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Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit cross-legged on a floor in a temple-like room, performing a ritual puja. Many wear white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and arms, and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. They hold brass bells, small cups and pots, and several have their hands raised toward small brass plates holding oil lamps, lit wicks and offerings. Orange and red cloth mats lie beneath the plates, and a few clay lamps burn on the floor. Behind them stand a cream sofa chair, a gold-patterned chair and a treadmill, with a young man in a red garment seated at the left edge.

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A group of young male priests in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual with oil lamps and brass plates. Several have white vertical and horizontal sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and some wear rudraksha malas. One priest in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward his face, while others hold lamps and offering plates; small shivalingam-style stone objects and kumkum and flowers sit on the mats. Behind them stands an ornate gold and red throne, empty, and younger boys in dark clothing watch from the left. Treadmill equipment is visible at the right edge.2013-02-04 +1 copiesOctober 29 20102010-10-29Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded hands and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. Near the centre, a man with white tilak and rudraksha mala holds an object while chanting; brass plates, small cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on a green cloth and orange mats. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and a few onlookers in white and red sit in a yellow-walled hall. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described only as priests and devotees.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated men performing a puja in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border and rudraksha mala holds his hands together in front of brass lamps and offerings on a mat. Beside him a man in white with gold-bordered shawl, bangles and ash markings, and several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded near a brass plate of flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps. Small oil lamps and brass puja vessels are arranged along the floor, with a green-lidded plastic container and a glass container at the right. Several people sit further back in the blurred background.2011-12-31A seated group of men in a plain indoor hall performs a puja with small oil lamps and brass vessels set on a mat. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead marks, and several hold lit lamps or spoons aloft. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with hands folded, and a few younger boys sit in the background. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a small book lie on the mats, and a red curtain hangs behind them.2011-10-15A row of seated men in white dhotis and shirts performs a ritual at brass and silver puja vessels on the floor of a hall. In the foreground a man with a red rudraksha mala and a yellow cloth holds a small offering, while a neighbour in a gold-bordered white dhoti pours or arranges items on a purple and green mat. Brass and silver lamps, bowls and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the cloths, and standing devotees in white fill the background. Several men wear white and yellow dhotis, bracelets and name badges on their shirts.2015-11-22 +1 copiesMen in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, several performing ritual hand gestures and some marking their foreheads with white and sandalwood tilak. Brass plates, a bell-like pot, small brass oil lamps with lit flames and white shells sit on the orange mats in front of them. A golden ornate chair with red cushions stands at the left of the room, and a patterned cloth hangs on the right. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang practice.2010-10-29A seated group performs a ritual indoors on a white floor with mats. Many men and boys wear white dhotis and unstitched white upper cloths, with rudraksha malas, and some have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Several hold small oil lamps and brass implements, lifting lamps toward the centre. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits among the group. Brass plates, small bowls, a plastic container and red and orange cloth lie on the floor. Red curtains hang behind, and a man in white stands near a doorway. About 15 people are visible.2011-10-04November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls at a night puja, many with white vibhuti horizontal bands and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti and glasses sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind him, a man in the center holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, and another lamp burns on a brass plate. A brass plate in front holds fruit, flowers and a small bowl of offerings on a red cloth mat over a woven mat floor. Lit oil lamps are visible in the background along with seated devotees in white shirts. The scene reads as a pada puja gathering.2010-09-20Several men in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on orange mats in a plain pink-walled room, holding small oil lamps and flames aloft toward the viewer. The foreground man, bald with white marks on his upper arm, extends a lit lamp; a man beside him wears a red-and-white cloth, rudraksha beads and a gold bracelet while holding a lamp. Brass plates with flowers and small lamps sit on the floor, and a green-draped altar with glasses appears at right. A partially visible figure at left is seated. The scene suggests an aarti being performed in a satsang-style gathering.2010-11-30February 04 20132013-02-04