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A photograph of a hall with white tiled floor and a row of seated devotees with palms pressed together in anjali. Men in white dhotis and shawls, one in a white dhoti with a gold border, sit in front, while women in saris sit to the left. Behind them stand steel pots and vessels on a long table, with a wooden cabinet and a sign reading that silence is to be maintained and mobile phones are not allowed. A woven mat with orange and blue stripes lies at the front edge.

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September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a large hall with white walls, ceiling fans, and colourful painted pillars at the top. Seated on the floor in rows on green leaf mats and orange mats are many people. Front left, shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-bordered cloth sit facing away and wear sacred threads. Several women in yellow shawls with hands pressed in anjali sit in the middle rows, and men in white robes sit at the right front. A wooden low table and steel vessels stand near the right wall. Participants appear to be in a group satsang or meditation session. No one clearly appears to be a person, and the seated figures are shown without identifying role beyond attendees.2010-10-12October 12 20102010-10-12 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a prayer or puja in an indoor hall with white walls. Several men wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, and several wear white dhotis with bare upper bodies and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Women in white and one in a red-and-gold saree sit on blue and orange mats. Orange cloth-draped seats and a golden kalasha-like vessel stand at the back, with a black speaker at right. Brass lamps and offering bowls sit on the mats in front.2011-12-19A group of devotees sits cross-legged on blue and yellow mats in a bright room, hands folded in anjali during a puja. Several men wear saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti/tilak marks on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis. Women in white, a woman in a yellow top with a red shawl, and a woman in a red embroidered outfit sit with eyes closed. Brass lamps, small bowls and a brass kalasha-style vessel rest on a cloth in front of them, and a large saffron-draped seat and a golden umbrella-like canopy stand at the back. The scene shows a ritual worship setting with a camera on a tripod at right.2011-12-19A hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof holds a seated group performing a ritual with brass plates and oil lamps on mats. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred-thread line and tilak sits with palms pressed together. Behind him rows of devotees sit on mats; several women wear yellow and orange saris and men wear white. A red carpet runs along a metal railing toward the front, and framed banners hang on the wall above.2010-10-03A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a yellow-beaded garland, holds a flaming lamp aloft with his right hand inside a large white-walled hall. A brass bowl sits on a low wooden stool on the polished floor. Seated devotees in orange, maroon and white clothing with hands folded sit on mats along both sides, including a woman in a cream sari and a child in pink. Another man in white dhoti stands at a side table holding a camera, with steel vessels and a kalasha-style pot on it. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and a sign reading 'Mountain Silence' hang nearby.2010-11-12A seated group of devotees, mostly men with shaved heads, sits on the floor of a white-walled hall in prayer with palms pressed together. Most wear saffron/orange robes and some wear white dhotis and shawls. Banana leaves and small brass cups are set in front of them, and a steel vessel and leafy greens are laid out on a stainless steel table at the back. A few women in orange saris sit at the left, and on the right a man in white with a striped shawl sits beside a leaf plate of food. A red-framed door and a wall-mounted fire extinguisher are visible in the background.2011-03-05September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08A photograph of a seated group of women performing a puja session in an ashram hall with orange walls and a low orange counter holding brass vessels. Most women wear white saris with yellow shawls, and several wear orange shawls. Each sits on a woven mat before a small brass plate with lamps, a brass bowl and flowers on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a woman in an orange top with a white forehead mark sits facing the group. Behind them rows of additional devotees in white sit in the hall, with a railing on the right side.2010-10-05May 12 20122012-05-12 +2 copies