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October 30 2013

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September 11 20132013-09-11January 31 20142014-01-31A large hall with pink walls and red curtains shows rows of seated monks and nuns in orange saffron robes performing a ritual. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Each has a small silver tray in front holding flowers, puja items, oil lamps and offerings, and some are handling items with their hands. Metal stanchions with a rope divide the rows.2013-04-24A large hall with cream walls, red curtains on the windows and a polished floor shows a seated congregation of many young saffron-robed sannyasis, arranged in rows on mats. Each has small brass plates and ritual items in front of them, consistent with a group pada puja. Some white-clad attendees and other devotees stand along the back and sides of the hall. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a logo appears in the upper left corner.2013-07-26Indoor photograph of a large hall where a group of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats in rows, performing a puja. Several hold small brass lamps, plates of flowers and offerings on low wooden trays, and some wear white tilak marks on their foreheads. Older women in maroon and red saris sit among them, and a larger seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background. Red curtains hang from the high windows and an altar is visible at the far end of the hall.2013-09-07April 24 20132013-04-24A large hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a seated group of devotees on white floor mats, many in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas. Women in saffron and red saris sit before small silver-topped puja trays with brass lamps, bowls and offerings. A man in white stands near the back, and a red-and-white sign or framed image hangs on the wall. Several devotees wear white head bands. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang.2013-08-02March 03 20132013-03-03Wide view of a large hall with thick white floor tiles where many people sit in rows on mats facing a distant stage. Most are dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, and several sit before small brass puja plates holding lamps, flowers and offerings. A woman in white, with a mala, sits near the left foreground beside a small pink-rimmed plate. At the far end, a few people in white clothes stand near the stage, and silver stanchions line the central aisle. Red curtains and framed pictures decorate the walls, indicating a group puja or meditation session in progress.2014-08-15July 23 20132013-07-23July 07 20132013-07-07March 03 20132013-03-03