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Devotees sit in rows on red mats in a white-floored hall during a puja. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white shawl sits with palms joined in namaste. Beside him, a man in white with a face mask and red shawl sits similarly. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border kneels in front, tending a brass tray with oil lamps and flower offerings. Behind them, women in orange and red shawls and men in white sit with hands folded, and a camera operator stands at the top right.

September 13 2014

A large indoor group puja at an ashram hall. Many seated participants press their palms together in anjali, with some holding pages or a microphone. Foreground women wear red-and-orange shawls and red-orange garments with white lanyards. Central figures in white kurta and beige trousers, and a man in a red shawl, sit on a purple mat near a lit oil lamp. Saffron-clad monastics with white sandalwood-paste tilaka and rudraksha malas sit at right. Green leaf plates with offerings and small oil lamps line the floor, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge. No single figure is identifiable as the a person here, so no candidate is flagged.

Seated devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja, with palms pressed together and eyes closed. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a red-orange rudraksha-style garland sits with hands in anjali mudra. Beside him, a man in red-orange shawl and white clothing wears a face mask. A woman in a green embroidered tunic and red trousers sits with hands folded, and a woman in white with an orange-red shawl sits beside her. Behind them, more devotees in orange and red shawls sit on red mats. Two brass plates with oil lamps and flower offerings lie on the floor at lower left.

A large seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold-bordered yellow-and-white cloths, palms pressed together in prayer on a hall floor covered with orange mats. Brass plates holding flowers, fruit and small oil lamps sit in front of them, and several flames are lit along the rows. A foreground man with a tilak on his forehead and a woman with long hair in a gold-bordered sari are prominent, eyes closed. The scene appears to be a ritual satsang or puja in a hall with a red and white draped ceiling. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

A photograph of a large indoor puja gathering seated on the floor of a tiled hall. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with maroon and gold borders sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with bare upper bodies and tripundra marks on their foreheads, one wearing a rudraksha mala. On the left, two men in saffron-orange robes sit with hands folded. Before them are brass plates with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and cups on orange cloth mats. Behind the front row, many seated devotees, including children and women in colourful clothing, face the same direction. Red curtains hang at the back of the room.

A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, sitting on woven mats in a hall during a ritual session. Foreground: a shaved-headed man with a rudraksha mala and tilak in prayer pose with palms joined. Behind him, several seated men in white with red-striped garments hold their hands in anjali; one wears a yellow flower in his hair. Brass plates, small bowls and oil lamps sit before them. Behind a metal railing, women in white and yellow saris sit in rows. Hanging orange-and-saffron banners decorate the upper right. No figure in this scene is identifiable as a person.

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.

A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with a polished stone floor. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders sit in front on orange and green cloths, hands folded or performing rites, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and bodies. Brass lamps, small plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps lie before them. Behind them a large seated audience in white and mixed clothing watches, with some people in the background holding hands together in prayer. A man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth; another man in the centre wears glasses and a white shirt with a beaded necklace. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the figures are described by role only.

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A photo of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges performing a puja-style ritual on mats in a hall. The man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Others nearby hold their hands in anjali, some with white and red forehead markings. Brass plates, small lamps and offering items sit on the mat in front of them. Behind, a crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits beyond a metal railing, and orange hangings are visible overhead.

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