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A photograph of a large indoor puja hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall striped cylindrical banners. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most wearing white with yellow or orange-red shawls. In the foreground, two priests in white dhotis with red borders sit at a microphone, one ringing a handbell and one holding a bell and offerings. A few people in orange robes sit with hands joined. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on the left beside a red carpet. A golden throne-style seat with ornate carving is at the lower right, empty. A printed banner on the back wall shows temple imagery.

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Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, decorated with painted tall pillars and framed banners. Several dozen devotees sit in rows on mats: many men wear white dhotis with yellow or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, while a few wear plain white or orange robes. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white with red-bordered cloth speaks into a microphone beside a brass plate of offerings, and a seated monk in orange and another in white sit near it. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on a red carpet near a metal railing, and a gold-and-red throne is visible at the right edge.2010-09-07A photograph of a large hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue and white patterns. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, most in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered cloth, some in orange or yellow robes. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in white sit before brass plates and small offering vessels on mats, while a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits near the centre. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left. A gilded ornamental seat with a red cloth is at the right edge. A framed banner hangs on the back wall.2010-09-14September 06 20102010-09-06A seated group ceremony indoors, with many people sitting in rows on woven mats behind a metal railing. In the centre foreground, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-orange garland sits cross-legged with hands folded, in front of brass plates, bowls and small dishes on orange cloth. Beside him, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas sit with palms joined. A man in a white shawl with a brown bead mala sits at right, and a man with a cream-bordered white dhoti sits in the front-left foreground. Behind them, women in yellow saris sit among the crowd. A camera on a tripod and a black backpack are at left.2010-09-08A photograph of a large hall where devotees sit in rows on straw mats, performing a group ritual with hands folded in prayer. Most seated participants wear white dhoti-style clothing with red and white sacred threads, while several women wear orange and saffron saris. A man in the foreground wears an orange robe and holds his hands in anjali mudra. Brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and offerings sit on the floor before them, and a red carpet runs along the left. A video camera on a tripod films the scene. Colourful woven banners hang from the rafters and pillars, and framed posters line the walls. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2010-10-06A wide photograph of a large indoor puja hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and carpets, many in white clothes with yellow shawls, others in orange or red saris. A red carpet runs down the centre toward a seated figure in white with a shaved head and a camera on a tripod nearby. Brass plates, small lamps, kalashas and flower offerings are arranged on the floor in front of the seated devotees. A woman in orange robes in the foreground tends a brass tray. Several monks in orange robes sit to the right. Photographs are mounted on the wall above the crowd. A yellow-shawled group sits in the foreground beside an offering plate of sweets.2010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08A photograph of a large indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats and cloth in rows; women in white with yellow shawls, women in orange saffron robes, and men in white and saffron garments predominate. Brass plates, small brass lamps and offering trays sit in front of them. Near the front, a monk in orange robes sits beside a golden ornate throne-like chair, and another figure in white with a shaved head sits on the carpet area. A tripod camera stands in the central aisle. Banners with photographs hang on the far wall, and tall decorative cylindrical pillars wrapped in patterned cloth line the hall. The people are sitting as a congregation during the ritual.2010-09-07A long covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof holds a seated group of monastics and devotees performing a morning puja. Men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in the foreground, several with hands raised or holding lit oil lamps, with brass thalis and offering plates of flowers and fruit in front of them. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on the floor, with more devotees further back. Colourful tall cylindrical hangings with patterned tassels hang from the ceiling, and a tripod-mounted video camera stands on the left beside a red carpet. The scene is an ashram temple ritual with lamps and offerings.October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copies