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Outdoor evening ritual with many orange-clad participants seated on mats, holding small oil lamps and incense sticks in front of a building with arched windows. In the foreground a bearded man in a red-orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red patterned cloth, holding a small brass bell and a lit incense or lamp, with brass pooja plates, a kalasha-style vessel and a small white figurine before him. Smoke drifts through the warm, dusky light. Several bare-chested men and boys in saffron dhotis flank him, some with rudraksha malas. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang practice rather than a single named event.

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January 15 20172017-01-15January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of a ritual puja in a hall with orange and white clad participants seated on mats. In the centre, a bearded man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala over bare shoulders, a white dhoti with gold border, and holds a small lamp and spoon over brass plates of offerings. Beside him, a shirtless man in white dhoti holds a lit lamp and sits near a blue cloth bag and small containers. At right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings holds a lamp. Behind them, many seated devotees in orange garments and tall wax candles fill the blurred background, along with a few children. Brass plates, flowers and kalasha-like vessels rest on colourful mats.2017-01-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee leading a ritual in a hall full of participants. The central man, bare-chested with a saffron-orange turban and a beard, wears layered rudraksha malas, a white pearl necklace and a white dhoti with a gold border. He holds a small brass vessel and a lamp in both hands, while another man to his left holds a lit oil lamp. Around him, many men in saffron cloths sit on mats with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and bodies, holding brass lamps and offering plates. Incense smoke rises at left, and a brass plate with flowers sits on the floor. Behind them, rows of seated people fill the warmly lit room.2017-01-22January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja in a large hall with a red-brown wall and hanging lights. In the centre, a bald man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, sits cross-legged holding a small oil lamp aloft in his right hand while gesturing with his left. Around him, many people in saffron-orange garments sit on the floor, some holding lamps and ritual items, and a row of brass and silver puja plates with fruit, flowers and lamps lies on the mat in front. Several people wear rudraksha beads and white or orange kurtas, and a white-haired figure sits at the left edge. Flame lamps glow throughout the room. The central man has no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, a crown or ceremonial gold necklaces beyond a pendant, so his identity is uncertain.2017-01-08A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on pink and maroon mats during a ritual. Several hold small brass vessels and spoons, and many wear long rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or tilaka markings on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers, and small offerings line the white floor in front of them, with warm lamplight in the background.2017-01-06Seated devotees perform a group puja in a hall with oil lamps glowing in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a red-brown shawl holds a small bell and a lit oil lamp, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a man with a shaved head wears a brown-red dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala while holding a bell and lamp. Brass plates, a flame and incense smoke sit on the floor. Behind them, many people in orange and white clothing sit in rows with small lamps. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-08-24January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA seated ritual gathering in a hall with dozens of participants. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange-red shawl and a white dhoti holds a lit flame and a bell-like object, wearing a beaded necklace. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and holds a lit lamp raised near his forehead. Other men in orange and saffron cloth sit on mats with brass plates, flowers, oil lamps and incense. Striped and purple mats cover the floor, and orange garments are folded in front. Behind them, many devotees sit in the background beneath wall posters.2017-01-22A seated man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala across his torso and a pendant necklace, holds a small brass bell and a spoon-like ritual implement over a low brass-and-copper puja setup on a red cloth. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, several bare-chested with white ash markings, others in red or white clothing. Small oil lamps and brass vessels are arranged on the floor in front of him. The man's appearance with a rudraksha mala and orange garment does not clearly match the page's claim of a person's presence, so no appearance-based identification is made.2017-01-08A photograph of a seated group ritual in a dimly lit hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with a red tilak on his forehead wears orange-red cloth over his shoulders, a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a small lit oil lamp and a brass bell-like object while speaking. Beside him a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises one arm holding a lit lamp. Other devotees in orange and red garments sit on mats, and small oil lamps and offerings in brass trays are arranged on a low orange-cloth-covered table at left. Warm lamplight and smoke fill the air.2017-01-15