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A large hall with a red stage backdrop shows a crowd of children, teenagers and adults seated on the floor performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold borders and some with sacred threads hold brass lamps and a brass vessel, arms extended forward. Behind them, boys in colourful t-shirts and women in saris and salwar kameez also hold small flames. Brass puja plates and oil lamps sit on mats in front of them.

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November 07 20112011-11-07A large seated group of devotees performs an evening puja in a hall with a red-draped stage at the back. Many participants hold small lit oil lamps or flames raised toward the front, and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Foreground monks wear saffron and orange robes with shaved heads, and some wear white. Men in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, boys in colourful shirts, and women in saris and salwar kameez fill the rows.2011-12-15April 03 20122012-04-03A photograph inside a marble-floored hall during a group puja. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together or hands moving over brass trays of offerings, small oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels. Behind them a seated audience of many young boys and men, some in shirts, some in white, sits in prayer posture, with red chairs lining the back of the hall. A few men at the rear sit upright with hands folded. Brass lamps, plates of fruit and sweets, and plastic containers sit on the floor. No readable name or person is identified; ritual participants are described by role only.2012-04-09December 17 20112011-12-17A large group of seated men in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders performs a ritual, many holding lit oil lamps or flames toward brass plates and offering trays on orange and red cloth mats. Several wear rudraksha malas. One man in the foreground with a gold-bordered white shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a flame over a brass plate. Brass lamps, small bowls and copper vessels are arranged on the floor. Many people fill the hall, appearing to number in the dozens, with a few partially visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in appearance.2010-11-20 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass puja vessels and oil lamps on mats in front of them. Two men in front wear white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, one with grey hair and glasses, the other with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them many boys and young men sit in rows, some in white and others in colourful shirts, all attentive. A small orange bag rests at the lower right. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is assigned.2012-04-09July 23 20112011-07-23October 25 20102010-10-25December 02 20102010-12-02April AF 2012 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a large hall with red-and-white striped mats. Foreground boys in grey, white and blue shirts sit before brass plates, small lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel with offerings. Behind them, a man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers sits with hands joined near a lamp. Several shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style garments with orange shawls sit in the middle row, and a seated man in a white shirt presses his palms together at right. Women in colourful saris sit at the back. The scene conveys a group puja or satsang with oil lamps and brass vessels arranged on the floor.2012-04-09