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A row of seated priests performing a puja on a white tiled floor. Front-left, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a small brass oil lamp, with a brass plate of flowers and offerings before him. Behind him, more priests in orange and white dhotis with white forehead markings sit in a line, their hands raised over brass pooja vessels and lit oil lamps. Several shirtless priests have white sacred ash marks on their arms and chests. Small flames and flower-decorated plates line the floor, with a rudraksha-adorned priest in the right foreground.

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A row of seated Hindu priests and devotees performs a puja in a hall with a white tiled floor. Men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms sit on colourful striped mats. Each has a brass puja plate with oil lamps, flowers, fruit and small brass vessels set in front of them, and a lit oil lamp burns near the foreground. In the foreground a priest in an orange cloth holds a small flame to a lamp. Figures in white dhotis sit at the back right.2017-01-22A row of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and sacred ash markings performs a ritual along a white floor, each with brass puja plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them. The nearest priest, shaved-headed and wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, holds a small brass lamp in his right hand while others, some bare-chested with white tripundra marks and white or yellow cloth, hold lamps and bells. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti, with the lamps and plates in front of each participant.2017-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor, performing a puja ritual. Several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. They hold small brass implements and ritual vessels, with brass plates, a small brass lamp and a white cup arranged on a red cloth in the foreground. Lit oil lamps glow at left, and devotees in the blurred background sit in a large hall.2017-01-10January 07 20172017-01-07January 12 20172017-01-12January 26 20172017-01-26January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12A seated group performs a puja in a hall with a light-coloured floor. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; the nearer one holds a bell and incense while his neighbour holds a stick of incense, and both wear white forehead marks. Behind them more devotees in orange and white clothing raise incense sticks and hands. Brass lamps, oil lamps lit with flames, small brass vessels and a bottle sit on the floor in front. A wall-mounted information board and wooden doors appear in the background. Smoke from the incense drifts through the air.2017-01-12January 08 20172017-01-08A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a large hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a shirtless young man with a long dark braid and white body markings holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Beside him, another shirtless man with a long braid wears a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a saffron cloth, and holds a small brass lamp. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis sit in rows behind them, holding lamps and offerings, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets on the floor. Some seated women in colourful clothes also appear in the background, and a white ritual fire with smoke rises among the participants.2017-01-03 +1 copies