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Photograph of a seated row of devotees in a ritual setting, several bare-chested or in saffron-toned cloth, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha-style cord, holds a lit brass lamp. Behind him, others with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and fair-skinned, long-haired figures sit in a line. Soft bokeh lights glow in the background, and a blue cloth or object sits at the lower left.

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Photograph of a line of seated devotees in a ritual setting, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. In the foreground a man with a long dark beard and hair tied up in a bun holds a lamp, his bare upper body visible with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, others in white dhoti-style cloths sit in a row, some with bare shoulders and tilak marks on their foreheads. Warm bokeh lights and blurred figures fill the background of the hall.2017-02-02A 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.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01Several men in a row sit on the floor of a hall performing an aarti, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Most have bare upper bodies with white ash marks on their foreheads and long dreadlocked or braided hair; some wear white dhotis. A pink wall with framed photographs and a row of brass lamps are visible behind them, and more seated devotees in white clothing appear in the background. The scene is a group lamp ritual rather than a single leader's puja.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall. Many devotees in orange and saffron cloth sit in rows, several bare-chested with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a young man on the right holds up a lit oil lamp or wick, with a gold bangle and black wristband on his arm. Other participants hold small flames, and brass lamps glow in front of the rows. Blurred posters hang on the wall behind, and a framed picture sits at the back of the room.2017-01-25 +1 copiesA 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.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01January 10 20172017-01-10A candlelit ritual photograph in a plain room with a pale pink wall and stacked orange-red chairs. In the foreground, several men in white ritual clothing hold up small oil lamps with flames, their arms extended forward. The man at left has a shaved head and a bangle on his wrist, and the man in the centre has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, with his eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. Others sit behind them in white dhotis and shawls, some with shaved heads. The image is blurred with motion, and the flames stand out against the dim background.2011-02-02A photograph of a seated group performing a lamp-lit puja in a hall. In the foreground, a bearded man with long hair in a top knot and a bare chest holds a small brass oil lamp in his right hand, with rudraksha malas and a pendant around his neck. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocks and a bare chest holds a lit lamp. On the far right, a man in an orange turban and white dhoti with garlands holds a flame, and another man in a white dhoti, bare-chested, is seated beside him. Behind the row, women in pink and red saris and sitting devotees hold lamps; many small lit diyas and oil lamps line the floor, and a deity murti is visible in the background. Pink flowers lie on the floor at bottom left.2017-01-07February 23 20112011-02-23