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A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings in a hall with pale walls and framed pictures. The foreground man in front, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a flame in his right hand while the man beside him, also bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a lamp. Children in orange and a girl with a plaited hair style sit among them, and a man with long hair and white body markings sits behind. Brass oil lamps, plates and small containers rest on a white cloth in the foreground.

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January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03A row of devotees seated on the floor in a hall, most wearing saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and white body markings, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set before them. The foreground man has long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold pendant, and holds a flame toward the lamps with his hands; the man beside him wears a brown bead mala and hoop earrings. Pale ash markings appear on the bodies and foreheads of several participants. Blurred figures in the background sit in the same ritual posture beneath hanging framed pictures. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with a long dark braid and white body markings holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Beside him, another shirtless man with a long braid wears a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a saffron cloth, and holds a small brass lamp. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis sit in rows behind them, holding lamps and offerings, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets on the floor. Some seated women in colourful clothes also appear in the background, and a white ritual fire with smoke rises among the participants.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 26 20172017-01-26January 04 20172017-01-04