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A large indoor ritual gathering on a light tiled floor, with many men seated in rows performing a puja. Most are bare-chested with white dhotis edged in yellow, sacred ash lines marking their arms and bodies, and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and sandalwood-coloured marks sits cross-legged before a brass tray of lamps, flowers and rose petals, and an older man on the left and another on the right also tend offering plates. Brass vessels, lamps, coconut and marigold petals are arranged on mats. Behind them more participants sit in white, and a few women in white saris are visible among the rows. Hall walls display framed pictures. Roughly 60 people are visible.

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July 23 20172017-07-23Photo 11681037 +3 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesSeveral men sit cross-legged on a white marble floor performing a ritual with brass plates. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, and have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. The man in front wears rudraksha malas and has a white tilak and tends small brass bowls holding flower petals, pink flowers and leaves on a mesh cloth. Beside him an older man with white hair sits on a red and orange cloth with pink flowers and offerings. Other men with orange or rudraksha necklaces sit nearby, and a seated woman in a yellow sari cradles a small child in the background. Steel serving counters and framed deity images stand behind them.2017-07-25August 05 20112011-08-05July 25 20172017-07-25May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA seated group of priests and devotees performs a puja on a mat before brass plates holding offerings and small lamps. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged, holding a flower or offering in his hands. Beside him, men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit with their palms together and hold small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of women in yellow and white saris and men in white sit on a red carpet along a railing inside a temple hall, many holding offerings. The scene conveys a formal group ritual in progress.2010-10-05July 25 20172017-07-25May 11 20122012-05-11 +2 copies