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Several men sit cross-legged on a hall floor performing a ritual with brass pourers and steel vessels on silver-coloured trays. Foreground: a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and white shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, holds a brass pourer in both hands with eyes closed. Beside and behind him, men in saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas hold similar brass vessels. Steel pots, bowls and a small brass bell sit on the trays, with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. Red curtains and framed posters line the wall behind a seated gathering.

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December 16 20132013-12-16December 09 20132013-12-09Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, sit cross-legged on a tiled floor pouring liquid from brass vessels into small stainless steel bowls on wooden trays. Bowls hold red and yellow petals and offerings. Behind them, other devotees in orange and maroon sit in rows, with red curtains and framed photographs on the wall.2013-12-09A large hall with white floor tiles and red curtains shows many young priests seated in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Most wear saffron or orange robes, others red robes, and some white dhoti with bare upper body and gold-trimmed cloth. Many have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. They hold brass cones and sit before silver trays with small bowls, pots and offerings. A stone pillar stands at left. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues here, so this is a group of priests performing a puja-style ritual with brass cones and ritual vessels.2013-12-16December 02 20132013-12-02A photograph inside a hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats where many young and adult sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Each participant holds a brass horn or cone-shaped vessel, and many have silver bowls, kalasha-style pots and small trays of offerings arranged before them. Several adult priests in orange with white painted forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas sit at the front. Red curtains and rows of chairs line the background, and a rope barrier runs along the room.2013-12-09A large hall with many seated participants in rows on the floor during a ritual. Young boys and adults wear saffron and orange robes, with white and orange clothing on some, and tripundra ash marks on several foreheads. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. In front of each row are silver trays holding small metal bowls, brass cone-shaped objects, and kalasha-style vessels, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setup. A man in the foreground wears white dhoti and rudraksha mala, with ash on his arms and chest. Matting covers part of the floor.2013-12-16Two young boys in orange sannyasi-style robes sit cross-legged on woven mats, pouring liquid from brass cones into a stainless steel bowl on a silver tray. Both have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha mala necklaces. The boy in front wears a red undergarment visible at his waist, and a yellow flower rests near the second boy's hand. Around them, other robed participants in orange and one in white sit in rows with brass and steel vessels, bowls and a green covered container on the floor. About 6-20 people are visible.2013-12-16A hall of seated young and adult devotees in orange saffron robes performs a ritual at silver trays. Several boys and young men hold tall brass cones or horns, and steel pots, bowls and marigold petals sit on the trays before them. Some wear white tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and one figure in white garments stands behind them. Red curtains and framed photographs decorate the walls of the room.2013-12-16December 16 20132013-12-16December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09