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July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of a large seated puja gathering indoors on a cream tiled floor, with red curtains behind. Many participants sit cross-legged in rows on mats, with brass thalis, small oil lamps, kumkum and flower offerings, and brass vessels set before them. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and raises his hands in a seated ritual gesture. Others wear white dhotis, saffron and kurta garments, and a young woman in a striped top sits in front. No clearly identifiable central figure in saffron or ornate dress is visible.2012-01-01October 25 20102010-10-25Night-time ritual gathering outdoors where many young boys with white tilak on their foreheads sit cross-legged on mats, dressed in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several older men in white ritual clothes sit among them. Standing at upper right, a person in a white dhoti and shawl wears a red and white beaded mala and a gold-bordered shawl. In the foreground a decorated brass-and-white pot with a yellow cloth top and marigold garlands sits on a tray. A vehicle is parked in the background.2015-07-31September 27 20112011-09-27October 24 20122012-10-24June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesA seated group of men and boys with palms pressed together in prayer on a polished white floor inside a temple hall. Several men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of them. Behind, rows of red-cushioned chairs and gold deity murti and a golden cow figure line the room. A man in a blue shirt stands at the back.2012-04-03A photograph of a seated puja or ritual gathering on mats in an indoor hall with steel railings and red-carpeted floor. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits at an orange cloth holding brass plates, lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white shawl with red border sits cross-legged, and a young boy in a red and black shirt sits with hands together. Further right, a bearded man in white kurta and a bearded ascetic-looking man in cream clothes with a mala sit with hands folded, and a person in white clothes sits on the right. Covered plastic containers and brass plates sit on the mats. Several people behind the railing on the left wear white and saffron-toned clothing.2010-12-14January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with red walls and colourful hanging banners. In the foreground, several shaven-headed men in white dhotis with red borders sit cross-legged on mats, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Brass lamps, small brass bowls, flower offerings and orange cloth sit before them. Behind a metal railing, a larger seated crowd of devotees, including women in saris, observes the ceremony. On the left, a man in a yellow and white cloth plays a conch or instrument. The scene resembles a puja or satsang with lamps and flowers.2010-09-09July 20 20172017-07-20