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A row of seated devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass oil lamps and small brass vessels set on red and pink mats in front of them. Several men wear saffron-orange dhotis, bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. The foremost man in orange has his hands near the lamps, eyes lowered. Others sit with palms joined in prayer. Burning incense sticks rise among the lamps, and a blurred background of more seated participants and a framed image completes the scene.

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January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20172017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10January 06 20172017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated puja or ritual gathering with several men sitting in a row on pink and red mats. Foreground: a bald man with white horizontal sacred ash bands on his chest and arms wears a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti, holding a brass lamp. Beside him a bearded man with dreadlocks and a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass bell. Other bare-chested participants with ash markings hold brass lamps and offerings. Brass oil lamps and small brass dishes with flames sit on the floor in front. Visible people number roughly six to eight.2017-01-06January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on the floor of a bare hall, in a ritual setting. They wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white horizontal sacred markings on their chests and arms, with some heads shaved. Brass and copper plates, bowls and oil lamps sit on red and orange cloths in front of them, with flower petals and fruit offerings. Smoke rises from incense or camphor near several of them, and some have hands pressed together in prayer. Behind the row, more people in orange and white are seated along the wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-01-13A photograph of a seated puja ceremony in a hall. In the foreground a young shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and saffron shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold chain, sits cross-legged with hands cupped over a brass plate of leaves and offerings on a low marble stand. Behind him older priests, some bare-chested with white sacred ash markings and rudraksha malas, sit on mats with brass vessels, lamps and kalasha-style pots. Other devotees sit in the background.2017-01-08July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06January 07 20172017-01-07