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Five men sit cross-legged on a mat in a covered hall with orange and red-and-white striped walls. Four men in white dhotis and shawls with gold necklaces and sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms chant from a stand with papers, two holding microphones. A brass bell and small brass lamps sit on the mat in front. The fifth man on the right wears an orange robe and sits with hands folded in prayer. A wall board with names and years is visible behind them.

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August 08 20102010-08-08A photograph of five men seated cross-legged on a mat and floor during a ritual recitation in a covered hall with orange and white striped walls. Four men wear white dhotis and shawls with gold necklaces and white tilak markings; the man at centre holds a microphone and an open book while reading. Beside him a man in white holds a thin book. A man on the right in an orange robe sits with palms pressed together. In front are a brass bell, small brass oil lamps with lit wicks, and a red-and-orange cloth, with a hanging orange garment at upper right. No deity murti is visible. A wall board lists names in white text.2010-08-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group chanting session in an open hall with a striped red, white and orange wall behind. Two young men in front sit cross-legged on mats, singing into microphones on stands. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace with a small pendant, and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. The man beside him wears a white dhoti, gold bead necklace and a small red-and-gold pendant, reading from a blue-covered sheet on a wooden stand. Behind them several men in white dhotis sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and smoke drifts through the scene near a brass vessel on the right. A man in orange robes sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2010-09-14A photograph of a ritual on a red and orange floor mat in a courtyard with orange-red walls and red-and-white striped pillars. Five seated men in white dhotis with ochre and yellow shawls lead a puja: the seated man at centre right holds a microphone and a notebook, a brass bell rests on the mat, and several men press their palms together in anjali. Two men in white and one in orange and yellow stand or sit in the background, and a camera operator stands at left. Chanting and paadapuja-style worship are visible, with ash marks on the bodies and garlands of beads worn by several men.2010-08-03Photo of a group chanting in a temple-style hall with orange and red walls and a dark wall board. In the foreground, three men sit cross-legged on a mat wearing white dhotis with red borders, bare upper bodies, white tripundra markings and heavy gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The centre man sings into a microphone on a stand while the others hold their hands together or read from open books on a stand and on the floor. Behind them a woman in an orange shawl sits, and more seated men in white dhotis with folded hands sit further back, along with a golden lion-footed throne at left. Brass bells and open booklets lie on an orange and multicoloured cloth. No a person is visible.2010-09-14Four shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with red-bordered edges sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in a courtyard, chanting into microphones on stands. Each wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on forehead and arms. Their hands are folded or held in mudras. A silver tray with offerings sits in the foreground, a purple-and-orange runner bearing text lies on the floor, and in the background standing attendants in white and a yellow-shawled figure watch. An orange-draped table holds a stack of books. No one is clearly identifiable as a person among the seated priests.2010-09-02A photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis with maroon-and-white borders and white upper cloths, many wearing gold bead necklaces, sitting on an orange cloth in an orange-walled hall. The man at centre holds a microphone in one hand and a small book is open on the floor before them. Several men have their eyes closed and hands folded in meditation or chanting, and a man at right presses his palms together in greeting. Behind them, a small pale-orange cloth and red railing frame a doorway with greenery beyond. Five men are prominent, with more visible at the back, all in ritual white clothing typical of a pada puja. No one is identified as a person.2010-08-06August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white kurtas seated cross-legged on orange mats in an open hall with orange-painted walls. Several men at the front hold microphones and chant; the man second from left wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms. Others seated behind wear yellow or orange shawls, and a notebook lies open on a mat. Brass lamps and vessels sit on a purple and orange cloth in the foreground, with a red-and-white striped pillar and an orange curtain at right. Hindu ritual chanting setting; no individual is identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2010-08-09A photograph of a group of shaved-headed men seated cross-legged on an orange mat in a hall with orange walls, performing a pada puja with palms pressed together in namaskar. The men wear white dhotis with red borders, gold-coloured and beaded necklaces, and bright yellow shawls over the shoulders of several. Some have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. One seated man in the centre holds a microphone and a folded booklet rests on a wooden stand in front. A brass bell and brass lamps sit on the floor at the right, and a red carpet lies in the foreground. A board on the back wall lists names in white lettering. Approximately seven men are visible, with more partly visible at the edges.2010-08-06September 07 20102010-09-07August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies