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A seated group of devotees holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual in a pink-walled hall with maroon curtains. Several people wear white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. An elderly bald man in glasses and bare chest holds a lamp, beside a man with white hair and a moustache holding a lamp, and a woman in a white and blue sari. A woman with long blonde hair and a man in an orange turban also sit nearby. No figure in the frame clearly matches a person's appearance, so no candidate is identified.

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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small brass oil lamps (deepa) during a puja in a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground centre, a bare-chested older man with grey hair and glasses wears rudraksha malas and an orange-brown dhoti, holding a lit lamp. Beside him, a man with white hair and white forehead markings holds a lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a blue-and-cream sari with long blonde hair sits nearby, and a woman in an orange head wrap and white clothing is behind them. Brass bells and lamps rest on the floor.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18February 01 20172017-02-01A seated group of men in a ritual setting, several bare-chested and wearing long rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. The man in front center holds a small brass bell, and the man at left also holds a small bell, while others hold incense or offerings. A woman with blonde hair in a light blue top sits at far left, and a figure in an orange turban is partly visible behind. Warm red and orange walls form the background.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Several seated devotees perform a puja ritual with brass oil lamps and incense sticks on a tray in a pink-walled hall. A bare-chested older man with white hair and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and body wears a long rudraksha mala. Beside him a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass lamp, and younger men with glasses hold similar lamps. A woman in an orange head wrap and a woman with long blonde hair in white garments sit in the background.2017-03-18Indoor photo of a seated group of men and a woman in a ritual setting. In the centre, a man with swept-back white hair, sacred ash on his forehead, bare chest and layered rudraksha malas rings a small brass handbell. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a grey moustache and rudraksha beads holds a small brass bell, and another man in glasses holds a stick of incense. At left, a woman with blonde hair wears a pale sari with floral trim and a rudraksha mala, while an older man with glasses wears rudraksha beads over bare shoulders. Incense sticks stand in a brass vessel with yellow flowers at the bottom edge. Red drapery and a warm-lit wall form the background.2017-03-18January 08 20172017-01-08A row of seated devotees in a hall during a ritual session, many in orange or white clothing and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bespectacled bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit match or flame toward a small oil lamp, while another person beside him holds a brass bell. Small flames and bokeh lights glow across the floor, with brass bells and ritual items laid out. Another man with long dreadlocked hair sits nearby. The walls are pale with framed pictures.2017-02-01A row of seated devotees in a hall during a candle-lit ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested, grey-haired man in glasses holds a lit incense stick or agarbatti with smoke rising, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside him a bearded man with dreadlocks, shirtless and wearing rudraksha malas, also holds a lit stick, and further along people in white and orange clothing sit with small oil lamps flickering on the floor. Pale walls display framed pictures and a wall hanging. The scene resembles an initiation session with lamps and incense. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-02-01January 08 20172017-01-08