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Devotees sit in rows on mats during a ritual, several holding lit wicks or lamps toward brass puja plates set on the floor. The foreground men have bare upper bodies with white markings on their skin, white dhoti-style cloths edged in yellow, and long dreadlocked or tied-back hair. Red and beige cloth bags with printed branding sit in front. Many more people in orange and white clothing sit in the blurred background beneath warm lights.

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Photograph of a seated group of bare-chested male devotees in white dhoti-style cloth with gold-edged borders, sitting on mats and holding small lit oil lamps or wicks with flames. Several wear rudraksha-style necklaces and some have long dreadlocks or hair tied up; white sacred ash markings are visible on their shoulders and chests. Brass plates with diyas, flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front, and red-and-tan cloth bags sit at the left edge. Many others in orange and white robes sit behind them in a large hall. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present among the foreground figures.2017-01-03January 10 20172017-01-10January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA seated group of men in a hall performs a ritual puja with brass plates and oil lamps set on mats in front of them. Most men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and white body markings on their arms and chest. A man in the foreground has long dreadlocks, a beard, earrings and a beaded necklace, sitting with hands together. Beside him a younger man with short dark hair sits with eyes closed. At the right, a man in an orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas sits with hands folded near the lamps. Several small oil lamps and shallow brass dishes with offerings surround the group on the floor.2017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12A photograph of a seated group performing a lamp-lit puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bare-chested bearded man with a bun and rudraksha malas holds a small oil lamp and a bell, while beside him a dreadlocked man raises a lit taper. Next to them a young man in white dhoti and a shaved-headed man in an orange-red turban hold brass lamps and bells. Behind them, women in pink and orange saris and more devotees hold lamps. Rows of lit oil lamps and a tray of flowers sit on the floor. No one is identified; the page indicates a person was at the event, but no appearance cue clearly establishes his presence.2017-01-07January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA seated shirtless man with long grey-blond dreadlocks, white forehead markings and a red bindi holds a small brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand while holding a brass bell on a cord in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant on a cord, and a white dhoti with yellow-gold borders. Beside him sit other devotees, one bare-shouldered with white markings and another older man in glasses with a red mark on his forehead. Pink flower petals and a small brass bowl lie on the floor, and cloth bags printed with a figure in a turban are in front. This looks like a puja or aarti being performed in a hall.2017-07-21January 03 20172017-01-03January 03 20172017-01-03