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A seated shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi robe with maroon-edged cloth and a beaded bracelet sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste during a paduka puja. In front of him is a brass plate with flowers, a small brass cup, incense sticks, a brass oil lamp and a metal bell-like vessel. Behind him rows of women in yellow and white saris and dark clothes sit on the glossy floor, some with small oil lamps lit. Another man in white with glasses sits to the right.

Indoor temple-style hall with a glossy tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats for puja. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sits on a mat, holding incense and performing a ritual with a silver puja plate holding flowers, a small brass vessel and oil lamps, beside a silver lamp stand and a pink covered container. Behind him rows of seated devotees wear white and yellow shawls, a few wearing saffron and green saris, with hands joined in prayer. Pale walls and a window frame the room.

August 18 2011

August 18 2011

A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on the floor before brass puja vessels, one with a bald head and glasses pressing palms together, the other with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holding an offering. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white sits along the floor, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms, hands folded in prayer. Small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings lie on an orange cloth. A woman in orange sari-style dress sits among the line. Other seated devotees fill the background near orange cushions.

August 18 2011

A photograph of a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe seated with his palms pressed together in namaste at his chest, eyes closed, with a small red bindi on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him, several people in orange and white clothing sit behind a metal railing, and a person in the lower right holds a small plate with yellow offerings. The man has no visible crown, long swept hair or rudraksha malas, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

October 10 2011

A photograph of a seated puja ritual in an indoor hall with a glossy floor. In the foreground, two monks in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; the nearer one is bald and wears glasses. Behind them a row of devotees in orange and white clothing sits with hands folded, some with white ash lines on their foreheads. Brass lamps with lit oil wicks, brass bowls, a plate of offerings and flower-like items sit on orange cloths along the floor. A tripod-mounted camera stands at upper right. Several people are visible in the scene.

August 11 2011

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A photograph of a seated puja in a tiled hall with many devotees sitting on mats in rows. In the foreground, two men in orange and saffron robes sit with palms pressed together in anjali, one with a red-and-gold shawl and vertical tilak marks on the forehead. Beside them, a bald man in orange robes wears spectacles and holds his hands together. Along the right, men in white dhotis with forehead markings and women in yellow and white clothes fold their hands in prayer. Brass lamps, small silver containers, offering plates with flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor before them. Green and blue-bordered mats cover part of the floor.

Devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on orange mats on a white marble floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded palms and eyes lowered sits before brass thali plates holding flowers, a small bowl, and a brass vessel, with lit oil lamps nearby. Behind him, another man in orange with a garland sits with hands together, and more participants in orange and white robes are seated in rows. A blue plastic basin sits at right.