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Photograph of a large hall with a red curtain backdrop where devotees sit in rows on mats during a ritual session. In the foreground an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a light-coloured forehead mark gestures with an open hand, a folded paper on the mat beside him. Beside him a shaved-headed man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala sits with hands joined. Behind them rows of seated participants, some bare-chested in white dhotis, others in green and orange cloth. Small oil lamps, a tray of offerings and pink containers sit on the floor mats. A framed image of a deity with lamps appears at the upper left.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor hall, most bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and white dhotis with gold-yellow borders. Two men in the foreground sit cross-legged on a coloured mat, one with hands folded and one with hands resting in his lap. Behind them, men sit on wooden chairs with attached writing desks, eyes closed in meditation or satsang. One man at left has long dark hair and a beard, another at right wears a red-brown shawl over the chair, and one older man has a grey beard. A water bottle and small items rest on the floor. Some men have a tikka on the forehead.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA row of seated devotees in a hall performs a puja, each sitting on a pink mat before brass oil lamps and small ritual plates with flowers and offerings. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white and yellow dhotis or orange cloths, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. A bald man in the foreground wears an orange dhoti and holds an oil lamp, while others around him hold ritual items. Behind them more participants sit in rows, and a few people stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-01-06January 08 20172017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11January 06 20172017-01-06Several men sit cross-legged on red floor cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with yellow borders, many with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their torsos. In the foreground a bald man with glasses reads a yellow-covered booklet, and beside him a curly-haired man with a rudraksha mala reads a book. Brass plates and bowls with offerings, lit oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor before them, consistent with a puja or homa ritual. More participants and a camera on a tripod are visible in the background.2017-03-16January 08 20172017-01-08January 11 20172017-01-11February 01 20172017-02-01