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A girl in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a white floor, lighting a small flame from a lamp with her right hand while holding a brass bell. In front of her are brass plates, oil lamps, candles, a trident-shaped object and a brass pot. Beside her another young girl in black leggings and a purple top sits with her hands near the offerings. Behind them, many seated men with bare chests, saffron cloths, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings are gathered in a blurred hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Photo of a young girl in an orange saffron dress with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, lighting a flame from a brass oil lamp while holding a small brass bell. Beside her, a second child in dark clothing with rudraksha beads and a pendant tends brass lamps and a puja tray with a trident and other ritual items on a white marble floor. Behind them, several seated men wear orange garments, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and the background is blurred.2017-01-04A photograph of a young girl in an orange draped garment and a long rudraksha mala lighting an oil lamp with a flame while holding a small brass bell in the other hand. Brass puja plates, a small brass trident, candles and an offering tray sit on a glossy floor in front of her. Beside her a second girl in dark clothing and rudraksha beads bends over another brass tray with a lamp. Behind them, several men with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit blurred in a hall, some in orange cloth. No one in the photo is identified as a person, and the scene appears to show a lamp-lighting ritual.2017-01-04January 04 20172017-01-04January 13 20172017-01-13August 04 20172017-08-04Photograph of a large seated group of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads. In the foreground two boys hold up brass oil lamps with lit flames in raised hands, while others sit behind on the floor with brass puja trays and small lamps. Many small lamps glow in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.2017-08-04Photograph of a puja setting on a white marble floor. In the foreground a young girl in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a brass bell in one hand while her other hand reaches toward a lit oil lamp. Beside her a second child in black trousers and a rudraksha mala arranges brass items on a tray. Brass trident, kalasha-style vessels, a small candle and a lit flame sit on the floor. Behind them several men in orange garments and white forehead markings, some bare-chested, sit in a blurred row.2017-01-04A photograph of a large seated group of young devotees in orange and saffron robes during a ritual. Several boys have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas around their necks; the central boy holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while an orange cloth is draped over his shoulder and across his bare chest. Other boys beside him hold flames and lamps, and tall golden poles stand in the background. Faces are visible across the front rows, and a few lamps glow warmly against the blurred crowd.2017-08-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJune 05 20132013-06-05A young male devotee sits cross-legged on a floor in orange-red saffron clothing with a gold-bordered drape over one shoulder, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold chain. He has a white tilak with red bindi on his forehead and holds his hands together in his lap. In front of him is a silver-topped low platform holding brass oil lamps, small brass cups, a lit candle, incense sticks and plates of offerings. Other devotees in white and orange garments sit behind him in the ritual hall, some seated at similar platforms with puja items.2016-08-04A photograph of a group of young men and boys seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. They wear saffron-orange cloth wraps and bare chests, with white vertical markings on their faces and arms. Several hold small oil lamps or flames and small brass bells; a boy in the foreground right raises a lit lamp, and a brass plate with fruit, sweets and flowers lies in front. Rudraksha malas and gold pendants are visible. Behind them, many more people in orange sit in rows.2017-01-04 +1 copies