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Several men sit cross-legged in white kurtas and dhotis at a padapuja or satsang, each wearing red-and-white ID lanyards with rudraksha malas. The central man, with a white tilak on his forehead, presses his palms together in prayer and holds a small white item. Before them on the floor are brass oil lamps and yellow flower offerings with incense sticks. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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December 11 20132013-12-11October 30 20112011-10-30A row of men seated cross-legged in meditation, eyes closed, wearing plain white dhoti-style garments with reddish-pink borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have shaved heads and white vertical tilak marks or white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms. Their hands rest in mudra gestures on their knees. In the foreground at right, brass oil lamps, small brass vessels and orange cloth sit on a low table. The background is a plain pale wall with a shelf holding metal containers.2011-01-29A row of devotees sits cross-legged on a floor covered with a patterned cloth during a seated puja. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and red-and-white beaded malas, and several have eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, brass puja vessels, a small bell and a silver-toned ritual dish with flower petals sit on a white cloth at left. The room is an indoor hall with cream walls and a dark curtain behind the group. Five people are clearly visible, several more partially in the background.2013-12-13A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with woven mats. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, white dhoti and shawl, a red rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands resting near a brass plate and small lamps. Beside him a younger devotee in white with a folded-hands namaskar pose sits in front of a brass bell and offering vessels. Behind them several men in white garments with bare-chested sitting postures and white forehead marks sit in rows, along with other devotees in the background. Oil lamps, brass vessels and a tray with ritual items are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja-style ritual gathering.2010-09-22Five men in white ritual dhotis sit cross-legged in a row on a white floor during a puja. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings; the nearest holds a small incense stick or lamp in his right hand. Brass pots, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small brass vessels are arranged on a mat in front of them. Several children sit at the left edge, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge. A red curtain and white doors form the background.2011-10-19November 15 20102010-11-15December 10 20132013-12-10A large hall of seated devotees in white clothing wearing orange-red lanyards and rudraksha malas, many with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer or meditation. Several men in the foreground have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them, with a red-upholstered gold-trimmed chair and a blue-draped table in the background. No figure resembling a person is clearly visible, so the candidate is absent from the frame.2013-12-16A row of seated men performing a puja on orange mats along a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and bands of white ash on his arms and forehead, holding his hands open in a mudra. Beside him men in orange robes sit with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them, and red drapes hang behind. Several other men in white and orange are seated further back.2011-12-17Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.2010-11-14December 05 20132013-12-05