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Five young male devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a white marble floor, performing puja. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white ash lines. Brass lamps, small bowls, flowers and offering plates sit on low silver-topped stands before them. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing are partly visible in a hall. The central figure looks down with eyes closed and holds a small brass object over a plate.

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August 16 20162016-08-16Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.2016-08-16A row of young devotees seated cross-legged on a marble floor during a puja, wearing saffron and orange clothing with white and gold borders. Several have rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. They hold small items and offer from brass plates, trays and oil lamps arranged on the marble ledge in front of them. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange are visible, and a warm wall and lamps fill the background.2016-08-09Several young people in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Their chests are bare and marked with white ash stripes, and they wear rudraksha malas. Long dreadlocked hair and white tilak marks on their foreheads are visible. In front of them are brass plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings, with a yellow container nearby. The boy at centre holds an offering and appears to be chanting. Others in the background are also seated in orange clothes. This looks like a puja or abhishekam scene.2018-03-06August 24 20162016-08-24A photograph of a group puja in a hall with a seated congregation. In the foreground, boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before brass puja trays holding oil lamps, flowers and a small bell. The boy on the right holds a brass bell and smiles, while the boy on the left holds incense sticks. Behind them, a row of boys in maroon and gold-trimmed robes and adults in white and saffron sit in devotional posture, some with white forehead markings. A figure in an orange turban and a man in an orange shawl appear in the background. Oil lamps and incense smoke rise in the scene.2013-05-12A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performs a puja on a polished white floor. Several men and women wear orange dhotis and shawls, with white and yellow tilaka and body markings, rudraksha malas, and bangles. Each sits before a small silver-and-brass puja tray holding lamps, bowls, flowers and a small wicker-framed container. A young girl in orange sits among them, and a blurred background shows more robed participants and a golden deity murti. The image is a photo of ritual worship with offerings.2016-08-04Seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform a puja in a hall, many bare-chested with white tripundra ash markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground men hold small brass oil lamps and lit incense sticks, while brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small bell lie on the floor. Behind them a larger seated group fills the room, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-04 +1 copiesAugust 16 20162016-08-16A young man seated cross-legged on a raised platform rings a small brass handbell in his right hand while holding a brass oil lamp in his left, eyes lowered in concentration. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, bangles, and white horizontal sacred ash stripes on his forearms and chest, with a white tilak and red mark on his forehead. Around him, orange-clad young boys and girls sit in similar ritual posture with brass lamps, oil lamps and small plates on the floor, while a few blurred adults in white and orange sit in the background. The setting suggests a puja or ritual satsang in a hall.2016-08-09A group of young men and boys seated cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall, in an ashram-style worship setting. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes with gold borders, rudraksha beads, a gold pendant and bangles, and sits with palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Others on either side wear orange robes and bead malas, some with white sandalwood marks on their faces and arms. Brass puja plates, a small brass lamp, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a low wooden stand in front, indicating a puja or satsang. Six or more people are visible.2016-08-11January 11 20172017-01-11