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December 15 2009

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A large hall filled with rows of seated boys and young men performing a worship ceremony on mats. Each small place has brass plates with oil lamps, a small brass bowl, flowers and offerings, and incense sticks. In the foreground, a boy in a red shirt and light blue trousers sits with hands joined, while a boy in a blue striped shirt and blue shorts sits beside a brass plate. At the far right, an orange-shirted boy sits cross-legged. Near the back, a woman in white sits before a low table at the front of the room, with a white cloth on the floor and red curtains and chairs along the wall.

Photograph of a seated group of children and teenagers at a satsang hall, sitting cross-legged on orange cloth mats with brass plates, small brass oil lamps and a dish of red flower petals in front of them. A boy in a white shirt with a lanyard sits in front of a boy in a bright blue shirt, and a boy in a black hoodie sits at the right edge. Behind them, rows of seated attendees wear white, cream and saffron clothing, and a woman in a pink sari sits in the background. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.

Indoor photo of a large hall with a tiled floor where many seated people, mostly children and young boys, face toward the front. Some wear white and orange clothing; several adult men in white dhoti-style garments sit on striped mats near the right. Brass plates, small oil lamps, and offering trays with flowers and fruit sit on the floor in front of them. A white easel stands at left, and folded mats and red curtains line the back wall. Some people hold their hands in prayer. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang.

Young boys and girls dressed in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged in rows on mats in an open-sided hall, performing a puja. Brass plates with lamps, flowers and offerings sit before them, and several small oil lamps burn on the floor. At the far end, a framed portrait of a white-robed figure with a red headpiece is garlanded with marigolds and orange flowers, with a small altar in front. A plain concrete building and construction materials are visible outside. A green sheet covers the floor in the foreground, and a blue container sits beside the nearest group.

A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering inside a temple hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, bare-shouldered with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and foreheads, handling brass plates, small lamps and ritual vessels. Behind them rows of young boys and teenagers in mixed casual and school-style shirts, plus a few women in light clothing, sit attentively on the floor. Small oil lamps and brass pooja items are arranged on the mats, indicating a puja in progress. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

A large indoor hall where many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed or lowered, in what looks like a group meditation or satsang. In the foreground, several young women and girls sit close together: one in a white shawl and cream printed kurta with a rudraksha mala, another in a long black-and-white patterned dress with a green skirt, and a girl in a mustard-yellow printed salwar with a sandalwood tilak on her forehead. Brass plates hold small lamps, yellow sweets and fruit, and a pink covered container sits beside them. Behind them, more seated devotees wear pink, orange, red and teal clothing. The total number of visible people is in the dozens.

A seated group performs a puja in a bright hall with polished white floor and pink walls. In the foreground a woman in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, with brass plates of offerings, flowers, lit oil lamps and a small kalasha before her. A woman in orange sits at left with hands joined, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl at right also keeps hands folded. Thirty or more children and adults sit in rows behind, many in colourful shirts, watching and praying. Several people are visible, but the crowd is clearly larger than twenty; the view shows many more seated devotees behind the front rows.

A seated group of women and girls sits on floor mats in a hall during a devotional ritual, with small brass plates holding offerings of fruit, flowers and yellow sweets placed before them. Many have eyes closed in meditation or chanting, and several wear sindoor or tilak on the forehead. Clothing includes salwar kameez in pink, green, cream and white, and a saffron-orange sari, with rudraksha or bead necklaces visible. Pink and clear plastic containers hold food. No recognizable a person is clearly visible in this frame.

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A photo of a seated ritual gathering on a light tiled floor. Women in cream and white traditional dress with gold-bordered cloth and yellow, orange and red shawls sit in rows with palms pressed together or hands offering. Brass oil lamps with flames, plates of fruit and flowers, and steel bowls of food and offerings are arranged before them. Several men in white dhotis and orange garments sit at the back. Behind them a red curtain hangs on the wall.