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A 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.

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February 01 20172017-02-01A row of seated devotees in a hall during a ritual session, many in orange or white clothing and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bespectacled bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit match or flame toward a small oil lamp, while another person beside him holds a brass bell. Small flames and bokeh lights glow across the floor, with brass bells and ritual items laid out. Another man with long dreadlocked hair sits nearby. The walls are pale with framed pictures.2017-02-01Several 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.2017-02-02February 01 20172017-02-01January 07 20172017-01-07Seated 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 photograph of a seated group performing a lamp-lit puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bare-chested bearded man with a bun and rudraksha malas holds a small oil lamp and a bell, while beside him a dreadlocked man raises a lit taper. Next to them a young man in white dhoti and a shaved-headed man in an orange-red turban hold brass lamps and bells. Behind them, women in pink and orange saris and more devotees hold lamps. Rows of lit oil lamps and a tray of flowers sit on the floor. No one is identified; the page indicates a person was at the event, but no appearance cue clearly establishes his presence.2017-01-07January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03February 02 20172017-02-02January 10 20172017-01-10January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copies