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A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats in a hall during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and metal cups arranged on the floor before them. Most men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered orange shawls and sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms; the front-row men wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and several have shaved or tonsured heads. Younger boys in dark shirts and maroon-and-orange clothing sit among them, and a boy in glasses on the right holds a small notebook. The front-row man with folded hands is closest to the camera, and a printed booklet lies on the floor at lower left. Some devotees have eyes closed in meditation, and there is no visible throne or figure singled out as a person.

February 04 2013

A seated group of men in a hall performs a ritual with brass lamps and oil lamps set on mats and trays in front of them. Four men in the foreground sit cross-legged on the floor: the man at left wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala; the man second from left wears an orange-saffron shawl and a dark bead mala with hands joined; the central man wears a white dhoti with gold border, a shawl and a rudraksha mala with hands held together; the man at right wears a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on his forehead, his hands on a tray. Behind them, many more men in white and light clothing and several women sit in rows. A printed plaque on the back wall is partly visible.

2012-05-31 +2 copies

A seated group of devotees performs a puja in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. In the foreground, men with shaved heads and tripundra markings sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Two on the left wear saffron-orange robes; the others wear white dhotis with maroon and gold borders. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, plates of fruit and sweets, and red flower petals sit on orange and maroon mats. Women in white and yellow clothing sit in the background.

A seated group of men in a plain indoor hall performs a puja with small oil lamps and brass vessels set on a mat. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead marks, and several hold lit lamps or spoons aloft. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with hands folded, and a few younger boys sit in the background. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a small book lie on the mats, and a red curtain hangs behind them.

A photograph of a row of seated men performing a puja in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border and rudraksha mala holds his hands together in front of brass lamps and offerings on a mat. Beside him a man in white with gold-bordered shawl, bangles and ash markings, and several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded near a brass plate of flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps. Small oil lamps and brass puja vessels are arranged along the floor, with a green-lidded plastic container and a glass container at the right. Several people sit further back in the blurred background.

Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, several performing ritual hand gestures and some marking their foreheads with white and sandalwood tilak. Brass plates, a bell-like pot, small brass oil lamps with lit flames and white shells sit on the orange mats in front of them. A golden ornate chair with red cushions stands at the left of the room, and a patterned cloth hangs on the right. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang practice.

A hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed portraits on the wall performs a group puja. Rows of men sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. They hold oil lamps and offer incense and small brass plates of flowers, fruit and bananas on the floor. On the left a man in a saffron-orange robe sits among them. Women in yellow and white saris sit further back, and the room is lit by natural light from tall windows.

February 04 2013

2013-02-04 +1 copies

May 11 2012

2012-05-11 +2 copies

November 22 2015

2015-11-22 +1 copies

A row of men sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before brass puja plates. Several wear saffron/orange robes; others wear white dhotis with red-striped cloth, one with a gold-bordered shawl. Brass lamps with lit wicks, fruit, flowers and small brass bells sit on orange and green mats in front of them. Behind them, others sit in a line with eyes closed, and women in orange and yellow saris are visible at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in an indoor hall with tiled floor and a wall fan.