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A large hall with cream walls and tiled floor shows a seated congregation performing a group ritual. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on mats, some holding open papers and brass vessels with sacred items, one with white tilak marks on the arms. Behind them, rows of devotees in white dhotis and maroon or red garments sit cross-legged. Hanging decorative pillars with colourful patterns and a framed portrait on the wall are visible, along with a lit lamp and a pair of red curtains. No clearly identifiable a person figure is discernible with confidence in this view.

March 03 2013

2013-03-03 +1 copies

A large hall with pale pink walls, red curtains and colourful hanging banners shows rows of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes with white tripundra marks on their foreheads, many holding rudraksha malas. They sit on orange cloths before brass plates with lamps, flowers and offerings, some lifting small lamps or pouring from vessels during ritual worship. Behind them a larger seated audience in white and dark clothing fills the room, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang.

March 03 2013

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January 24 2013

A photograph inside a hall with pale tiled floor and orange cushions where a large group of seated people, mostly young boys and men, perform a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits on a mat before a tray of brass bowls and a small pot, holding his hands together. Beside and behind him, many boys wear maroon and orange robes and sit cross-legged with brass vessels and oil lamps arranged on mats. Several men in white dhotis sit among them, and incense smoke rises at upper right. Framed portraits hang on the wall and orange cloth drapes the room. Several people are visible at the far left.

Large hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, two monks in saffron robes sit on orange and purple mats at left, while rows of men in white sit cross-legged on mats before brass plates, kumkum-marked trays, oil lamps and small bowls. Many hold lit lamps or offerings. Colourful fabric tassels hang from the ceiling and white draping covers the roof, with a camera on a tripod at left.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and hanging colourful tassel banners. Seated on the floor on mats are rows of men and boys. Two priests in front wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and hold their hands raised with small oil lamps or lit items in a worship posture. Several white-clad priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit nearby, holding brass plates and offerings. Brass pooja plates with lamps, flowers and red cloths lie on the floor. An ornate gold and red throne stands empty at the right edge of the room, and framed portraits hang on the wall.

2013-02-04 +1 copies

October 28 2010

A photograph of a ritual hall with a row of seated devotees and priests performing a puja. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits with hands together. Beside him, a young man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a small object over offering plates. Further back, rows of young men in maroon and saffron robes with gold-bordered shawls sit behind silver pillar stands and a chain barrier. Brass oil lamps and offering plates are arranged on the floor, with red curtains and banners hanging from the ceiling.

March 01 2013

A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls, showing rows of seated devotees on woven mats performing a ritual. In the foreground, a man in orange robes sits with brass thalis holding flowers, oil lamps and small bowls. Men in white dhotis with saffron-trimmed shawls sit with hands folded in prayer. A man in orange robes and a shaved head sits centre-right with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in white holds a small object near a brass plate. Behind them, many more participants in white and orange sit in rows along a red carpet, and a camera on a tripod films the scene at left. Cloth-wrapped kalasha-style pillars with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and framed posters line the back walls.