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A seated group of men perform a puja ritual on a mat, each with a small brass oil lamp and metal plate on a raised wooden stand in front of them. The man at left wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl over a red sash and a red-orange rudraksha garland, with sandalwood paste marks on his arms and forehead. The man in the centre wears white with a red-orange garland and holds a small object over a plate. The man at right, wearing glasses and a white dhoti, holds pink flowers over a plate, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other devotees in white with red-orange garlands sit behind them. Small brass lamps, pink flower petals and a red cloth sit on the trays.

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August 24 20142014-08-24Indoor photo of men seated cross-legged on a tiled floor with mats, hands pressed in namaste, at what looks like a satsang or puja. Front left, a bald man with a red-and-gold shawl, white dhoti with gold border and tilak wears a red rudraksha-style mala. Next to him a white-haired man in white kurta holds his hands together and wears a red shawl. A man in white with a black beaded mala and a man in white shirt with red shawl sit beside them, with more devotees behind. Small wooden stools hold brass plates and clear containers. Wall portraits, red curtains and an LED clock are visible behind.2014-08-24A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and red-saffron shawls sits on mats in a hall during a satsang or puja. In the centre, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered saffron-red shawl and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together. Beside him an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands folded, and a small brass plate with flowers and a lamp rests on the floor. Behind them many more white-clad participants fill the hall, with framed images and red curtains on the walls.2014-08-24November 07 20142014-11-07May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a hall with a white tiled floor, where seated devotees perform ritual worship. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with a yellow border, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and holds a leaf over a brass vessel on a marble slab. Beside him an older bald man with white beard and glasses, wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, bare-chested with white ash marks, handles offerings. Other seated participants in white dhotis and orange cloths sit behind them. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, leaves and flower petals fill the foreground altar. Background shows more people in orange and white.2017-01-08A seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas, perform a ritual on a white marble floor with brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, flower petals and bowls of fruit on orange and red cloths. In the centre a man in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped, facing forward, while others around him hold small items and bells in a puja. Some men wear glasses. The setting appears to be a hall with pale walls.2010-10-08A photograph of a pada-puja ritual in a hall with a red curtain. Several men sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis with orange-gold borders, bare-shouldered and wearing rudraksha malas and tripundra forehead markings. The front man, wearing glasses, speaks while hands are clasped; others sit with hands folded or holding ritual items. Brass oil lamps, bells, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers and a plate of offerings sit on orange cloths on the floor. Behind them, men in white and an orange-robed figure stand near the wall.2011-12-14August 24 20142014-08-24A seated puja in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-and-yellow saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red mat, holding a folded white cloth over brass puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and leaves on a stone low table. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti and rudraksha mala, and other priests in white and saffron sit in a row performing the ritual. Brass plates, lamps and small bowls are arranged on the table.2017-01-08November 22 20102010-11-22A seated group ritual in a marble-floored hall. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange mat at left, hands extended over brass puja plates. Beside him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit with palms joined or hands over brass trays, lamps, bells and small bowls of offerings on mats. Several men wear white headbands. The setting suggests a puja or satsang, with a few plastic bags and papers on the floor.2010-10-10