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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, sitting on mats and cloth in rows facing a distant raised platform. In the foreground, a group in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sits on the left, several with shaved heads. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. Brass pots and thalis of offerings are placed before the seated groups, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. At the far end, a red and gold ornate seat and a deity murti area are visible, with a red banner on the back wall.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees during a pada puja-style ceremony. In the foreground on the left, several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and orange garments, sit on an orange cloth with brass plates of offerings and flowers. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha or tulsi malas, sit on mats facing forward, with brass plates and small vessels in front of them. Colourful striped cloth decorations hang from the ceiling with orange tassels. A video camera on a tripod is set up at the left edge. The seated crowd extends to the back of the hall, and a few people in casual clothes sit at the right foreground. No individual can be reliably identified as the a person from appearance; the saffron-robed figures are described by role only.2010-10-21A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats during a ritual gathering. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the left and centre, while a row of monks in saffron and orange robes sits along the front left with floral offerings and brass plates before them. Dozens of colourful decorative pennants hang from the white draped ceiling, and small brass pots and plates are arranged on orange cloth runners. Several seated women in saffron and pink saris and men in white attire fill the right foreground. At the far back, a portrait and a deity murti sit on an elevated dais surrounded by offerings, and a red banner is visible on the back wall.2010-10-21October 21 20102010-10-21A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorated pillars wrapped in coloured banners, with a crowd of several hundred seated people in white ritual clothes. In the foreground, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes sit on orange and purple cloth mats in front of brass plates and small oil lamps. Nearby, men in white dhotis and shawls sit with their hands folded and palms together, with brass puja plates and small kalasha-style vessels before them. A camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the left edge, and a stage with a decorated seat is visible at the far right.2010-10-21A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful cloth banners hanging from above. Hundreds of men sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most in white dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with sacred threads and rudraksha malas, some wearing orange and saffron robes. Ritual plates, small brass lamps and offering trays sit before the front rows on red and patterned mats. A red carpet runs down the central aisle toward a stage at the back. A camera on a tripod films the gathering. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang sitting.2010-10-21A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit on orange and red mats with brass puja plates, oil lamps and small vessels in front of them. Some wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhoti and shawl sets with gold-bordered cloth, and one has a white forehead tilak. Many rows of people in white and orange clothing extend back toward the far wall. Colourful striped cylindrical banners hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures hang on the walls. No individual is clearly identifiable as the speaker from the visible frame, and no person is confidently identified as a person.2013-01-20A wide view of a large hall during a seated puja gathering. Several hundred people in white ritual clothes sit on the floor with hands joined in anjali, facing forward. In the foreground, a few men in saffron and orange robes sit before small brass plates, oil lamps and offerings laid on orange-red mats. Tall decorative pillars with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels stand along the walls, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the left. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance alone, so the candidate is left uncertain.2010-09-16A large hall with a white canopy ceiling and tall cylindrical colourful banners hanging from it, where hundreds of people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing the front. Most wear white dhotis and shawls, while a group of monks in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas sits near the front left beside brass plates, kalasha-style vessels and puja trays set on orange cloths. A camera crew with a tripod and monitor is visible on the left. At the far right front, a figure stands near a gilded ornate seat and floral decorations. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang in progress.2010-10-21A large hall filled with seated devotees during a puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis sit on the floor before brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings on orange and yellow cloths. One priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front left, with a camera tripod and video equipment nearby. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit on mats. Colourful woven bunting hangs from the pillars and ceiling. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-09-15October 28 20102010-10-28A large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall cylindrical banners striped in red, yellow, blue and orange hanging from it. Rows of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings in front of them. Near the front left, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an orange mat with a book in hand, and a few other saffron-robed sannyasis sit along the left side. A video camera on a tripod is set up near the front. Many people are visible, numbering well over twenty.2010-10-25Wide view of a large hall during a pada puja-style ceremony with many seated participants on orange and red mats. In the front left, two saffron-robed monastics sit with orange garments, one wearing a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala; the foreground shows men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas, seated before brass thalis, small oil lamps and offering plates. Vibrant woven hangings in red, orange and blue line the pillars and ceiling of the bright hall, with a decorated altar area visible at the far end. The surrounding crowd is seated in rows, mostly in white ritual clothes.2010-10-21