass oil lamps, a small bowl and plates of offerings sit on the floor, and smoke rises at left. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2014-04-20A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a striped mat, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala with a pendant, and a dark beaded mala around the upper arms. He holds a small brass bell and raises one hand with an oil lamp flame toward a seated group of devotees in orange and saffron robes, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas. Brass plates, a bowl of offerings and an oil lamp sit before him, with an orange bag on the left. Behind them the room is softly blurred with more seated participants. Several people are in view, and the scene appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2017-01-22A young sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a stone-brick altar, holding a small oil lamp over a silver bowl. His forehead and arms bear white ash markings, and he wears a small gold earring. Marigold and white flower garlands and bananas are arranged on the altar in front. Behind him, women in white and red shawls sit in devotional posture before a colourful painted backdrop with gold and red panels. A person's hand with white markings reaches toward the offerings from the left. The scene appears to be a puja with aarti.2013-05-19A photograph of a seated group in orange and saffron robes during a ritual gathering, with a dim hall and warm lamplight behind them. In the foreground a bald man with a red tilak on his forehead wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant and red-orange wrap, and holds a small lamp or incense in his raised right hand. Beside him a young man with a red bindi and an orange shawl sits with eyes closed. At left a young girl in orange holds smoking incense, and on the right a young man has a red tilak mark. Many more people in orange sit in rows behind, and offerings with small flames rest on a tray in front. No identity is confirmed from appearance.2017-01-15A photograph of a seated puja ceremony in a hall. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and saffron shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold chain, sits cross-legged with hands cupped over a brass plate of leaves and offerings on a low marble stand. Behind him older priests, some bare-chested with white sacred ash markings and rudraksha malas, sit on mats with brass vessels, lamps and kalasha-style pots. Other devotees sit in the background.2017-01-08Several people sit cross-legged on a red mat in a hall, performing a puja at brass and gold ritual vessels on a low white table. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, wearing an orange-and-gold saffron cloth, rudraksha mala, and a gold-toned pendant, places a leaf and a white offering. Beside him an older man with white hair, white ritual cloth, rudraksha mala and gold bangles handles an offering. Others in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit behind them, with ornate brass plates, diyas, betel leaves, a conch-like vessel and a small kalasha around. Background devotees are blurred. The ceremony appears to be a puja with offerings.2017-01-08Photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors during a pada puja. Several men in saffron and rust-orange robes sit cross-legged in a row on a white floor, many with white and yellow tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. One man in the centre with a shaved head wears a rudraksha mala and a dark red-brown shawl with gold border, holding incense or a ritual item. At right, a man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and white-and-gold dhoti-style cloth holds a small object in his hands. Brass vessels, a tray with flowers and oil lamps sit on a cloth in front. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2014-04-20Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09September 22 20142014-09-22January 08 20172017-01-08A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2013-03-29