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Seated devotees in orange dhotis perform a ritual on a wooden floor. In the foreground a young man with white vertical tilak on his forehead and red bindi, bare-chested, wears long rudraksha mala necklaces with gold beads and white stripes on his arms and chest. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell or cup in the other. Nearby on an orange cloth are brass bowls, a plate of flowers and leaves, a conch shell and a rudraksha bracelet. A second seated person in orange and rudraksha malas is partly visible at left, and orange-clad people sit further back. A red bag lies at lower right.

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February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesA young man seated cross-legged on a wooden floor performs a ritual aarti, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a small brass bell in his right. He wears saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, long strands of rudraksha beads, a gold-bead necklace, a rudraksha bracelet on each upper arm, and white horizontal sacred markings on his forehead and body with a red tilak. A small oval medallion with a painted image of a saint is pinned at his shoulder. Another seated person in orange with similar beads is partly visible at left. A brass plate with fruit, a conch shell and small brass cups sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, and an orange-robed group sits behind them.2017-02-04February 02 20172017-02-02A photograph, rotated sideways, showing two men in saffron-orange robes seated on a wooden floor during a puja. The foreground man has white vibhuti stripes on his arms and chest and a face marked with white lines, wearing layered rudraksha malas with gold beads and a small orange pendant. He holds a small brass handbell in one hand and a hand-held ritual bell in the other. Behind him, a second man in orange with rudraksha malas and gold beads holds a bell. A brass plate with a small brass bell, a shell, and a green-garnished offering sits at the upper left, along with a red cloth bag at the lower left.2017-02-02February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesMarch 26 20132013-03-26March 22 20132013-03-22January 11 20172017-01-11August 24 20162016-08-24January 12 20172017-01-12A 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.2016-08-09Three young men seated on a colourful striped rug perform a ritual in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, their arms and chests marked with white ash lines. The central young man in an orange wrap holds a white ritual cord toward the figure on the right, who wears an orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red forehead mark. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot with green leaves and flowers, a microphone and small offering dishes sit before them. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti and gold necklaces sits beside a gold-framed altar with a small bronze deity murti. A devotee's back is visible at the lower right edge.2017-05-05