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Indoor ritual scene in a shrine room with deep red curtains. Several seated people in orange and white clothing prepare bundles of orange-wrapped sticks, which are spread across a woven mat in the foreground. A seated figure in orange robes with a mala is at centre, and a woman in a white sari stands behind them. Gold-coloured deity murti and ornate gilded shrine pieces with red cushions line the left side, with a brass vessel and flowers near the centre-right. A bald man in orange sits at the lower right edge.

Four men sit cross-legged on a woven straw mat in a hall, working on saffron cloth and bamboo sticks. The man in front left wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl and has a shaved-looking dark head, and bends over the cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl works with a thread. Behind them, a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala handles bamboo staves, and another person in orange sits at the edge. Scattered on the mat are bamboo poles, orange fabric strips, white cloth, and a pair of scissors. Behind them stand gilded deity murti figures and a brass kalasha, with a framed picture of a violinist on the wall at left. This looks like preparation of ritual items for a training or initiation session.

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A seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.

A photograph of a morning puja in a hall with an orange-painted wall and a red carpet. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and gold border sits on a woven mat before brass plates, lamps and a small pink-rimmed bowl, holding a lamp or small implement. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat with an orange cloth, brass plates and a bowl of red powder, holding a small object in his hands. Behind them, several women in white and yellow saris sit in rows at their own puja setups with brass plates and offerings. The scene shows a group ritual with lamps, flower-decorated plates and kumkum.

A photograph of a pada-puja ritual in a hall with a red curtain. Several men sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis with orange-gold borders, bare-shouldered and wearing rudraksha malas and tripundra forehead markings. The front man, wearing glasses, speaks while hands are clasped; others sit with hands folded or holding ritual items. Brass oil lamps, bells, a kalasha-like brass vessel, flowers and a plate of offerings sit on orange cloths on the floor. Behind them, men in white and an orange-robed figure stand near the wall.

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