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December 08 20132013-12-08November 19 20142014-11-19December 10 20122012-12-10December 20 20152015-12-20December 24 20142014-12-24A large seated congregation fills a hall with rows of devotees in white clothes. In the foreground, four men sit on red mats with palms pressed together in anjali or clapping gently. The man at left wears a white kurta with an orange lanyard and a tilak on his forehead. The man second from left wears a white dhoti and a brown rudraksha mala with a small round badge. The man in the centre wears a white shirt with an orange-and-red shawl and an orange lanyard. The man at far right wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a rust-coloured rudraksha mala. A grey bag rests on the mat in front of them, and rows of devotees in white stretch into the background.2016-09-28Outdoor ritual gathering on a striped cloth mat in a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak sits at centre with hands extended over brass vessels and a small brass tray. Beside him a younger man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala performs the ritual with brass bowls and a plate. Around them thirty or more seated devotees in saffron and orange garments and white clothes sit in rows, several children among them. Behind them stands a red painted shrine with a dark deity murti garlanded in yellow flowers, surrounded by palms and greenery.2016-08-18 +2 copiesA large outdoor group of devotees seated on the ground in a ritual gathering under trees. In the foreground a man with short grey-streaked hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulders and a thin cord necklace. Beside him a bald man with large rudraksha mala beads and gold earrings holds his palms together, dressed in orange and a saffron wrap. Behind them many participants wear white dhotis, orange robes and red clothing, some with hands raised in namaskar. Brass pots and small brass bowls with offerings sit on a cloth in front of them. No identifiable figure is presented as a person in this image.2016-08-18February 12 20132013-02-12July 12 20162016-07-12Outdoor photo of a seated group on a bare stone floor beside a plain stone wall at a temple. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headwrap and a long gold-and-orange beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, a person. Around him, devotees in orange and white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer, some with folded hands, and a uniformed police officer stands behind. A teal patterned mat lies in front, and an orange cloth is held by a seated devotee at right. Crowd standing in the background.2010-01-08September 28 20142014-09-28