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Ritual scene in a hall with many seated men performing a puja. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, sits cross-legged holding a small brass spoon and a bell-shaped vessel. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps and a kumkum-filled bowl sit on an orange cloth before him. Behind him more men in similar ritual dress sit in rows, with lamp flames blurred in the background.

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January 01 20172017-01-01October 22 20132013-10-22A seated group of young men performs a puja in a hall with brick-coloured walls and a blue notice board. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange cloth and holds a small brass bell and lamp near brass vessels and flowers on a blue mat. Beside him, another man in orange and a rudraksha-beaded necklace holds a small brass lamp. Other participants in white dhotis sit behind, some holding incense sticks and brass oil lamps, and a bare-chested man with a crown-like tilak on his forehead sits at the back. A brown cloth bag on the left shows a printed turbaned figure. Oil lamps, a conch and offerings sit before them.2017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07Indoor group ritual on white floor mats with orange cloth. A central man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a white forehead marking. Around him several men in white dhotis with maroon borders sit and hold lit lamps, one ringing a bell, with brass plates of yellow grains, brass kalasha-style vessels, a small brass lamp and an open book nearby. Several people in the group wear white ritual dress; one wears a white shawl. The scene reads as a puja or aarti in progress.2010-11-23A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala across his torso and a pendant necklace, holds a small brass bell and a spoon-like ritual implement over a low brass-and-copper puja setup on a red cloth. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, several bare-chested with white ash markings, others in red or white clothing. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor in front of him. The man's appearance with a rudraksha mala and orange garment does not clearly match the page's claim of a person's presence, so no appearance-based identification is made.2017-01-08A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.2017-01-08January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20172017-01-10May 12 20172017-05-12A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, performs a ritual with brass vessels and a small metal bowl on a red cloth in the foreground. He has white sandalwood paste marks on his forehead and arms and holds a small object in one hand. Around him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a large hall, some in orange and red garments, some bare-chested with white paste markings, many watching or joining the puja.2017-01-08A 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.2017-01-10