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Four men in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges sit in a row during a ritual, wearing orange-red shawls printed with script and rudraksha malas. The man on the left, with close-cropped hair, holds a small grey stone block cradled in his arms and a metal ladle or spoon in his hand. The next man has a short beard and sits with eyes closed, with white marks on his arms. The man on the right has white tilaka on his forehead and a gold necklace. Another man at far left has hands pressed together in prayer, and a brass horn-like object is visible at the lower left edge. The setting appears to be a temple hall with a gold-coloured backdrop.

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March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesSeveral men seated in a row perform a ritual in white dhotis with saffron-and-gold shawls and rudraksha malas. The foreground man in the centre holds a grey stone slab in his cupped hands while another man pours or places something with a gold-tipped implement. Some men bear white sacred ash markings on arms and forehead, and a man at left presses his palms together. A gold-and-yellow ornamental backdrop and a fan are visible behind them.2017-03-18Several men in white dhoti with orange-and-gold shawls printed with Sanskrit text sit close together in a devotional gathering. The man on the left holds a grey stone slab across his arms while his head is bowed and eyes closed; a thin gold stylus is in his hand. Beside him a bearded man wearing rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits with eyes closed. On the far right a bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms wears rudraksha beads and an orange shawl, eyes lowered. Behind them a white wall, a fan and a light-coloured cabinet are visible. Their posture suggests a ritual or meditative practice.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A photograph of a seated ritual in a temple-style hall. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border and an orange shawl holds a grey stone or metal object in his hand and looks down at it. Beside him another man with a shaved head, also bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, bends forward. At left, a man with white tilak markings on his forehead writes in a notebook. Behind them, a figure in orange robes and a teal-green shawl sits on a golden throne, with a golden kalasha-like vessel and a gold-framed backdrop, and a gold pillar and flowers stand at right.2017-03-18A ritual scene in a temple-style hall with gold decor. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange and gold borders and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a small grey stone or box and looks down at it. Beside him a younger man, also bare-chested with an orange-bordered white cloth, leans forward. To the left, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with white forehead markings writes in a notebook, and a further person at the far left writes in a notebook. Behind them, a figure in orange robes with a teal shawl sits on a gold throne-like seat, eyes closed, with a microphone on the head. Golden ritual vessels and a green plant arrangement are visible. Nothing in the image establishes a person's presence, and the seated figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to identify him.2017-03-18February 10 20162016-02-10 +2 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18May 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesA seated group of devotees conducting a puja in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bald man in orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard, sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a white tilak and a mala sits in meditation posture. Other devotees in orange and white dhotis, some with white tilaks, sit behind them. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, a camphor-like white offering, a notebook and a plastic box lie on a cloth in front.2013-02-25