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A large open-sided pavilion with a wooden-beamed roof where many people sit cross-legged on mats for a puja. In the foreground a man with short dark hair wears white clothing and an orange-red shawl, hands folded in prayer. Beside him, young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit before brass plates holding flowers, fruit and small brass lamps. A woman in white with a red shawl sits at the left edge, and the rows behind are filled with more seated participants in white and yellow. Trees and greenery are visible through the windows.

A photograph inside a long open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a barefoot figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth walks down a central aisle lined with woven striped mats. Standing on either side, saffron-robed monks and women in orange saris with folded hands line the path, while a man in white clothes stands at the right near a small table with ritual items. A string of orange pennants hangs from the roof beams.

Indoor tented ritual hall with a golden ornate peetha throne with a red cushion at centre, flanked by a kalasha-like finial, on a striped rug. A figure in saffron-orange robe stands in the foreground with back to camera, facing the throne area. Nearby, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand with hands folded in anjali; a man in white kurta and a woman in a lavender sari are at left, and a line of people in white and yellow stands at right. Brass plates and offerings lie on mats. Red and orange drapes and overhead fluorescent lights are visible. a person cues are not clearly visible on the seated-position figure; the saffron-clad figure is facing away.

A covered open-sided pavilion with an orange-brown roof and tiled, striped mats on the floor. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks barefoot down the central aisle with his palms pressed together in greeting. On both sides, rows of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls stand or kneel with hands in anjali, with brass puja plates and oil lamps set on the mats before them. A grey vehicle and greenery are visible through the open walls behind.

A photograph inside a large hall with a thatched palm-leaf roof, white walls and tiled floor. A man in a saffron-orange robe with red border stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, long hair worn loose, facing a row of devotees kneeling on orange and purple mats. The devotees wear white and cream saris, white dhotis and kurtas, and a boy in a white shirt and white trousers kneels with hands folded at right. Behind them, a white-clad man stands near a table with flowers and a water bottle. On the back wall, two framed images hang beside orange drapes, one showing a seated figure. A pink flower arrangement sits on a white table at left.

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A man in an orange saffron sannyasi robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a striped cotton mat inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and red curtains. Behind and to his left, a group of women in white saris with gold borders, several wearing yellow shawls, stand in a line with hands folded in prayer. A tray with brass items and a small offering sits on the mat near the group, and a small table with flowers stands at the right. The man has shoulder-length dark hair and a tilak mark on his forehead. He is the only figure in saffron; the group appears to be devotees.

A hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars with orange tassels. A smiling person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle, hands together, while white-clad devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed in namaste. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and glasses stands at left, a man in white kurta at right, and a person in white holds a brass plate with a yellow cloth. The scene suggests a satsang gathering. a person: the orange-robed figure carries rudraksha malas and a warm ceremonial presence, though the appearance is only partly clear.

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