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Three young male priests sit outdoors in a garden setting performing a puja. The priest on the left wears orange dhoti, bare chest with white vertical body markings, long tied hair, and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala; he holds a small brass vessel and offerings. The middle priest, wearing spectacles and a brown rudraksha mala, is bare-chested with white markings and orange cloth. The priest on the right, in a white dhoti with bare chest and white markings and a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and speaks. Brass kalasha vessels, green leaves, flowers and a cloth-wrapped offering sit on a yellow-cloth ritual table, with a striped mat beneath. Other people stand behind, partly visible.

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Three young men seated on a colourful striped rug perform a ritual in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, their arms and chests marked with white ash lines. The central young man in an orange wrap holds a white ritual cord toward the figure on the right, who wears an orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red forehead mark. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot with green leaves and flowers, a microphone and small offering dishes sit before them. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti and gold necklaces sits beside a gold-framed altar with a small bronze deity murti. A devotee's back is visible at the lower right edge.2017-05-05August 25 20162016-08-25A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering under a open-sided pavilion with red pillars and an orange wall behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits with his right arm raised, holding yellow flowers in his left hand; he wears long matted hair piled on his head, a thick rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, and white ash markings on his forehead and body. Beside him, a younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone and wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. A woven basket-like vessel sits in front of them on a yellow ledge, with a bundle of incense sticks. A woman in a purple sari stands in the background among greenery.2016-09-05A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.2017-01-01November 06 20162016-11-06January 11 20172017-01-11January 07 20172017-01-07A group of young boys and men seated cross-legged on a pink cloth during a ritual ceremony. The central boy wears an orange saffron wrap with gold border and a white sacred thread, holding a small brass spoon and cord over brass oil lamps and bowls. Other participants wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange wraps, some with rudraksha beads and vermilion on their foreheads. Brass kalashas, brass lamps and a small clear plastic container sit on the cloth in front of them.2016-08-18Three men sit on a stone platform performing a ritual beside a flame. The man on the left, bare-chested with a reddish-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holds open a book on his lap and has white ash markings on his arms. The middle man wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala and sits with his head bowed. The man on the right wears an orange turban, glasses, a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala and arm bands, with hands joined in prayer. Silver bowls hold yellow flowers and offerings, and a small oil lamp burns nearby. Behind them stands a gilded elephant figure beneath a canopy with garlands and a pink-draped seat.2015-01-03September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesAugust 16 20162016-08-16January 07 20172017-01-07