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Photograph of a ritual in a temple hall. In the centre, a young man with short hair wears an orange sannyasi-style wrap and rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and pale ash markings on his arms, and reaches toward a metal plate of dried cowdung cakes and a pile of dry sticks spread on a pink and green cloth. On the right, a shirtless man with ash-marked chest and arms wears an orange cloth, rudraksha malas and sunglasses. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothes, including girls with gold necklaces, watch. A deity murti and a yellow cloth stand in the background, and a brass bowl sits in the foreground.

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August 31 20172017-08-31Seated 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 copiesJanuary 03 20172017-01-03August 16 20162016-08-16January 25 20172017-01-25 +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.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron robes performing a group puja. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, sits cross-legged and raises a small brass lamp, while a brass bell and a small white shrine piece sit on a low table before him. Several younger participants around him hold lit oil lamps and offerings, and a yellow cloth and flower garland lie on the floor. The audience behind them is large and packed, and the scene is lit by warm hall lights.2017-01-08January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesTwo young men with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a multicoloured striped mat in a hall, facing forward in meditation. Both wear saffron-orange draped robes and long brown rudraksha mala necklaces, with white ash markings on their arms and a red tilak on the forehead. The man on the left has no glasses; the man on the right wears clear-framed glasses. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white attire fill the hall, with tall golden poles in the foreground and framed photographs on the wall. A metal water bottle sits beside the right figure.2017-07-15Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white and grey ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and several wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Some hold lit oil lamps or incense sticks in their hands, and in the foreground brass plates hold kumkum, flowers, lamps and small bowls. A younger boy in the middle left raises a flame near his face. The setting is an indoor hall with a pinkish wall and a painted picture in the background.2017-01-04January 08 20172017-01-08