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A photo of a group ritual with many participants seated in rows behind a chain barrier, holding brass oil lamps (diyas) aloft with lit flames. Foreground figures wear white dhotis and white forehead markings, with rudraksha malas and gold bangles; behind them, others wear saffron and orange robes. Brass puja vessels, a small brass lamp and a framed picture of a deity sit on a cloth at lower left. The setting is an indoor hall with maroon curtains.

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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a white tiled floor. Rows of men in saffron-orange and white dhotis sit cross-legged, several with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Many hold lit oil lamps or flames in their hands. Brass plates, small bowls and offering trays lie on mats in front of them, and red and orange cloths hang along the back wall. Several younger boys sit at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performed by priests and devotees.2013-01-15A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performs a lamp ritual inside a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair, a small hoop earring and a beaded rudraksha mala lifts a lit oil lamp toward the light. Beside him a seated man in orange wears white stripes on his upper arm, and others hold small lamps and shallow oil lamps along a long low table. Bokeh lights glow in the background. Several people are visible, the nearest in sharp focus, the rest partly cropped.2017-01-11A photograph of a seated row of young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, bare-chested with white vertical tilaka lines on their foreheads, many wearing rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces. Several hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, raised or held near the floor. Blurred wall panels and a doorway fill the background, and a woman's dark hair is visible at the left edge. The scene resembles a devotional lamp ritual in an ashram hall.2017-01-25A photograph of a row of seated devotees in a bright hall performing a puja with lit oil lamps. In the foreground, several men and women in saffron and orange robes hold lit diyas and incense sticks toward a long line of brass plates and offering trays on the glossy white floor. Some wear white garments, and a bald man in front holds a flame. Behind them, rows of people in orange and white sit before more lamps, and a woman in white stands near pink walls and wooden doors. Brass stands and flower offerings sit on the floor, with smoke rising from the incense.2017-05-25A photograph of a row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes during a ritual, with several people raising small brass oil lamps or lit diyas toward the upper left. In the foreground, a young man with short dark hair and a gold stud earring holds a lamp aloft, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl. Beside him, a man with a white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads sits holding a small object. Multiple lit lamps glow along the table in front of them, with offering plates and flowers. The hall has pink walls and framed pictures. No one is clearly identifiable as the a person in this view.2017-01-11May 01 20132013-05-01December 17 20112011-12-17September 24 20112011-09-24March 18 20172017-03-18April 22 20142014-04-22December 28 20112011-12-28November 22 20132013-11-22