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Outdoor Pongal puja on a paved courtyard with seated young men and boys in saffron and orange robes with yellow borders, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. A young man in front, seated cross-legged on a red-and-gold cloth, holds a microphone in one hand and a lit camphor or incense flame in the other, beside silver puja vessels, a silver kalasha with white flowers, a brass lamp, small bowls of flowers and an earthen pot. Behind them other seated participants in white dhotis and orange shawls watch attentively, with trees in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked.

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January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.2016-08-16August 24 20162016-08-24A photograph of a ritual at a fire pit (homa) at night. A young priest in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured garland and an orange turban with a feathered crest, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a man in dark-rimmed glasses and orange cloth with white vibhuti markings on his arms and chest chants, and other seated men in orange and white garments with garlands join in. A standing man in orange stands at the back. In front, a yellow-tiled homa pit holds a small flame, with a brass bowl, a kalasha pot and flower arrangements nearby. A microphone stands at the right edge.2016-02-07A young man seated cross-legged on a raised platform rings a small brass handbell in his right hand while holding a brass oil lamp in his left, eyes lowered in concentration. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, bangles, and white horizontal sacred ash stripes on his forearms and chest, with a white tilak and red mark on his forehead. Around him, orange-clad young boys and girls sit in similar ritual posture with brass lamps, oil lamps and small plates on the floor, while a few blurred adults in white and orange sit in the background. The setting suggests a puja or ritual satsang in a hall.2016-08-09A group of young boys and men seated cross-legged on a pink cloth during a ritual ceremony. The central boy wears an orange saffron wrap with gold border and a white sacred thread, holding a small brass spoon and cord over brass oil lamps and bowls. Other participants wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange wraps, some with rudraksha beads and vermilion on their foreheads. Brass kalashas, brass lamps and a small clear plastic container sit on the cloth in front of them.2016-08-18August 16 20162016-08-16Seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform a puja in a hall, many bare-chested with white tripundra ash markings and rudraksha malas. Foreground men hold small brass oil lamps and lit incense sticks, while brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small bell lie on the floor. Behind them a larger seated group fills the room, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-01-04 +1 copiesThree young male priests sit outdoors in a garden setting performing a puja. The priest on the left wears orange dhoti, bare chest with white vertical body markings, long tied hair, and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala; he holds a small brass vessel and offerings. The middle priest, wearing spectacles and a brown rudraksha mala, is bare-chested with white markings and orange cloth. The priest on the right, in a white dhoti with bare chest and white markings and a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and speaks. Brass kalasha vessels, green leaves, flowers and a cloth-wrapped offering sit on a yellow-cloth ritual table, with a striped mat beneath. Other people stand behind, partly visible.2016-09-05A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged at the centre, cupping his hands together in prayer with eyes closed and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a garland of white flowers and multicoloured ribbon. In front of him is a metal bowl with a ladle and small offerings, and a microphone on a stand is beside him. Around him, roughly a dozen men in orange shawls and white dhotis sit in rows, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Behind them hang orange curtains and a golden pole, and a white smoky haze suggests a homa or fire ritual. The man at centre appears to be Swamiji (probable), shown by his long hair, saffron clothing and garland as a central figure leading the ritual.2007-12-25