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A seated group of young men performs a puja in a hall with brick-coloured walls and a blue notice board. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange cloth and holds a small brass bell and lamp near brass vessels and flowers on a blue mat. Beside him, another man in orange and a rudraksha-beaded necklace holds a small brass lamp. Other participants in white dhotis sit behind, some holding incense sticks and brass oil lamps, and a bare-chested man with a crown-like tilak on his forehead sits at the back. A brown cloth bag on the left shows a printed turbaned figure. Oil lamps, a conch and offerings sit before them.

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A group of seated men in an indoor hall perform a ritual with small oil lamps and brass bowls set on the floor before them. The foreground man on the right wears an orange saffron wrap, a long rudraksha mala and bracelets, and holds a lamp. Beside him, a younger man in an orange cloth and beaded necklace also holds a lamp. Others in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and white-painted forehead markings sit behind them. Marigold-like petals and flowers lie on a cloth at lower left, next to a framed printed portrait of a turbaned man with a drawn, decorative border. Fluorescent lights and a bulletin board appear on the wall behind.2017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesA row of men seated on the floor during a puja in a temple hall, many bare-chested with white sacred ash and horizontal markings on their chests and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and ochre or orange cloth. Brass plates with flowers, small bowls, incense and oil lamps sit on red and yellow mats in front of them, and one man in the foreground holds a small bowl while another lifts incense sticks. Sheltered oil lamps glow in the background.2017-01-10A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.2017-01-08January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20172017-01-07A photograph of a row of men seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes, many bare-chested with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. Several raise small oil lamps or lit lamps aloft, and a brass lamp and small brass vessels sit in the foreground beside incense sticks. Behind them a pale interior wall with framed pictures and a brown door. A young man in the centre holds a lamp above his head, wearing rudraksha beads, a pendant necklace and a white sacred thread across his chest. On the right a man with rudraksha malas and orange cloth stands out in the foreground. The scene appears to be a lamp-waving ritual or aarti during a group worship session.2017-01-25January 10 20172017-01-10