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A seated puja in a hall with a crowd in white dhotis and red-orange shawls behind. In the foreground, a man in white silk dhoti with gold border, red-orange shawl and long gold-beaded necklace reads from a sheet of paper held on a clipboard, hands joined, with a small microphone headset. Beside him, another man in red shawl and gold beaded mala presses palms together. A silver tray with flowers and brass vessels sits at left, and a carved orange-red altar stand is at right. Several seated devotees in white and red shawls are visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible; the central priest is shown in ritual role only.

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November 24 20102010-11-24 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, many with bare torsos and white and red sacred markings, perform a devotional ceremony indoors. In the foreground a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together. Beside him a man with glasses, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, a white dhoti with a yellow border. Behind them a long-haired man in a white shawl with a red tilak sits in prayer, and others are seated further back. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and offerings in a plate lie on a mat in front, with a notebook and a blue container at lower left.2010-11-09October 17 20102010-10-17October 15 20102010-10-15Four men seated on an orange cloth on a grey floor perform a ritual chant before a red-and-orange wall. They wear white dhotis with red-and-maroon borders, gold-bead necklaces, and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. The man second from right, holding a microphone, reads from an open booklet. The others hold open books or sit with hands folded. A brass bowl of flowers and a small metal pot sit in front. Women in yellow and orange saris sit at the right edge, and two white-clad standing figures are visible in the upper background.2010-08-02 +1 copiesPhoto of three seated men in a golden temple hall during a ritual. Front centre, a man with short hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl printed with script, wears a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocks in a white cloth holds an orange-red object in his hands, eyes lowered. At left, a man with a rudraksha mala, orange shawl and white garment sits with eyes closed. At upper right, an older bearded man in orange robes with a teal sash sits behind gold ceremonial items, a deity murti area behind them. Gold relief decorations fill the background.2017-03-18November 23 20102010-11-23November 14 20102010-11-14A seated man in the foreground wears white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a rudraksha mala draped over his bare chest and shoulders, and reads from a sheet of white paper. He sits on a white mat in a large hall where many people in white clothes sit on mats, some wearing orange-brown shawls. A man on the left in white clothes and an orange-brown shawl looks down and to the side, and a man on the right holds a small book. The room has cream walls, wooden doors and a polished floor.2017-03-08Two shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths sit cross-legged on a green mat before a microphone on a stand, reciting from printed sheets. The man on the left wears dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth; the man on the right wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, a red-and-white bordered wrap and a red tilak. Behind them, several seated men in white cloths watch in an orange-yellow backdrop. The scene reads as a devotional recitation or satsang.2010-10-17December 26 20122012-12-26February 19 20132013-02-19 +1 copies