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A seated group performs a ritual with silver vessels on a brass tray in the foreground. A man in a white shirt with dark rudraksha-style beads and wire-rimmed glasses holds a small silver cup, while beside him a woman in a light blue salwar and a man in white with a red-brown bead mala and tilak hold silver items. Behind them a woman in a yellow shawl stands with palms joined, a young boy in a pink striped shirt watches with hands clasped, and a priest in white with a sandalwood tilak speaks into a microphone while holding a blue book. Wording on the photo credits the image to the archive.

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August 15 20102010-08-15A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar on an orange-and-yellow mat. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses; beside him a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a light blue dupatta with a rudraksha mala also join hands. A child with dark hair in the lower right looks down. Brass lamps and offering trays sit on a green cloth in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-15October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of a devotional ritual with a seated man in a white collared shirt holding a small silver bowl in both hands, reading from or chanting near silver puja vessels and fruit on a tray in front. Behind him a young boy in white kurta with a red thread around his neck watches, and a woman in a pink sari with folded hands stands nearby. A man in an orange-saffron robe with ornate gold-beaded necklaces and tripundra marks on his forehead stands at a microphone behind them. On the right, an orange and maroon cloth drapes over a gilded golden throne or seat. Other people are partly visible in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari.2010-11-10November 02 20102010-11-02November 08 20102010-11-08A photograph of a puja offering scene. A young boy in a white kurta with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala stands at a table, holding a small silver cup and looking down at it. Beside him a bearded man in a white shirt and dark rudraksha mala, with gold bangles on his wrist, pours or offers from a small cup. A woman in a green embroidered top with gold bangles reaches toward a brass and silver plate set of offerings, including a small silver bowl, a red fruit and pink flowers. Tall brass lamp stands are visible in the background, and a partially visible person in orange and white is at the upper left.2011-09-15A seated ritual scene during a pada puja-style worship. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti with an orange border, a white upper cloth, a shaved head with white vertical tilak and a red bindi, rimless glasses, and a long gold bead necklace; he holds a small silver vessel in both hands over a silver tray. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a dark rudraksha mala sits with her hands near the tray. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari look on. Silver bowls, a red apple and white offerings sit on the tray in front. Two men with shaved heads are partly visible at the lower right and a red cloth hangs at the left edge.2010-09-16October 10 20102010-10-10April 15 20132013-04-15December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds a silver puja vessel with incense sticks and speaks while seated. Beside him, a bald man in white with a sandalwood-marked forehead holds another silver vessel of incense. Behind them a woman in a red shawl and a woman in a yellow sari with white clothing sit with hands folded. Silver bowls with offerings, bananas and flowers lie in front. A gold-coloured temple setting is visible in the background.2010-11-15