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September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesPhoto 11682232 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20112011-09-27A large seated congregation of devotees performs a group puja in a spacious hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed deity portraits on the back wall. Many men and boys wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, while several monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in front. Some hold small brass lamps or oil lamps and raise them in ritual offering, and brass vessels, plates and bowls sit on mats before them. A watermarked-free view shows the seated rows stretching into the distance under bright ceiling lights.2012-01-01A large hall with pink walls and framed deity portraits hung high on the walls, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, flanked by brass plates and small oil lamps on the floor. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shawls with gold-yellow borders sit cross-legged, some with hands folded in prayer, others holding offerings. Beside them, a bald man in a white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits in a meditative pose. Behind them, rows of standing and seated devotees, including women in saffron and white saris and children, fill the hall, with white candles standing along the aisle. A red cloth hangs near the back.2011-08-20 +1 copiesPhoto 116787692012-01-01September 27 20112011-09-27August 30 20112011-08-30September 07 20112011-09-07February 28 20122012-02-28A large hall full of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes, many with white sacred markings on their bodies, sitting on mats in rows during a ritual or satsang. In the foreground a seated man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white bag beside him, and a brass tray with oil lamps, flowers and small offering dishes on the floor. Behind them, rows of people in white and orange fill the hall, with framed pictures on the walls and large white-and-red decorative backdrops at the far end. Hundreds of people are visible across the room.2017-07-02Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies