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A large group of seated priests and young initiates in saffron-orange and maroon robes perform a ritual on a white floor. Many hold brass cones or spouts over rows of silver and steel bowls and pots set on the floor, with flower petals and offerings in some vessels. A priest in the centre wears a white dhoti, rudraksha mala and tripundra markings, pouring from a small bowl. On the left, a bald senior priest in maroon robes and a long rudraksha mala holds a cone. Brass lamps and a tray with kumkum and offerings sit in the foreground. The scene resembles an abhishekam or puja with many participants.

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September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02Photo 11736107August 12 20132013-08-12August 19 20132013-08-19July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesPhoto 11744529 +1 copiesDecember 09 20132013-12-09July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesA 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.2013-12-16A large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants in saffron-orange robes, many with white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, sitting on mats in rows before small brass oil lamps, bowls, flower petals and plates of offerings. Many are bare-chested and some wear white dhotis; a young boy in the foreground wears a white dhoti and holds a small object. A woman in pink sits at the right edge beside a drum. A camera on a tripod at the left and a green LIVE sign indicate live streaming. Banners and framed pictures hang on the walls behind. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-07-20Large hall full of seated young devotees in orange and saffron robes performing a group puja. Rows of boys and young men sit on mats before brass plates of offerings, flowers, lamps and small kalasha-like vessels. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at the left edge. In the foreground a long-haired sadhu in orange with white body markings tends a plate. Rows of ceiling fans and lights, framed photographs on the walls, and a few standing attendants complete the scene.2017-07-16