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A photograph of a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies performing a puja. A man in the centre holds a small oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, wearing a long rudraksha mala and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Brass plates, flowers, and small lamps sit on the floor before them, with a few seated participants blurred in the background.

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Seated devotees in white dhotis and cream shawls perform a group puja on a marble floor, with brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, flowers and offering plates arranged on mats. Many participants have white sacred markings on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. A man in the foreground with short dark hair, a beard and a rudraksha mala raises a small brass lamp in his right hand, while a long-haired man beside him holds a brass vessel. Others sit in rows behind them, some wearing rudraksha malas and ornaments. Warm lights glow in the background.2017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06A photo of a group of men seated in a row during a ritual in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps (dipas) with flames. The nearest man has long dark hair tied in a bun, a dark beard, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest with white cloth at the waist. Beside him, others with long matted hair, white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas hold lamps and offerings. Soft bokeh lights and blurred figures in white clothes fill the background.2017-02-02January 10 20172017-01-10January 06 20172017-01-06March 18 20172017-03-18A photograph of a seated row of men in cream and white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, bare-chested, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames in their outstretched hands during a ritual. The foreground man has a full dark beard, rudraksha mala beads and a topknot; behind him a man with a light beard and a shaved-forehead sacred mark holds a lamp. Blurred figures and warm bokeh lights fill the background, with brass lamps and flowers on the floor.2017-02-02A photograph of a long row of seated devotees performing a puja with brass oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged on the floor in front of them. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short hair, a white dhoti with yellow borders, and rudraksha beads holds a lit lamp while another man with dreadlocks wears a red-brown rudraksha mala. A bald priest on the right has white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and an orange cloth. Others in orange, maroon and white clothing sit behind them, some holding lamps. A blurred deity image hangs on the wall in the background.2017-01-06