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A man sits cross-legged on a dark blue mat in a white hall, wearing white kurta and dhoti with a yellow sash and dark rudraksha mala. He has a white vertical mark on his forehead, eyes closed, hands held in a meditation mudra on his lap. Brass puja items lie on the floor before him: a plate with red kumkum, a small brass bell, a brass cup and a lamp. Other seated people in white and grey clothing meditate on mats in the background.

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August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29A seated man in white ritual clothes and a yellow sacred thread sits cross-legged on a purple mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical mark on his forehead. Brass puja plates, a small brass lamp, brass bowls and a bell lie on the floor before him, alongside plastic containers and a teal lid. Several other people sit on mats around the hall in white and grey clothing, some with hands folded in meditation. The scene shows a group meditation program with puja items.2009-08-29A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with broad gold borders sits cross-legged on a floor mat during a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, eyes half-closed, hands joined in front. Before him on a red cloth are brass puja vessels, a small bell, a kalasha-style cup and a brass plate. Other white-clad participants and seated attendees in red and maroon garments sit nearby, with a green container in the background.2013-02-04A photo of a seated ritual in a hall. In the foreground a clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged with eyes closed, chanting and holding his hands in a mudra. He wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak with a red dot. Before him on a patterned cloth are brass plates with flowers and fruit, a small brass bell, an oil lamp, plastic containers of offerings and a water bottle. Seated devotees in the background wear white and grey clothing. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja.2011-08-10June 04 20132013-06-04September 12 20102010-09-12A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed, white ash stripes on his forehead and arms and a red dot at the brow, wearing a rudraksha mala. He holds a spoon over a brass plate of white flowers, with a small brass oil lamp burning, a brass bell, incense sticks and a tray of flowers in front of him. Other men in white sit behind him in a hall with a corrugated roof and hanging orange and red banners. No candidate can be confidently identified from appearance alone, and the printed caption on the photo is not a name for this person.2010-10-01A photograph of seated priests performing a puja inside a hall with white marble floor and orange cloth mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, sits before a brass puja plate on an orange cloth holding a small brass lamp, a bowl of kumkum, flowers and a bell. Behind him several other men in white dhotis sit on orange mats, some wearing rudraksha malas, with brass plates and vessels beside them. A brass lamp stand and gold-coloured deity decorations are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present.2010-11-05A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with woven mats. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, white dhoti and shawl, a red rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands resting near a brass plate and small lamps. Beside him a younger devotee in white with a folded-hands namaskar pose sits in front of a brass bell and offering vessels. Behind them several men in white garments with bare-chested sitting postures and white forehead marks sit in rows, along with other devotees in the background. Oil lamps, brass vessels and a tray with ritual items are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja-style ritual gathering.2010-09-22A photograph of a satsang-style seated gathering. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, and a shawl over a white garment with gold border sits with eyes closed, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and gold bracelets with dark armbands. Behind him, several seated men in white dhoti-style clothes with white forehead markings and grey-beaded necklaces sit on red cushions, with a row of red chairs in the background. Brass ritual vessels and offerings sit on a mat at lower left. Count of visible people is about nine.2013-05-04