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A photograph of a large hall where devotees sit in rows on straw mats, performing a group ritual with hands folded in prayer. Most seated participants wear white dhoti-style clothing with red and white sacred threads, while several women wear orange and saffron saris. A man in the foreground wears an orange robe and holds his hands in anjali mudra. Brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and offerings sit on the floor before them, and a red carpet runs along the left. A video camera on a tripod films the scene. Colourful woven banners hang from the rafters and pillars, and framed posters line the walls. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.

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Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, decorated with painted tall pillars and framed banners. Several dozen devotees sit in rows on mats: many men wear white dhotis with yellow or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, while a few wear plain white or orange robes. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white with red-bordered cloth speaks into a microphone beside a brass plate of offerings, and a seated monk in orange and another in white sit near it. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on a red carpet near a metal railing, and a gold-and-red throne is visible at the right edge.2010-09-07A photograph of a large indoor puja hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall striped cylindrical banners. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most wearing white with yellow or orange-red shawls. In the foreground, two priests in white dhotis with red borders sit at a microphone, one ringing a handbell and one holding a bell and offerings. A few people in orange robes sit with hands joined. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on the left beside a red carpet. A golden throne-style seat with ornate carving is at the lower right, empty. A printed banner on the back wall shows temple imagery.2010-09-07 +2 copiesA seated group ceremony indoors, with many people sitting in rows on woven mats behind a metal railing. In the centre foreground, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-orange garland sits cross-legged with hands folded, in front of brass plates, bowls and small dishes on orange cloth. Beside him, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas sit with palms joined. A man in a white shawl with a brown bead mala sits at right, and a man with a cream-bordered white dhoti sits in the front-left foreground. Behind them, women in yellow saris sit among the crowd. A camera on a tripod and a black backpack are at left.2010-09-08Photo of a ritual gathering in an open-sided hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. Several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit on mats, some wearing yellow scarves and rudraksha malas, with brass puja plates and small oil lamps arranged in front of them. A priest at the lower left speaks into a microphone. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on a red runner. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white and orange sits in rows, and colourful decorated pillars line the hall. Wall posters show garden scenery and a few figures. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-09-06A long covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof holds a seated group of monastics and devotees performing a morning puja. Men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in the foreground, several with hands raised or holding lit oil lamps, with brass thalis and offering plates of flowers and fruit in front of them. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on the floor, with more devotees further back. Colourful tall cylindrical hangings with patterned tassels hang from the ceiling, and a tripod-mounted video camera stands on the left beside a red carpet. The scene is an ashram temple ritual with lamps and offerings.A photograph of a large hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue and white patterns. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, most in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered cloth, some in orange or yellow robes. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in white sit before brass plates and small offering vessels on mats, while a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits near the centre. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left. A gilded ornamental seat with a red cloth is at the right edge. A framed banner hangs on the back wall.2010-09-14A wide photograph of a large covered hall with corrugated roofing and orange-painted walls, where many people sit in rows on mats for a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in prayer before a brass plate holding offerings, with small brass lamps and bowls on an orange cloth. Beside him, other men in white garments sit in namaskar, and a row of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fills the middle ground. Along the left, women in saffron and orange saris sit behind a steel railing, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Colourful cylindrical banners hang from the ceiling, and framed printed photographs are mounted on the back wall.2010-09-21A photograph of a covered outdoor ritual hall with orange-painted walls and colourful striped pillars. Many seated participants fill the floor, most in white dhotis and shirts or saffron robes, with several shaved-headed priests in saffron clothing and rudraksha malas sitting cross-legged on mats. Some hold brass bells and small lamps, and plates of offerings, flowers and kumkum sit before them. Several lit oil lamps line the metal railing. A video camera on a tripod stands at left beside a laptop, and framed banners hang on the wall behind. Many people are visible, but the count is uncertain given the crowd depth.2010-10-31 +2 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall colourful cylindrical pillars in red, blue and yellow. Several rows of seated devotees fill the room, many dressed in white with orange or yellow shawls, and many with hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes sits beside another man wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, with a small book on the mat. A woman in a white patterned sari sits on a red carpet at the left, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the metal railing. Framed banners hang on the wall at the top left.2010-08-30October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06Wide view of a large hall with a white tiled floor during a seated group puja. Rows of people sit on mats in white dhotis and white shawls, many with red-and-white sacred threads, with brass plates, lamps and small offering vessels set on orange and yellow cloths in front of them. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the front left, and several men in white clothing with shaved heads sit in the foreground. Hanging decorative pillars in red, green and blue with orange tassels line the room, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge.2010-09-15