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December 27 20152015-12-27December 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesA large hall filled with a crowd of seated devotees on a patterned carpet, many in white kurtas and dhotis or saffron and orange shawls, holding brass trays with lamps and offerings. Several men in front sit cross-legged with trays of flowers and small oil lamps. A video camera on a tripod and a camera operator stand at left, and a large screen at the back shows a distant image. Chandeliers and wall lamps light the room. Many attendees wear lanyards. The scene suggests a group puja or aarti in progress.2015-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 26 20152015-12-26A large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and red attire during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and sashes sit cross-legged on red mats with palms pressed together in anjali, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them, rows of men in saffron-orange garments sit with hands folded, and women in red and orange saris are seated along the floor. Metal tiffin-style containers and banana leaves holding fruit and offerings line the floor, with a small brass plate of flowers and oil lamps in the centre. Behind them a golden deity shrine and a large screen showing a robed figure are visible.2016-09-30December 26 20152015-12-26July 08 20162016-07-08Large indoor hall with red drapes and pale floor where many devotees sit in rows on the floor eating a meal from divided steel or plastic trays. Many wear white or cream kurtas and saris with orange-red shawls and lanyards; a few wear orange-brown robes. Men and women sit close together; some hold plates and small brass bowls. A cameraman stands in the background near a screen showing a colourful image, and a framed picture hangs on a side wall. Water bottles sit on the floor among the diners. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling.2015-10-26 +1 copiesA large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting in rows on the floor facing the front during a pada-puja satsang. Brass plates with offerings and small lamps sit before the front rows. On the right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit near a pair of drums. Golden deity figures and framed portraits in red and gold line the walls, and ceiling lights and red curtains fill the room.2014-08-24A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits of robed figures along the wall, with red valances above them. Rows of seated men in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats, many with brass puja plates and small lamps set before them. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit at the front left, one holding a small brass vessel. Many more people, including some in white and some in colourful clothing, fill the background seating under ceiling lights.2011-08-23