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Seated devotees in a temple hall perform a puja ritual with brass lamps, a small kalasha, and offerings on a low stone platform. Three shaved-headed men in the foreground wear rust-red and saffron dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white vibhuti tripundra on their foreheads, arms and chests; the man at right is looking down at a phone-like device. Behind them several younger boys in saffron clothing and white forehead marks sit with hands folded. Oil lamps burn on brass plates, and a white cloth-clad priest is partly visible at left edge.

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September 22 20142014-09-22Photograph of a seated puja in a hall with a mat-covered floor. Several men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms sit in rows. In the foreground, a man in reddish-brown and orange cloth tends small brass vessels and a plate on a low wooden stand, while a man on the right in orange cloth holds a silver lamp and tray. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch, and a small framed picture is set on the floor. Brass lamps and offering bowls are arranged on the mats.2014-08-14A seated group of shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual in a hall. Several have white horizontal tilaka stripes on their foreheads and arms. The front man wears a long orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds his hands in a mudra gesture. Brass vessels, a small brass bell, and plates with offerings sit on a white cloth before them, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2013-03-29A seated ritual scene in a hall where several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja. Three men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas, sandalwood-paste tilak on their foreheads and arms, and orange or red shawls over bare upper bodies. The man in the centre sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while the man at left and the man at right handle ritual items. A silver tray holds brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and fruit. Young boys in orange robes sit behind them, and a figure in white sits at the far left edge. The bald-headed man at right, with a red-orange robe and ornate necklace, is a priest-attendant role; no visible appearance cues establish a person's presence.2014-09-22September 19 20142014-09-19October 26 20142014-10-26Several saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a white marble floor during a ritual. The nearest man in the foreground has eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange cloth with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a bald man with white tilak on his forehead reads from a sheet of paper. Further right, another bald monk with white forehead markings sits in orange robes. Behind them, figures in white dhotis with gold borders sit with hands folded. In front are brass oil lamps, small silver and brass cups, a kalasha-style vessel, flower petals, and orange cloths laid on the floor as puja offerings.2013-01-29Nighttime ritual scene of several shaved-headed priests seated closely in a row, wearing rust-red and gold-bordered dhotis and orange-red shawls with long brown-and-beige beaded garlands and dark rudraksha malas. Several have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and white marks on their arms. They chant from open books and hold small items in their hands near a silver bowl of liquid, silver ladles and small metal vessels set on a stone platform. Dim light and smoke suggest a homa or puja. Other devotees in orange and white stand in the background.2014-09-16Photograph of a group ritual with several young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white and red sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, seated on the floor and holding small brass lamps and ritual vessels. Foreground figures are sitting in front of a white tray and a bowl, with more seated devotees in orange and red garments behind them against a red draped backdrop. The watermarked copyright and source lines are not part of the description. Number of visible people is roughly fifteen to twenty.2014-09-03A photograph of a large seated group of saffron and maroon robed devotees performing a ritual in a bright hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a tilak-marked head holds his hands in prayer, while a man in maroon and gold-bordered cloth wears a red-beaded necklace with hands folded at right. Behind them, many seated people in orange and red robes, some with white forehead markings, sit before brass lamps, small metal cups, flower offerings and kalasha-like vessels on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja setting with devotees seated in rows.2014-04-16October 26 20142014-10-26June 15 20132013-06-15