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Several men in a row sit on the floor of a hall performing an aarti, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Most have bare upper bodies with white ash marks on their foreheads and long dreadlocked or braided hair; some wear white dhotis. A pink wall with framed photographs and a row of brass lamps are visible behind them, and more seated devotees in white clothing appear in the background. The scene is a group lamp ritual rather than a single leader's puja.

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A photograph of a seated row of men in cream and white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, bare-chested, holding small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames in their outstretched hands during a ritual. The foreground man has a full dark beard, rudraksha mala beads and a topknot; behind him a man with a light beard and a shaved-forehead sacred mark holds a lamp. Blurred figures and warm bokeh lights fill the background, with brass lamps and flowers on the floor.2017-02-02A 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.2017-01-07Photograph of a seated row of devotees in a ritual setting, several bare-chested or in saffron-toned cloth, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during an arati-style offering. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha-style cord, holds a lit brass lamp. Behind him, others with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and fair-skinned, long-haired figures sit in a line. Soft bokeh lights glow in the background, and a blue cloth or object sits at the lower left.2017-02-02Photograph of a line of seated devotees in a ritual setting, each holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. In the foreground a man with a long dark beard and hair tied up in a bun holds a lamp, his bare upper body visible with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, others in white dhoti-style cloths sit in a row, some with bare shoulders and tilak marks on their foreheads. Warm bokeh lights and blurred figures fill the background of the hall.2017-02-02A 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.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01Seated 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 row of seated devotees in a hall during a candle-lit ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested, grey-haired man in glasses holds a lit incense stick or agarbatti with smoke rising, wearing rudraksha malas. Beside him a bearded man with dreadlocks, shirtless and wearing rudraksha malas, also holds a lit stick, and further along people in white and orange clothing sit with small oil lamps flickering on the floor. Pale walls display framed pictures and a wall hanging. The scene resembles an initiation session with lamps and incense. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-02-01January 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10Photograph of a seated group of men in an indoor hall with red curtains and stage lights, performing a ritual. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with red-and-gold borders and red-brown rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass or silver vessels and lamps raised toward the front, and brass plates with offerings sit before them. A shaved-headed man in the foreground, lit from the side, looks forward while raising a cup, and a light-haired man appears at the far right edge. Several other participants are partly visible in the background, some in pale pink or cream clothing. The setting suggests a puja or aarti offering.2017-03-18May 30 20172017-05-30