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A large hall with a seated congregation during a ritual. Four priests in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms, and sit with hands folded in prayer. Each has a brass lota and small offering plates of fruit and sweets on orange mats before them. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on mats, many with palms joined, including several boys in colourful shirts and a few men in white. Orange and blue festoons hang from the ceiling, and a golden deity murti stands near the back left. The scene shows a puja performed by seated priests before a congregation.

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April 16 20122012-04-16A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with white upper cloths and sandalwood or ash markings on their chests and foreheads sit with palms joined. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and folded hands sits in front of brass lamps and offering plates. Boys in colourful shirts, including green-and-white stripes and orange, sit on mats with small brass dishes, lamps and fruit. Behind them, rows of seated men and women, some in saris and salwar, fill the room. Pink curtains, hanging yellow and red banners and a framed picture on the back wall decorate the space.2012-04-17 +1 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23A seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders perform a ritual in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali. Foreground men have sandalwood and vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps, small bowls, bananas, a coconut, flowers and kumkum sit on orange and mat cloths before them. Behind them, a large audience of mostly young boys and men, many in orange shawls, sits quietly with hands folded. No one in the image is a clearly identified a person candidate, so the ritual participants are described by role only.2012-04-22April 18 20122012-04-18 +1 copiesApril 19 20122012-04-19 +1 copiesA seated group in a large hall performs a devotional ritual with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on a mat with sandalwood marks on his forehead, beside a second man in similar white gold-bordered attire and round glasses. Behind them, many devotees, including children and youths in colourful shirts, sit with hands folded. Brass lamps, a burning oil lamp, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and a small orange cloth sit on the floor before them. No a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2012-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20122012-04-18 +1 copiesApril 17 20122012-04-17A large hall filled with seated devotees in a group puja or satsang. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him a boy in green shirt bows his head, and a boy in pink shirt sits cross-legged before a brass plate holding a small lamp, a leaf and offerings. Other participants wear orange and saffron shirts, white kurtas and maroon tops, many with hands folded in prayer. Hanging orange and multicoloured decorations line the ceiling, and a small deity murti stands in an alcove at the back. Brass lamps and plates rest on mats in front of the crowd.2012-04-20April 17 20122012-04-17January 24 20132013-01-24