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Indoor photo of a seated group of men and a woman in a ritual setting. In the centre, a man with swept-back white hair, sacred ash on his forehead, bare chest and layered rudraksha malas rings a small brass handbell. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a grey moustache and rudraksha beads holds a small brass bell, and another man in glasses holds a stick of incense. At left, a woman with blonde hair wears a pale sari with floral trim and a rudraksha mala, while an older man with glasses wears rudraksha beads over bare shoulders. Incense sticks stand in a brass vessel with yellow flowers at the bottom edge. Red drapery and a warm-lit wall form the background.

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A seated group of men in a ritual setting, several bare-chested and wearing long rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. The man in front center holds a small brass bell, and the man at left also holds a small bell, while others hold incense or offerings. A woman with blonde hair in a light blue top sits at far left, and a figure in an orange turban is partly visible behind. Warm red and orange walls form the background.2017-03-18A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with small brass oil lamps (deepa) during a puja in a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground centre, a bare-chested older man with grey hair and glasses wears rudraksha malas and an orange-brown dhoti, holding a lit lamp. Beside him, a man with white hair and white forehead markings holds a lamp and wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in a blue-and-cream sari with long blonde hair sits nearby, and a woman in an orange head wrap and white clothing is behind them. Brass bells and lamps rest on the floor.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A crowded seated congregation in a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, an older bald-looking man with glasses and a bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass bell. Beside him, a man with white hair and a moustache, also bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, holds a bell in his right hand. Behind them, a person in an orange turban and a woman with long blonde hair in a light blue sari with a rudraksha mala sit among others. Several people wear white forehead marks. A printed name tag hangs from a man's neck. Red curtains and a pink wall are in the background. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2017-03-18January 22 20172017-01-22A seated group of devotees holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames during a ritual in a pink-walled hall with maroon curtains. Several people wear white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. An elderly bald man in glasses and bare chest holds a lamp, beside a man with white hair and a moustache holding a lamp, and a woman in a white and blue sari. A woman with long blonde hair and a man in an orange turban also sit nearby. No figure in the frame clearly matches a person's appearance, so no candidate is identified.2017-03-18September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a Shiva puja at a Rudra Abhishekam: several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on a red-edged platform beside black stone Shiva lingams with brass tops. The man in the centre wears rudraksha malas and a white thread, and holds a small brass bell. Another man on the right, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, also holds a bell, and a woman in a teal patterned top with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits beside him. A man on the left raises one hand with a flower or offering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2016-12-17January 08 20172017-01-08March 18 20172017-03-18