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Photograph of a homa at night. A visible fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Several devotees in white clothing sit before it; a woman at left wears a white sari with gold borders and bangles, while a central figure in white with dark hair passes an offering into the flames. Behind the fire, a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the ritual. Above and behind, a framed portrait of a seated figure in yellow-orange robes hangs on a dark wall. At right a woman in white with glasses observes. Five to six people are visible.

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A seated group of devotees in white and cream clothing with gold-bordered sarees and dhotis performs a ritual in a hall. Several women wear rudraksha mala necklaces, and a man on the right wears a white dhoti and rudraksha mala. Many bow with hands raised to their faces, touching the nose and forehead in a gesture of devotion. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps and a red-and-white floral offering sit on a maroon cloth in front of them. Behind them other participants and a few people in the back rows sit in similar attire.

A seated group of devotees meditates indoors on a striped mat during a satsang session. In the foreground a woman in white salwar kameez with eyes closed sits cross-legged, wearing a dark beaded mala necklace and an orange-bordered event badge, hands resting in her lap. Beside her an older woman in white with a small red bindi keeps her eyes lowered. Behind them younger attendees in teal, green, white and orange clothing sit with hands folded or eyes closed. A water bottle and black bag lie on the mat in the lower left. No a person candidate is visible.

A seated audience of women in white clothes sits on red mats in a hall with cream walls and red curtains, attending a satsang. In the foreground a woman in a white top and white trousers wears rudraksha beads and a long rust-coloured bead garland, with a red bindi, and holds a pen over a notebook. Next to her a woman in white with glasses wears a white flower garland and a rust-coloured bead mala, and in the far right foreground a woman with light hair in a white top wears a dark bead necklace. Others in white saris with rust-coloured bead garlands sit behind them, and one woman on the left has a white forehead marking. A water bottle and bags lie on the mats.

A seated satsang gathering of women in a hall, many in saffron or orange and rust-red sarees with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, others in white sarees and white garments. Front-row women sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one with grey hair in a red saree and orange shawl, others with hands folded. Behind them, a lamp, purple water bottle and a golden deity murti are visible at the back. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance, so no one is labelled as Swamiji.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a meditation hall with white plastic chairs and red plastic chairs in the foreground. A man in front wears a white kurta and a black rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Women in white, cream and red saris and white salwar kameez sit beside and behind him, several wearing black beaded necklaces. A bald man in a dark brown shirt sits in the middle, and a man in saffron robes sits at the right edge. On the back wall hang framed deity murti pictures, including a colourful image of a deity seated on a throne, and a bright framed picture of a standing deity figure. Shelves stand at the left and a pair of glass doors at the right.

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Photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in white clothing at an indoor temple-style hall, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in a white top with a red dupatta and a woman in a white salwar kameez sit on mats, several with eyes closed or gazing forward. Behind them, rows of people in white sit on mats and white plastic chairs, and a video camera on a tripod is at the right edge. A water bottle sits on the mat at lower left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.