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A large hall during a seated ritual session, with many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, most wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their skin. In the foreground, a bald man with a white forehead mark and a red-patterned cloth reads from a small book, while other participants beside him hold similar books and sit on red cushions. Small brass oil lamps, a plate of offerings, and incense smoke sit on the floor in front. A large screen glows at the top of the room, and a few people sit further back among the crowd.

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Several men sit cross-legged on red floor cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their torsos. In the foreground a bald man with glasses reads a yellow-covered booklet, and beside him a curly-haired man with a rudraksha mala reads a book. Brass plates and bowls with offerings, lit oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor before them, consistent with a puja or homa ritual. More participants and a camera on a tripod are visible in the background.2017-03-16February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested men in a hall, most wearing white dhoti-style cloth and sacred thread, with white ash markings on their chests and foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas. A seated man in the centre, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a yellow-and-cream dhoti, holds a small white tablet or device in both hands while looking down, with an earpiece in his ear. Foreground and background figures are blurred, and a carved wooden pillar and seated devotees appear behind them.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26January 08 20172017-01-08February 26 20172017-02-26Bare-chested men sit cross-legged in rows at a meditation or satsang session, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred thread across the chest, with vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their bodies. In the centre, a bald man with glasses and a beard wears a long rudraksha mala, a small pendant, and a white and yellow dhoti, and reads from a notebook or paper. He is seated among devotees with earphones in their ears. Foreground and background figures are partially blurred.2017-02-26A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-yellow saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red mat, holding a folded white cloth over brass puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and leaves on a stone low table. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti and rudraksha mala, and other priests in white and saffron sit in a row performing the ritual. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls are arranged on the table.2017-01-08A photograph of a group of bare-chested men seated in a hall, many wearing white sacred-thread cords and white cloths around the waist, some with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their chests and foreheads. In the centre, a man wearing square-framed glasses, a rudraksha mala of reddish beads and a small pendant, with a yellow-and-white cloth, sits with eyes lowered reading from a small booklet held in his hands. Earphones are visible in his ears. Nearby, other devotees chant with mouths open, and a blurred figure in the right foreground has a white forehead mark. Tall brass lamps stand in the background.2017-02-26A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26A large seated ritual gathering in a white-walled hall, with a dense crowd of devotees sitting on the floor in rows. Many men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and saffron or orange cloths, some with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. A man in the foreground gestures with one hand near brass plates, and a seated man in the centre holds a small ritual item in his hands before brass dishes, flowers and oil lamps. A brass trident stands on a stand at the upper left, with tall brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels nearby. Several boys sit in front, one wearing a sacred thread. The scene suggests a puja or satsang with offerings laid out on the floor.2017-05-26A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, with white and ochre tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies, during a session. In the centre, a bald man with glasses and a long rudraksha mala holds a small tablet while looking down. Other seated participants sit around him, and blurred figures stand in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with pillars.2017-02-26