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A 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.

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A 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.2017-01-07January 07 20172017-01-07Seated 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.2017-01-10A photograph of a seated puja in a large hall, with rows of devotees sitting on the floor behind brass puja thalis, oil lamps, small brass bowls and flower offerings. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, and is arranging items on a tray. Beside him a bare-chested young man with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest sits with hands folded near a brass plate. Several people in orange, red and white clothing sit in the background, some with white forehead markings.2017-01-07January 10 20172017-01-10A photo of a group of men seated in a row during a ritual in a hall, holding small brass oil lamps (dipas) with flames. The nearest man has long dark hair tied in a bun, a dark beard, a rudraksha mala and a bare chest with white cloth at the waist. Beside him, others with long matted hair, white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas hold lamps and offerings. Soft bokeh lights and blurred figures in white clothes fill the background.2017-02-02A 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 ritual gathering in a hall with pale pink walls. In the centre, a man sits cross-legged on a red mat, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, rudraksha beads and a gold chain. He holds a small bell in one hand and raises a lit oil lamp with the other. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash marks on their arms and foreheads sit on mats, some holding lamps and brass vessels. Small oil lamps glow on the floor with brass plates and offerings, and a few people are blurred in the background. This appears to be a puja or aarti. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person.2017-01-01January 10 20172017-01-10February 01 20172017-02-01A 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.2017-02-01A photograph of a long row of seated puja participants in white dhotis, many bare-chested, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, bowls, and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a man wears a red-orange turban, a white dhoti with gold border, a white shawl, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, and performs the ritual with brass items in front of him. Other devotees in the background wear pink, green and red clothing. The setting is a marble-floored hall with a hand-lit oil lamp and offerings arranged on red mats.2017-01-07