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A seated group of men and boys in white dhotis performs a ritual on a stone floor. Several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white and orange sacred markings on their bodies. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps with flames, pink flower petals and a green water bottle are arranged in front of them on yellow and red cloths. A bald man in white clothing sits at the far right. The participants appear to be engaged in devotional worship.

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May 26 20172017-05-26A photograph of a group of men and a young boy seated on the floor of a hall during a ritual. The foreground man, shaved-headed with white horizontal marks on his forehead and upper arm, wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and looks upward. Beside him, a man wears a rudraksha mala and white clothes with gold borders. Behind them, more seated men in white and gold dress sit on mats. A small boy in a turquoise tank top sits on a mat near brass plates of bananas, fruit, and small oil lamps. The scene is a traditional satsang or puja gathering with no clearly visible a person figure.2012-04-08September 22 20112011-09-22May 03 20122012-05-03A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats in a hall during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and metal cups arranged on the floor before them. Most men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered orange shawls and sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms; the front-row men wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and several have shaved or tonsured heads. Younger boys in dark shirts and maroon-and-orange clothing sit among them, and a boy in glasses on the right holds a small notebook. The front-row man with folded hands is closest to the camera, and a printed booklet lies on the floor at lower left. Some devotees have eyes closed in meditation, and there is no visible throne or figure singled out as a person.2013-02-04A seated group of male priests performs a puja on a white marble floor. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their chests and arms. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant sits cross-legged, his hands joined over a brass plate of pink flowers, a brass lamp and small brass vessels arranged on a red cloth, and an open book beside him. Other devotees sit in rows behind, some in saffron robes, with brass lamps, flowers and offering trays set on the floor in front of them.2017-08-02October 24 20122012-10-24May 25 20172017-05-25Indoor 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.2017-01-08A large group of men seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders, many with white and ash tilaka marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold brass bells or small ritual implements and incense sticks, with brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings set on orange and red mats in front of them. At the far left, a bald man in an orange robe sits with eyes closed, his head tilted back, apparently in meditation or reverent absorption. Plastic containers and blue plates hold offerings across the mats. The scene resembles a group puja or yagna-style ritual with lamps and chanting participants.2011-01-28October 03 20112011-10-03May 24 20172017-05-24