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A seated man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and a short moustache holds a small brass plate with a lit flame or offering, bare-shouldered in a white dhoti-style cloth with gold trim and wearing a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. Behind him, seated devotees in red-orange shawls and white clothes fill a hall, and a younger man in a teal kurta and lanyard badge sits nearby. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-style gathering. No identity cues sufficient for the a person candidate; the man is described by role as a seated ritual participant.

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May 18 20142014-05-18May 24 20132013-05-24A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper torso holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the camera, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a pendant necklace. Behind him, a large group of seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing event lanyards, hold small lamps and open prayer sheets. Some people in the background wear orange and white clothing, and a few women are visible near the top right.2012-09-03A photograph of a seated puja ceremony in a hall. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and saffron shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold chain, sits cross-legged with hands cupped over a brass plate of leaves and offerings on a low marble stand. Behind him older priests, some bare-chested with white sacred ash markings and rudraksha malas, sit on mats with brass vessels, lamps and kalasha-style pots. Other devotees sit in the background.2017-01-08May 24 20132013-05-24A row of men seated on the floor during a puja in a temple hall, many bare-chested with white sacred ash and horizontal markings on their chests and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and ochre or orange cloth. Brass plates with flowers, small bowls, incense and oil lamps sit on red and yellow mats in front of them, and one man in the foreground holds a small bowl while another lifts incense sticks. Sheltered oil lamps glow in the background.2017-01-10A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.2017-01-08A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.2013-01-21January 07 20172017-01-07A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas, sits on striped mats in a hall with yellow walls and orange draped cloth. In the foreground, a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered white dhoti holds a brass bell and a small brass object over a cloth with brass vessels, while the man beside him holds an incense stick. A central seated man in all-white clothes and a grey lower garment holds a rudraksha mala and raises his hands in ritual gesture. Other people, some wearing vibhuti, sit behind them. Hanging decorations are visible at the top. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with no clear a person candidate present.2012-05-11 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20132013-01-17A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, performs a ritual with brass vessels and a small metal bowl on a red cloth in the foreground. He has white sandalwood paste marks on his forehead and arms and holds a small object in one hand. Around him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a large hall, some in orange and red garments, some bare-chested with white paste markings, many watching or joining the puja.2017-01-08