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A photograph of a group puja or ritual gathering in a hall with pink-washed walls. In the foreground a young boy with shoulder-length dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, holds one arm raised with a brass item and wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Beside him a younger boy in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing a pendant necklace, holds a small brass spoon-like ritual vessel. Behind them many seated devotees in orange and white ritual clothes, some with white markings on their bodies, sit before brass trays with oil lamps and offerings on the floor.

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January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 03 20172017-08-03January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesSeated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform a puja in a hall, many bare-chested with white tripundra ash markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground men hold small brass oil lamps and lit incense sticks, while brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small bell lie on the floor. Behind them a larger seated group fills the room, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated group of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads. In the foreground two boys hold up brass oil lamps with lit flames in raised hands, while others sit behind on the floor with brass puja trays and small lamps. Many small lamps glow in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.2017-08-04January 13 20172017-01-13June 08 20132013-06-08A row of devotees seated on the floor in a hall, most wearing saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and white body markings, performing a ritual with lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass vessels set before them. The foreground man has long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold pendant, and holds a flame toward the lamps with his hands; the man beside him wears a brown bead mala and hoop earrings. Pale ash markings appear on the bodies and foreheads of several participants. Blurred figures in the background sit in the same ritual posture beneath hanging framed pictures. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA group of young boys with shaved heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms sit closely together, holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames aloft and forward. They wear saffron-orange robes, some with dark maroon garments and gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Brass lamps and a few flower offerings sit on a silver tray in the lower right. The setting is a plain indoor hall with a red wall in the background.2013-04-14 +1 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12Young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on a floor, dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold brass bells and small oil lamps while performing a ritual. A boy in the foreground, wearing a small gold earring, rings a bell and holds a lit lamp, with a brass kalasha and offerings of flowers on the stone surface before him. Other saffron-clad participants sit in the background, and a brass lamp burns on the right. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-07-02A photograph of a group of young men and boys seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. They wear saffron-orange cloth wraps and bare chests, with white vertical markings on their faces and arms. Several hold small oil lamps or flames and small brass bells; a boy in the foreground right raises a lit lamp, and a brass plate with fruit, sweets and flowers lies in front. Rudraksha malas and gold pendants are visible. Behind them, many more people in orange sit in rows.2017-01-04 +1 copies