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A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale floor and colourful hanging tassels overhead. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed together in prayer, and beside him a man in saffron with a mala holds his hands together. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and forehead markings joins his palms. Behind them, boys in maroon and saffron garments and men in white kurtas sit on mats. Offerings including a small brass plate, a cup, and a flower sit on the floor in front, along with an open booklet.

A seated group of around a dozen shaved-headed men in a hall with a white tiled floor and a maroon curtain at the right. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white sandal or vibhuti lines. In the foreground a young man in white with glasses and a mala sits beside a seated monk in orange holding a notebook. A small brass lamp and a tray with offerings sit on the floor. Behind them, several youths and boys in dark clothes watch attentively. No one is identified as a person in this image.

A seated group of shaven-headed men in a hall with a polished reflective floor performs a ritual. Several wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and sandalwood-colored forehead and arm markings, while others wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders. Small brass oil lamps, bowls, a kalasha-like vessel and a small offering plate with red cloth and flowers sit before them. Some have hands folded or are chanting, with a crowd visible behind them.

A photograph of a large seated gathering at an indoor event, with rows of devotees sitting on mats. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes with white ceremonial markings on their foreheads and arms wear rudraksha malas and sit cross-legged with eyes closed or gazing upward. Behind them, people in white and gold-bordered white garments sit among others, with metal poles and draped cloth in the background. The foreground devotees are sannyasi-style participants; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees performs a ritual in a large hall. In the foreground, several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands sit cross-legged before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, oil lamps and small offerings of flowers and fruit. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with open booklets, while younger boys in dark shirts watch from the sides. Curtains and a wall-mounted clock frame the room. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with participants following the chanting from printed texts.

January 14 2013

A seated group of saffron-robed men and young boys performs a devotional ritual indoors. Most have shaved heads with white vibhuti horizontal bands and white marks on their arms, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man with hands pressed in anjali is adorned with gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, wearing a deep orange shawl. Other robed participants sit with eyes closed or gazing forward, and a young boy in front wears a red-and-saffron cloth. Brass trays and small oil lamps or offering dishes sit on the floor before them. Behind, white-clad devotees and seated onlookers in shirts fill the background.

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A group of young boys and adult men in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on a polished white floor in a hall, many with white forehead bands and tripundra-style white markings and rudraksha malas. Brass puja plates with small oil lamps, bells and offering bowls sit before each seated row. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing watch, and a large gilded throne-like structure and a deity display stand at the right edge of the hall.