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A large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange and white shawls. In the foreground, several priests in saffron-orange robes sit on orange and purple mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small vessels, performing ritual worship. The priests on the lower left and right wear orange robes with bare shaved heads and sacred ash marks, and the seated priest in the centre wears a white garment with a yellow shawl. A tripod-mounted camera stands on the left edge. Orange banners and lanterns hang from the ceiling at the top of the scene.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A large hall during a group puja, with many seated participants in white dhotis and shawls and some in yellow. In the foreground, several saffron-robed priests sit on red and orange mats before brass plates, lamps, bowls and small puja vessels. The central priest, wearing an orange robe and a gold-bead garland, holds a sheet of paper and appears to lead chanting. Other saffron-clad priests sit alongside him, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A standing attendant in white stands at left beside a camera tripod. Cloth-covered mats and a red-orange cushion lie in front. Orange canopies hang from the ceiling above the crowd, and a decorated altar with colourful deity murtis is visible at the back right. The gathering is seated in rows across the hall floor.2010-10-21A photograph of a large hall where dozens of seated people perform a group ritual. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit on orange mats at the front, one holding a small object and others with palms together, facing a row of brass plates, cups and small pots set on orange and red cloths. Behind them many men and women in white dhotis and white clothing sit in rows, some with hands folded in prayer. The floor is pale tile and the back wall shows orange hanging cloths and a shrine area with ornate golden items.2010-10-27A large hall during a group puja at an ashram. In the foreground two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on orange mats, one holding a small brass bell and the other a ritual implement, with brass lamps and plates of flowers before them. Behind them rows of men in white dhotis and shawls, some with sacred threads and tilak, sit on mats with open books and brass vessels. Further back a seated crowd in white, yellow and other colours fills the hall, a video camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at left.2010-10-25October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a large hall where a group of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, many in meditative or ritual posture. Two men in front wear saffron-orange robes; the front-left one holds a small object, and the front-centre one with a shaved head sits behind a brass plate. Each seated person has a brass plate with lamps, bowls and offerings in front of them. Striped orange and blue cloth banners hang from the top of the wall, and ornate golden chairs and deity figures stand at the far end of the hall beside red chairs. Several women in saris sit at the back on the left. The image shows a ritual group gathering in an ashram-style room.2010-10-27A large hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor shows rows of seated participants performing a puja. In the foreground, men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered cloth sit on red and green mats before brass plates, lamps and bells. Behind them, many people in white and orange sit in orderly rows facing a stage. A man in orange robes sits near the stage area, and orange and multicoloured hangings decorate the pillars, with a projection screen and a camera on a tripod at the front.2010-09-18A seated group of men performs a puja in a bright hall with white floor and red chairs along the back wall. In the foreground, several men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, holding brass lamps and offering plates with flowers and fruit. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with bare upper bodies and white markings, also hold brass lamps and sit before small offering trays. A television is visible at the left edge. Several people stand at the rear of the room.2010-10-16A long row of seated participants in a bright hall performs a puja with brass lamps and small brass vessels set on orange and yellow cloths along the floor. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, his hands joined over a small brass lamp. Beside him, men in white and saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in line, with others in white garments further along. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at the back left, and cloth banners hang from the upper wall.2010-09-18October 21 20102010-10-21A seated group performs a padapuja-style ritual on a glossy white floor, with brass lamps, small silver-rimmed dishes and flower offerings set on orange cloth mats in long rows. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls with tripundra marks sit cross-legged, one holding a brass vessel, while beside them a man in orange robes with a shaved head kneels with hands folded in prayer. Further back, women in yellow and orange saris and men in white sit in rows facing the ritual space, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the front. The room has red curtains and white chairs along the wall. Whether the orange-robed figure is a person cannot be established from appearance here.2010-09-16