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A long row of seated devotees performs a puja on a white floor in a plain hall with red curtains. A young man in a white shirt with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark mala around his neck watches attentively. Nearby, boys in blue, striped yellow, red and white clothing pour water from brass vessels and handle small brass lamps, bowls and dishes arranged on yellow, orange and pink cloths. Lit oil lamps and leaves sit among the offerings. A man in a red shirt and a bald man in white are seated further back.

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A photograph of a long row of boys and young men seated cross-legged on the floor of a white-tiled hall, facing the same direction for a pada-puja style ritual. In front of each person is a brass thali plate with small brass lamps, a brass cup and dishes, arranged on woven mats. The boys wear striped shirts, orange t-shirts, a purple t-shirt, and white or cream shirts, and several have their hands folded or are reaching toward their plates. Plastic containers sit along the edges of the row, and older people in white clothes are visible at the far back. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-04-03A long hall with a polished floor where many people sit in rows on mats performing a puja. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border sits with brass plates, a small brass lamp and offerings on an orange cloth. Behind him rows of seated participants, including boys in shirts and young men in white ritual clothes, each have brass plates of fruit, sweets and lamps set before them. Red curtains and windows are visible at the back of the hall.2011-07-29A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a large hall with red-and-white striped mats. Foreground boys in grey, white and blue shirts sit before brass plates, small lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel with offerings. Behind them, a man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers sits with hands joined near a lamp. Several shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style garments with orange shawls sit in the middle row, and a seated man in a white shirt presses his palms together at right. Women in colourful saris sit at the back. The scene conveys a group puja or satsang with oil lamps and brass vessels arranged on the floor.2012-04-09May 03 20122012-05-03September 09 20112011-09-09October 03 20112011-10-03A seated group of many devotees in a hall performs a puja with hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. Most men wear white dhoti-style cloth with gold or yellow borders and some have bare upper torsos with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms; a few wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps, small brass pots, orange cloth and plates of offerings sit on mats in front of them, and youths in shirts and plain clothes sit among the group. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2011-07-29May 09 20122012-05-09April 08 20122012-04-08A large indoor hall with pink-red walls and red curtains holds a seated congregation of many children, teenagers and adults sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Many have small brass oil lamps, bowls, plates and puja items in front of them. In the foreground a boy in a khaki kurta with a white tilak on his forehead sits with hands folded, while a boy in a yellow shirt and another in a blue shirt sit nearby. Several adults in white shirts with lanyards sit toward the back. A framed portrait hangs on the wall above and banners with patterned fabric decorate the upper walls.2012-04-15A large hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains where many people sit in rows on the floor before small brass puja plates. Foreground: a bald man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, hands joined in prayer, beside a brass plate with a lamp and offerings on an orange mat. Behind him, rows of seated boys and young men in white dhotis, shirts and colourful clothing perform the puja, each with a thali of flowers, brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels on orange and blue mats. No visible statue or portrait of a figure matching the page's a person reference is clearly identifiable.2011-07-29A seated group of boys and young men sits cross-legged on mats during a puja in a hall. Several wear white tilak or forehead bands and orange or saffron shirts, including a boy in a rust-orange kurta in the right foreground with hands folded. A boy in a khaki shirt sits centrally with eyes closed near a brass ritual plate holding a small ornate lamp. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and small plates are arranged on the floor, with a lit lamp in a clear container at left. Behind them, adults in white and blue shirts sit among rows of attendees and red chairs.2012-05-02