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Several seated devotees perform a puja ritual with brass oil lamps and incense sticks on a tray in a pink-walled hall. A bare-chested older man with white hair and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and body wears a long rudraksha mala. Beside him a man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass lamp, and younger men with glasses hold similar lamps. A woman in an orange head wrap and a woman with long blonde hair in white garments sit in the background.

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January 03 20172017-01-03January 08 20172017-01-08A crowded seated congregation in a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, an older bald-looking man with glasses and a bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass bell. Beside him, a man with white hair and a moustache, also bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, holds a bell in his right hand. Behind them, a person in an orange turban and a woman with long blonde hair in a light blue sari with a rudraksha mala sit among others. Several people wear white forehead marks. A printed name tag hangs from a man's neck. Red curtains and a pink wall are in the background. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2017-03-18A 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.2017-01-08February 01 20172017-02-01Devotees sit on a floor in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass oil lamp in his left, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with a small brass lamp or incense vessel near his hands. Further left, a woman in orange sits beside him, and other lamp-holding devotees in white and orange appear in the background. A gold and red throne-like chair sits behind them, with warm lamplight on the scene. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2014-05-25January 01 20172017-01-01June 08 20172017-06-08A row of seated priests in orange and maroon robes performs a ritual indoors, holding incense sticks and offering items on a white floor. The foreground priest, shaved-headed with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arm, wears rudraksha mala necklaces and an armband, and holds an incense stick. Beside him, a man with long hair, earrings and a white-and-gold shawl sits with folded hands. Brass oil lamps, a small bowl and plates of offerings sit on the floor, and smoke rises at left. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2014-04-20Several people sit cross-legged on a red mat in a hall, performing a puja at brass and gold ritual vessels on a low white table. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, wearing an orange-and-gold saffron cloth, rudraksha mala, and a gold-toned pendant, places a leaf and a white offering. Beside him an older man with white hair, white ritual cloth, rudraksha mala and gold bangles handles an offering. Others in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit behind them, with ornate brass plates, diyas, betel leaves, a conch-like vessel and a small kalasha around. Background devotees are blurred. The ceremony appears to be a puja with offerings.2017-01-08January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls at a night puja, many with white vibhuti horizontal bands and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti and glasses sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind him, a man in the center holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, and another lamp burns on a brass plate. A brass plate in front holds fruit, flowers and a small bowl of offerings on a red cloth mat over a woven mat floor. Lit oil lamps are visible in the background along with seated devotees in white shirts. The scene reads as a pada puja gathering.2010-09-20