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Seated devotees perform a ritual on a polished floor with small brass lamps, bowls of offerings, incense sticks and a metal plate. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth around his waist leans forward to arrange items on a red-and-orange mat. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds an open book. Two more men in white dhotis sit behind them, and a red chair and a folded red blanket are visible in the background.

A row of seated men performing a puja on orange mats along a polished floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and bands of white ash on his arms and forehead, holding his hands open in a mudra. Beside him men in orange robes sit with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings arranged before them, and red drapes hang behind. Several other men in white and orange are seated further back.

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October 09 2010

A row of men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Several have white and red tilak markings on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, yellow powder and fruit, oil lamps and a small brass kalasha are arranged on mats in front of them. Some people hold their hands in anjali, others hold a small lamp or bowl. Behind them, people in yellow and white clothing sit in the background, and a banner or sign is visible at the top left. The scene reflects a ritual padapuja-style ceremony.

A photograph of several seated men in an indoor hall during a ritual setting. In the foreground a clean-shaven man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and glasses sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Beside him a man with long dark hair and white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms wears a maroon dhoti with a gold border and orange shawl. Further back other men in saffron and maroon robes sit on the floor, one in white. A red curtain hangs behind them, and on the polished floor in front are brass and plates with orange-yellow offerings and flowers, plus a small book. A blurred figure in saffron stands at the right edge.

September 11 2011

A seated puja in a marble-floored hall. On the left, a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala reads from an open book beside brass vessels and a thali. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a prayer booklet, and to the right a bald priest in white with a mala sits near small brass oil lamps lit on a green mat. Several other white-clad devotees sit on orange cloths, some with palms joined in prayer, and brass plates, kalashas, incense and flowers are arranged in front of them. The page excerpt is not visible in the image.

A photograph of a seated group of men performing a puja on a polished white floor in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed together in prayer, his eyes closed. Beside him, another man in orange with glasses and a forehead mark sits with palms joined. To the right, men in white dhotis with maroon borders and bare upper bodies sit in prayer, one ringing a brass bell. Brass plates with flower offerings, small oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and an orange cloth are arranged on the floor in front of them. Devotees sit in the background.

A photograph of a seated group of men in a hall performing a ritual. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sit on orange mats before small brass lamps, bowls and kalasha-style vessels, with open books nearby. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged, some with white forehead markings and malas. A table with a striped cloth, steel pots and red chairs stands at the back, and a man in white stands near the rear left.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

A seated group of monastic devotees in saffron and orange robes sits on orange mats on a polished floor, with small brass pots, cups and plates of offerings arranged before them. The central figure, bald and wearing glasses with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with hands joined low over a small brass vessel. Beside him, a monk with a shaved head and white tripundra markings on forehead and arms holds an open book on a red cloth. Behind, men in white dhotis and shawls, some with tilak and malas, sit in a row. Brass lamps and incense stand on the floor, and a wooden stand with an open book is visible at right.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

Photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed men in a bright hall performing a ritual with brass bells and small brass vessels on red mats. Foreground: a man in orange robes with a gold-bead mala and a white forehead mark holds a book and gestures with a bell; beside him another orange-robed man rings a brass bell over a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-gold borders sit with prayer books, some with palms joined, some holding small brass items. Several brass lamps and plates are arranged on the floor.