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A seated group of young male devotees performs puja in a hall with woven mats. Several boys are bare-chested with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads and rudraksha malas. The boy in front left wears a red dhoti and bead garlands and holds a small brass item over a Lego-style toy structure beside him. The boy in front right wears an orange dhoti with a gold waistband and a rudraksha mala, and arranges brass vessels and small offering plates on an orange cloth. Brass lamps, kalasha-style pots and bowls surround them, with other devotees seated behind in white and orange garments.

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August 16 20162016-08-16January 07 20172017-01-07Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes perform a puja on a floor covered with a blue cloth. Brass plates, bowls, a lit oil lamp and a small kalasha with a spout are arranged in front of them. Two young men in front wear orange robes with gold borders, have white and ash tilak on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas. The one in the centre holds a small brass vessel and a spoon while the other sits leaning forward over the offerings. Behind them, more people sit in orange and white clothes beside rows of red chairs.2016-08-11A photograph of a seated ritual on a white tiled floor with several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings. Two boys in the foreground wear white dhotis and white sacred threads, one holding a small brass lamp or spoon while the other holds a small offering packet. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, a kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps and a small brass lamp stand on a red cloth, with pink and red flowers in a blue tray. A bright yellow cloth lies nearby and small oil lamps burn on the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or homa-style ceremony with offerings being prepared.2017-05-26August 24 20162016-08-24Indoor puja in a hall with a white tiled floor, where seated devotees perform ritual worship. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and holds a leaf over a brass vessel on a marble slab. Beside him an older bald man with white beard and glasses, wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, bare-chested with white ash marks, handles offerings. Other seated participants in white dhotis and orange cloths sit behind them. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, leaves and flower petals fill the foreground altar. Background shows more people in orange and white.2017-01-08January 25 20132013-01-25 +1 copiesA large group of saffron-robed young boys and men sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a ritual puja. Many have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks, and they sit before brass and silver plates, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and bells. Some hold their hands together in prayer while others handle items on the trays. Behind them, a larger crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the floor and in chairs near the back wall, with white curtains and a red curtain in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2013-04-06 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon-edged shawls and rudraksha malas sits on a mat indoors, many with white forehead bands, holding small brass bells and offering trays with brass vessels, kumkum and flowers laid out before them as part of a puja. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and white attire sit in rows watching the ritual in a hall with pink walls and a stage area. The boys' hands are raised in ritual gestures and some hold bells.2013-03-21January 07 20172017-01-07A photograph of a group puja in a hall with a seated congregation. In the foreground, boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before brass puja trays holding oil lamps, flowers and a small bell. The boy on the right holds a brass bell and smiles, while the boy on the left holds incense sticks. Behind them, a row of boys in maroon and gold-trimmed robes and adults in white and saffron sit in devotional posture, some with white forehead markings. A figure in an orange turban and a man in an orange shawl appear in the background. Oil lamps and incense smoke rise in the scene.2013-05-12