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A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a pada puja-style ritual, with many small oil lamps lit on the floor. Front-row figures in saffron-orange robes sit on red mats with brass plates of flowers and offerings, while devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit behind them. Hanging banners with geometric patterns line the upper walls, and a white raised platform stands at left. Mood is quiet and ceremonial.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white, with a row of people in orange and saffron robes at the front. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested sit on red mats before small plates of offerings, each holding a lit oil lamp. A white raised platform with steps stands at the left edge. Tall decorative banners in orange, white and blue hang from the ceiling along the back wall, and a tripod-mounted camera stands among the seated participants. The scene suggests a pada puja ritual with lamp offerings, though no deity or specific person is clearly identifiable.2010-09-16October 07 20102010-10-07A large hall filled with seated devotees on a white marble floor, many holding small oil lamps lit in a darkened room during a pada puja style gathering. In the front rows, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit on red mats in front of brass trays of offerings, and two men in saffron-orange robes sit near the left edge, one holding a lamp. Colourful cloth banners hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. The participants are dressed largely in white, with some in yellow. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no specific person is named.2010-09-16A photograph of a large hall with white walls and a white platform at the left edge, decorated with hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white sacred threads and tilak, while others wear orange or saffron robes and yellow shawls. Several seated men in front hold small items and sit before orange cloth mats with brass plates of offerings, flowers and small bowls. A tripod-mounted camera stands among the rows and a few seated people wear orange and red saris. Hundreds of attendees are visible toward the back.2010-09-16A large indoor hall with pink walls and a white ceiling draped in fabric, decorated with hanging colourful banners. Dozens of seated participants, many in orange and saffron robes and some in white, sit in rows on mats facing a central area, with small oil lamps lit before them and brass plates of offerings on the floor. Near the front, a monitor and camera on a stand record the gathering. A few people wear rudraksha malas. Some sit closer to a raised white platform on the left. The scene shows a group meditation or puja setting; no identifiable central figure can be confirmed from appearance.2010-10-29October 07 20102010-10-07November 14 20102010-11-14October 07 20102010-10-07October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA large hall with white floor and pale walls hung with colourful woven banners and orange tassels. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most dressed in white dhotis and shawls, some women in yellow and orange saris. Along the front, several men perform a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays set on orange mats. A man in an orange robe sits near the centre-left holding a lit lamp, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the left. Many more attendees fill the background.2010-09-15December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26