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A large white-draped hall holds a Maheshwara Puja scene. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a lit flame toward a long row of seated sannyasis in saffron robes whose palms are pressed together, with leaf plates and small lamps set along a striped mat. A golden canopy frames a central figure seated on a golden throne with a crown, flanked by golden deity-like figures and fringed umbrellas. Many seated devotees in white and maroon with rudraksha malas fill the floor, and some hold small oil lamps. The people shown are numerous and extend across the room, so the count exceeds 100.

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A large ritual hall draped in white fabric shows a Maheshwara Puja style offering. A central figure seated on an ornate golden throne with a gold canopy, a pale-saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, sits above a line of white-robed attendants. Shirtless devotees with rudraksha malas and sandalwood-marked chests sit in rows along a long floor cloth, with banana-leaf plates of food and small oil lamps laid out before them. In the left foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti raises a flaming lamp toward the offerings. Colourful parasol-style umbrellas, brass trident finials and tall kalasha-like pillars surround the dais.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a large ritual gathering in a white-draped hall during a Maheshwara Puja-style offering. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit flame toward long rows of leaf plates and small clay lamps laid out along a striped mat. 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