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A row of shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit in a hall during a puja. The foreground priest, on the right, holds a small brass bowl with lit incense sticks in his raised left hand and a brass handbell in his right hand, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Several other priests with white tilak marks sit beside and behind him, and a blurred audience is visible in the background.

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January 08 20172017-01-08April 13 20132013-04-13A row of men seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual in a hall with white walls and red curtains. The foreground man is bald, wears rimless glasses, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl over a bare chest, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small offering item. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, a white garment with gold border and dark beads offers something from his hand. Other priests in saffron and red-brown robes sit in a line behind, holding incense or puja items, with brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and oil lamps on the floor in front. Four to five people are clearly visible.2014-04-20January 18 20132013-01-18January 11 20172017-01-11A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.2017-01-01January 08 20172017-01-08April 20 20142014-04-20January 11 20172017-01-11A seated group performs a puja in a hall with a light-coloured floor. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; the nearer one holds a bell and incense while his neighbour holds a stick of incense, and both wear white forehead marks. Behind them more devotees in orange and white clothing raise incense sticks and hands. Brass lamps, oil lamps lit with flames, small brass vessels and a bottle sit on the floor in front. A wall-mounted information board and wooden doors appear in the background. Smoke from the incense drifts through the air.2017-01-12July 05 20132013-07-05January 11 20172017-01-11