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A group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth in a hall, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many with vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads. Several hold small red booklets or papers and read or pray; one wears a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and an ID badge. In front of them are brass plates, small brass cups, a bell-like vessel, marigold petals and clear plastic boxes with pink and green lids. A white wall, a blue banner with Tamil lettering and a golden altar frame sit behind them.

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November 14 20102010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13November 12 20102010-11-12November 14 20102010-11-14Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.2010-11-14A row of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis and shawls sits cross-legged on a tiled floor, reading from open booklets while chanting. Many have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, and some wear rudraksha malas. In front of them, orange cloths hold brass plates, a brass kalasha, small brass oil lamps with lit flames, a lit incense stick, flower petals and yellow turmeric or kumkum powder.2010-10-25November 12 20102010-11-12November 05 20102010-11-05A seated group of men in plain white dhoti and shirts sit in rows on mats in a bright hall during a puja. Several hold open books and palm-leaf style texts, some with incense sticks and smoke rising. Low brass and clay oil lamps burn on orange mats in front of them, beside plates of fruit, flower offerings, sweets and a green-lidded container of red flowers. A hanging orange and red cloth decorates the upper right. A few men wear rudraksha malas and forehead marks. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering, possibly a pada puja or satsang.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 23 20102010-11-23November 20 20102010-11-20