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A photograph of seated men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, arranged in a long row on a hall floor during a puja. Foreground men have hands pressed together in prayer or holding ritual items; oil lamps and brass vessels, small bowls and plates with offerings sit on a white floor cloth in front of them. Background shows more people in white and yellow clothing and a few lit lamps, with a dim interior and windows. Stripes of vibhuti or tilak mark some foreheads.

A photograph of a seated group in white ritual dress during a satsang or puja in an ashram hall with a polished white floor. In the foreground two men sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, forehead tilak marks and rudraksha malas. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and a lit candle sit on orange cloth before them. Behind them many other devotees in white garments, some with tilak, sit in rows, and a few people in the background wear dark clothing.

A row of men seated on the floor in a ritual hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a pada puja or similar devotional rite. The foreground man wears a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and gold bangle. Behind them, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms sit before small brass oil lamps and offering plates on red and green cloths. Soft lamplight glows in the background.

A long row of seated participants in white dhotis and unstitched white clothing with gold borders performs a puja during a satsang event. Brass thalis and small brass lamps holding flames sit on low tables along the floor, with a copper-coloured water bottle in the foreground. Several men bare-chested wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and raise incense sticks or small items toward the offerings. A man near the centre has his hair in a topknot and wears gold earrings. Lit oil lamps line the floor behind the row, and the hall is filled with more seated devotees. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

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A ritual gathering seated on a tiled hall floor, with many people in rows. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a white dhoti and shawl edged in gold, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged with hands folded and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a white shawl and dhoti with a rudraksha mala bows his head. On the right an orange-robed, shaved-headed monk sits with hands folded. Brass puja vessels, small lamps and offering plates sit on orange mats in front of the participants, and a brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind them more devotees in white and orange sit in lines.

A seated group of young men in white dhotis with gold borders performs a ritual in a hall with a white tiled floor. Their hands are pressed together in anjali mudra as they sit in rows before brass plates, small brass oil lamps, lit diyas and a kalasha-like brass vessel set on red cloth mats. Behind them, rows of people in orange and maroon clothing sit along a rope barrier, with more participants seated further back near the windows. Several men are bare-chested with sacred threads, and some wear vibhuti on their foreheads. The setting suggests a puja or satsang observance.

August 18 2011

A photograph of a seated puja in progress. Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls with reddish-maroon borders sit on the floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. Some wear white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, brass plates with flowers, a small brass lamp, a bowl and a kalasha-like vessel sit on an orange cloth, with oil lamps burning behind the row of worshippers. Other devotees in white and yellow clothing are visible in the background.

A photograph of several men seated on the floor in a row, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, eyes closed in meditative focus. The foreground man has slicked-back hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck; the others have shaved heads and white marks on their bodies. Behind them, orange cloth and small brass items lie on the floor near a long wooden staff wrapped in yellow cord. In the background a seated figure in white and a red chair are blurred.