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A large hall with many seated participants in a ritual setting. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit on mats with rudraksha malas, beside brass puja plates, small bells, lamps and fruit offerings. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-red robes with white forehead bands sit cross-legged, several with folded hands, some wearing rudraksha malas. Further back, adults in white clothes sit on the floor, and portrait frames hang on the wall above red curtains, while people in white stand along the rear. Pale walls and ceiling fans complete the scene.

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A large hall with pink walls and framed portraits of deities and saints hung high above rows of seated participants. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron-orange robes and bright white forehead bands sit on mats with brass oil lamps, bowls and offering plates arranged before them. Behind them, older men in orange and white robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, and many people in red and white clothing fill the floor. Red curtains and white ceiling fans frame the room, and a vertical bank of brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels stands among the seated groups.2013-07-07A large hall with cream walls and red curtains, lined with framed portraits and images of deities above. Rows of young boys and youths in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on woven mats, many holding small brass lamps, bowls and offering trays with oil lamps and flowers; some tend a plate on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, a larger seated crowd in white clothing fills the room, with a few people in red and white on chairs at the right. A shaved-head monk in orange-brown robes at the centre-right sits before a silver tray with brass items, appearing to conduct a ritual. Oil lamp puja and devotional worship in a temple-style hall.2013-07-06May 25 20132013-05-25A large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains shows a seated group in orange robes with white forehead and body markings, sitting before small brass puja vessels, lamps and offerings on mats. Central figures wear orange robes and rudraksha malas; one in a white dhoti sits to the right. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white and red clothing watch, and standing attendants stand near a shelf of framed images at the back.2013-07-24July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesMay 16 20132013-05-16August 18 20132013-08-18July 23 20132013-07-23May 25 20132013-05-25December 30 20112011-12-30May 16 20132013-05-16July 06 20132013-07-06