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A 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.

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October 07 20102010-10-07A 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.2010-09-15A 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 20102010-10-07Wide 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.2010-09-15October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 07 20102010-10-07A 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 filled with seated people performing a pada puja-style worship, with rows of devotees in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the floor facing a raised white platform on the left. In the front row, two men in saffron/orange robes sit on red mats with brass trays, and several men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit before brass plates, flowers and oil lamps. Many devotees in white with hands folded in prayer fill the hall, which has cylindrical colourful striped pillars hanging from the ceiling and a camera on a tripod at left. Tripod, lamps and offering plates are visible on the floor.2010-09-16October 08 20102010-10-08A large hall filled with seated participants performing a group puja. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit on orange mats before brass plates, lamps and small kalasha-style vessels, with blue and plastic containers nearby. A man in an orange-saffron robe sits at the front left, gesturing toward the ritual items. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit on the floor, with a video camera on a tripod recording the event. Colourful woven banners hang from the pillars at the top of the room.2010-09-15