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A row of shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit in a hall during a puja. The foreground priest, on the right, holds a small brass bowl with lit incense sticks in his raised left hand and a brass handbell in his right hand, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Several other priests with white tilak marks sit beside and behind him, and a blurred audience is visible in the background.

January 28 2013

A row of men seated on the floor during a pada puja ritual in a hall with white walls and red curtains. The foreground man is bald, wears rimless glasses, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl over a bare chest, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small offering item. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, a white garment with gold border and dark beads offers something from his hand. Other priests in saffron and red-brown robes sit in a line behind, holding incense or puja items, with brass vessels, flower-decorated plates and oil lamps on the floor in front. Four to five people are clearly visible.

February 02 2013

A photograph of a seated group performing a puja inside a hall. In the foreground, a bald man with white vertical tilaka stripes on his forehead and arms, wearing rudraksha malas and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, holds up an incense stick. Beside him, a young man with long swept-back hair and a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, also wearing a dark rudraksha mala and earrings, lifts an incense stick. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes hold incense sticks, and oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Red curtains and wall pictures are visible in the background.

January 05 2013

A photo of a row of seated male priests performing a ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak, works over brass oil lamps and ritual vessels on a cloth-covered floor. Other priests in orange and white ritual clothing sit alongside, their hands reaching toward brass puja items. The background is blurred with more participants. Nearby, ash-marked devotees in saffron-orange garments and a row of brass lamps complete the scene of puja.

April 20 2014

A photograph of several men seated in a hall performing a ritual with incense sticks. Four men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and white forehead marks hold lit incense sticks and small brass bells, raising their arms. A man at the front left wears wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha malas and a gold bracelet. At the right foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl with rudraksha beads sits with his head bowed. A tall whiteboard and pale walls form the background, and a few partially visible children appear at the left edge.

Photograph of four shaved-headed men in rust-red and saffron robes seated in a row, with white sacred ash stripes across their foreheads and upper arms. Several wear long orange-beaded garlands. The man in the foreground with glasses and a small gold earring holds a brass bell, while others hold incense sticks, and smoke drifts upward on the right. An air conditioner and a dark red curtain are visible behind them. The setting suggests a ritual puja or satsang.

Devotees sit cross-legged on a polished floor in a bright hall, hands pressed in anjali and eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground, two shaven-headed men in rust-orange cloth wrap their shoulders, with white horizontal tilaka on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one has a red bindi-style mark. Brass bowls, small oil lamps, a lit incense stick and flower petals are set on a pink cloth before them. Behind, more men in orange and saffron garments sit in rows, some bare-chested, and a red and yellow cloth lies to the right. Appears to be a group chanting or puja session. No clear appearance-based candidate is recognizable with sufficient cues, so the identity remains uncertain.