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May 27 20172017-05-27A large group of men seated in rows on a pale wooden floor performs a ritual in a plain hall. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and dark rudraksha malas, with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass vessels or bells, and small offering plates, flowers and a stainless steel container sit on the floor in front. In the background, a few women in white saris sit with palms pressed together. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame; the seated men appear to be priests or devotees.2017-06-10A large seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white garments, many bare-chested with white tilak markings and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats in a hall with warm lamp lights glowing in the background. In the center foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala, and white painted markings on his shoulders and forehead sits cross-legged with hands joined, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, in a ritual setting. Brass vessels and a red cloth bag sit on the floor near the front row.2017-08-04July 09 20172017-07-09June 10 20172017-06-10May 19 20172017-05-19A large group of devotees seated on mats during a puja, many bare-chested in white dhotis with yellow borders and wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold small lit lamps or flames in their hands, and brass plates of flowers and offerings sit in the lower left foreground. In the centre, a shirtless man with a grey beard holds a lamp, and a blonde woman in the right foreground holds a lit lamp with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Some people have white markings on their bodies. The hall has yellow-draped pillars behind the seated rows. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is claimed.2017-05-24May 30 20172017-05-30May 23 20172017-05-23May 18 20172017-05-18May 18 20172017-05-18A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in a plain hall with pink walls and a wooden door, performing a ritual in a row. The foreground man has long light dreadlocks tied up, wears a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth across the shoulder, with white tilak marks on his forehead and body; his hands are raised in a mudra. Beside him sit other men with shaved heads, white horizontal forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, some in orange cloths. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the floor in front of them. Other participants are visible further back.2017-01-01