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Photo of a seated group of devotees performing a ritual in a hall. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing orange dhoti cloth, a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his shoulders, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell or ritual object in the other. Beside him, another bare-chested man wears a rudraksha necklace and holds a lit lamp. Behind them, more participants in saffron-orange cloth sit along a row, holding lamps and incense, with brass vessels and offerings on the floor. A small camphor or incense smoke trail rises in the air. Blurred figures and warm lights fill the background.

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Photo of a seated ritual gathering with devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with long dreadlocks and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged, holding a flame or incense near his palms, with white sacred ash striped across his chest and shoulders. Beside him a man with a rudraksha mala raises one arm upward. Several others, some with white and yellow markings on their faces, sit in a row with offerings, brass oil lamps and plates on the floor in front. Behind them, many blurred people are seated in a bright hall with plain walls.2017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis performs a ritual with lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings in a hall with pale walls and framed pictures. The foreground man in front, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, holds a flame in his right hand while the man beside him, also bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a lamp. Children in orange and a girl with a plaited hair style sit among them, and a man with long hair and white body markings sits behind. Brass oil lamps, plates and small containers rest on a white cloth in the foreground.2017-01-03Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor in a row, bare-chested and marked with white vibhuti stripes on their arms and torsos. They wear rudraksha malas and some have long hair or shaved heads with a tuft. Before them stand brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp, a kalasha-style container, flower petals and offerings, with incense smoke rising. A man in the front right lowers his hand toward the offerings. Behind them, more devotees in orange and white sit in a hall with a painted panel on the wall. The setting suggests a ritual puja or homa-type ceremony.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11January 03 20172017-01-03A row of devotees seated on the floor in a hall, most wearing saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and white body markings, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set before them. The foreground man has long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold pendant, and holds a flame toward the lamps with his hands; the man beside him wears a brown bead mala and hoop earrings. Pale ash markings appear on the bodies and foreheads of several participants. Blurred figures in the background sit in the same ritual posture beneath hanging framed pictures. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron robes performing a group puja. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, sits cross-legged and raises a small brass lamp, while a brass bell and a small white shrine piece sit on a low table before him. Several younger participants around him hold lit oil lamps and offerings, and a yellow cloth and flower garland lie on the floor. The audience behind them is large and packed, and the scene is lit by warm hall lights.2017-01-08