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A row of seated devotees in a hall during a ritual session, many in orange or white clothing and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bespectacled bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit match or flame toward a small oil lamp, while another person beside him holds a brass bell. Small flames and bokeh lights glow across the floor, with brass bells and ritual items laid out. Another man with long dreadlocked hair sits nearby. The walls are pale with framed pictures.

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February 01 20172017-02-01A row of seated devotees in a hall during a candle-lit ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested, grey-haired man in glasses holds a lit incense stick or agarbatti with smoke rising, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside him a bearded man with dreadlocks, shirtless and wearing rudraksha malas, also holds a lit stick, and further along people in white and orange clothing sit with small oil lamps flickering on the floor. Pale walls display framed pictures and a wall hanging. The scene resembles an initiation session with lamps and incense. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01January 10 20172017-01-10A photograph of a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies performing a puja. A man in the centre holds a small oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, wearing a long rudraksha mala and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Brass plates, flowers, and small lamps sit on the floor before them, with a few seated participants blurred in the background.2017-01-10A 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.2017-01-07Seated devotees in white dhotis and cream shawls perform a group puja on a marble floor, with brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, flowers and offering plates arranged on mats. Many participants have white sacred markings on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. A man in the foreground with short dark hair, a beard and a rudraksha mala raises a small brass lamp in his right hand, while a long-haired man beside him holds a brass vessel. Others sit in rows behind them, some wearing rudraksha malas and ornaments. Warm lights glow in the background.2017-01-10February 01 20172017-02-01January 03 20172017-01-03A 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 20172017-01-03January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copies