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Two young male priests in white dhotis and white upper cloths with red-bordered shawls perform a ritual inside a room with a mat floor. The priest on the left kneels with a red tilak on his forehead and looks upward, while the priest on the right holds a metal plate toward an ornate decorated silver-and-blue kalasha placed on a brass tray. Behind them stand rows of small brass lamps and oil lamps, a white brick fire pit or homa structure, brass bells, a copper vessel, flowers, and kumkum and offerings on a tray at left. Dried wood and leaves are piled at right.

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A photograph of a seated ritual on a white tiled floor with several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings. Two boys in the foreground wear white dhotis and white sacred threads, one holding a small brass lamp or spoon while the other holds a small offering packet. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, a kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps and a small brass lamp stand on a red cloth, with pink and red flowers in a blue tray. A bright yellow cloth lies nearby and small oil lamps burn on the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or homa-style ceremony with offerings being prepared.2017-05-26April 07 20122012-04-07A young boy in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on a woven mat in front of a brass lamp stand and brass vessels, holding a small oil lamp in his right hand toward the seated group. Around him about twenty boys sit on colourful striped mats in a classroom with yellow walls and wooden desks, mostly in white clothes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in white clothes with a gold chain stands at the back near a blue chair, and a boy in dark clothing sits at the far right. The scene resembles a gurukul lamp ritual or aarti in a school setting.2009-11-14March 06 20072007-03-06Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing, their hands folded in their laps, sitting on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard. Several wear dark beaded malas and identity lanyards. In front of them on the mats are rows of brass plates, bowls, small brass lamps, and kalasha-style vessels holding red flowers, green leaves and petals, with incense sticks upright in holders. This appears to be a puja or ritual offering setup. No one is identifiable as a person in the frame, and no a person depiction is shown.2010-09-04October 24 20122012-10-24October 03 20112011-10-03September 22 20112011-09-22October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a large group of boys and young men seated cross-legged in rows on a tiled floor during a seated puja. Before each person are brass plates and small brass lamps holding oil lamps, fruit, bananas, red-and-white sweets and flower offerings on banana leaves or mats. A young man in the foreground wears a red kurta and a rudraksha-style mala and performs the offering with his hands over a plate. Others wear white kurtas, orange and striped shirts, and casual clothes. Oil lamps burn along the floor and the setting appears to be a temple hall with white canopies overhead.2011-09-26March 06 20072007-03-06April 29 20132013-04-29