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November 07 2010

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A seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains, sitting on mats on a polished floor. Front rows have shaved-headed men in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders, some with tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits among them. Small brass plates and oil lamps rest near the mats. Further back, women in white and yellow saris and a few people in orange robes sit in rows, with a decorated altar table visible at the rear.2011-06-24A large seated audience fills a hall with red mats on the floor, facing toward the front. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear lanyards. Some younger boys sit near the front in colourful shirts, and a man in a green shirt and dark trousers sits centre-right. Umbrellas hang along the back wall beneath framed banners, and a few orange-robed figures sit at the right edge. The gathering appears to be a satsang-style discourse seating with hundreds of participants visible.2016-08-21A photograph taken from behind a seated congregation inside a hall during a puja. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti stands under a red and gold canopy with flowers and small lamps before it. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the foreground floor, some with bare heads, and a man in a white shirt sits on a chair at the left edge. Metal railings line the right side of the hall, with more seated devotees beyond them. Brass plates and small vessels sit on the floor near the front rows. Orange and patterned fabric hangs on the walls.2010-09-25August 24 20142014-08-24A seated audience of devotees fills a hall with red floor mats during a satsang or discourse. Men in white kurta-pyjama and red shawls sit in the front rows, one man in a pink shirt with a name badge sits centre-front, and a man in jeans and a white shirt with lanyard sits at right. Women in orange and saffron saris and salwar sit behind them. Yellow notepads and pens lie on the mats.2016-07-30August 21 20162016-08-21June 17 20122012-06-17October 13 20122012-10-13February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph taken from behind a row of devotees seated on woven mats in a temple hall during a puja. Steel railings divide the room. Many people sit facing a decorated altar at the far end, where a deity murti stands adorned with garlands and colourful cloth, with a raised platform in front and red curtains framing the shrine. Most devotees wear white or cream clothes; a woman in a pink-and-white sari sits in the foreground, another in a red top and a woman with a braid in white sit nearby, and one bald-headed person in white sits in the centre. Kalasha-like offerings and fruit sit on a side table at left. Banners with woven patterns hang at the top corners.2010-09-25July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesOctober 09 20102010-10-09