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Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Many have white and grey ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and several wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Some hold lit oil lamps or incense sticks in their hands, and in the foreground brass plates hold kumkum, flowers, lamps and small bowls. A younger boy in the middle left raises a flame near his face. The setting is an indoor hall with a pinkish wall and a painted picture in the background.

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Seated 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 copiesA photograph of a seated row of people in orange and saffron robes performing a ritual with oil lamps lit along a low table in front. The foreground man on the right has short dark hair, a rudraksha mala, horizontal white ash marks on his bare chest and shoulder, and a small hoop earring; he holds a lit wick. Beside him a young boy with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. Another young man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp. Brass lamps, flowers and offering plates line the table, with more orange-clad participants receding into the background. Warm bokeh lights fill the hall.2017-01-11Photograph of a seated group of sannyasi-style devotees in orange-saffron cloth performing a ritual with lit oil lamps and incense on a low brass tray in the foreground. The central young man, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, holds a small lamp and a bell-like object while looking down. Others beside him wear white horizontal forehead marks and orange shawls, some holding lamps and incense sticks. Blurred figures and warm walls fill the background of an indoor hall.2017-01-04December 15 20182018-12-15January 11 20172017-01-11January 03 20172017-01-03January 11 20172017-01-11Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit in a row on pink and maroon mats, holding small brass oil lamps and ritual vessels over brass plates on red cloths. Their chests and arms are smeared with white sacred ash, and many wear long rudraksha malas. Lit diyas and offering trays line the foreground, and more seated participants in orange and white are visible behind them.2017-01-06A photograph of a row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual in a hall. Several men in the foreground have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bare shoulders and arms, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. They hold lit oil lamps and incense, with brass plates of flowers and offerings arranged on the floor before them. Behind them, other figures in orange and a standing man with a bare chest and white markings are visible, and a deity image hangs on the back wall. The photo is cropped, so the number of visible people is uncertain. a person is not clearly identifiable here.2017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11