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Two men sit cross-legged on a white cloth over green floor matting, reciting from printed sheets at two microphone stands during a ritual. The man on the left, shaved-headed with a red tilak and white markings on his arms, wears saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace and a wristwatch. The man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala. Before them lie brass lamps, a kalasha, a white conch shell, flowers and a gold-edged cloth. Behind them stands a gold-carved throne with red cushions and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure.

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Photograph of a puja at a green-carpeted temple-style setting. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a gold chain and ochre-marked arms sits on a white cloth reading from a printed sheet. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a sacred item and sits before a microphone stand. Brass bowls, lamps and a kalasha rest on a red cloth on the floor. Behind them, a golden ornate throne with red bolster cushions stands before a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and a white-draped table holds brass vessels and flowers. A bald man in white sits at the lower left edge and another person is partly visible at the right. Coiled cables run across the floor. Photo-level detail is clear, and the scene shows ritual worship.2013-02-07February 11 20132013-02-11Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a puja. Both wear rudraksha malas, white sandalwood-paste markings on their arms and forehead with red kumkum dots, and red-orange bangles. The priest on the left holds a small spoon over brass vessels and a tray of flowers, eyes lowered. The priest on the right, wearing a wristwatch, presses his hands together over a brass kalasha-type vessel and oil lamps on an orange cloth. Brass plates hold flowers, offerings and a lamp. Other people in white sit in the background, out of focus. No clear a person candidate is visible.2013-09-28Two men sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a microphone stand in a temple hall with pastel blue, pink and yellow walls and a painted deity figure in the background. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet, with tripundra on his forehead, eyes lowered and hands folded. The man on the right wears an orange-red robe and orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and tripundra, reading from a sheet of paper. A brass oil lamp burns to the right. No distinctive appearance cues establish either man as the a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-04-30Two seated men on a mat in front of a golden ornate throne with red cushion against an orange wall. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with red border, white tripundra markings on forehead, and gold beaded necklaces; he speaks into a microphone while holding papers. The man on the right wears orange saffron robes and gold beaded necklaces with closed eyes, hands folded in his lap, seated at a microphone. A brass bell lies on the floor in front. A satsang discourse setting.2010-11-03January 13 20142014-01-13Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with pink curtains. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in rust-red dhoti and orange-red shawl with a beaded orange garland holds a small lit oil lamp in his hands. Beside him more shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, also holding lamps and tending brass puja vessels. Brass lamps, a metal plate of flowers, bowls of offerings and a kalasha sit on the floor mats. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing read from papers. Forehead vibhuti and tilak markings are visible on the priests.2013-03-25March 26 20132013-03-26January 12 20172017-01-12Several men sit cross-legged on a green mat before an orange-draped wall during a puja or chanting ritual. Foreground, a bald man in orange cloth with white forehead and arm markings holds his palms together in anjali. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, pray with folded hands. At right, a bald man in orange, wearing a gold pendant, chants at a microphone stand while reading from an open sheet. Brass lamps, a silver puja tray and small oil lamps sit on the mat, and folding chairs with red seats line the background.2013-02-12February 25 20132013-02-25Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a floor before microphones, reciting from an open book on a wooden rehal stand. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders, a gold bead necklace, and white sacred ash lines on his forehead and arms. The man on the right wears saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead mala with a red-and-gold pendant, with white ash on his arms and a red bindi. A brass bell lies at the lower left and a maroon curtain hangs behind them.2011-02-01