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A small indoor hall with a polished reddish floor and pale walls hung with framed pictures. Several people sit on the floor in white and cream clothes, some with heads bowed, others facing forward, seated in a rough row toward the front. A standing figure in light clothing stands near the right edge.

A small indoor satsang hall with a dim, warm glow. Several figures in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor and on low platforms near a central lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Draped cloth hangings in pink and red line the background wall. A standing figure in white or light clothing stands to one side. The setting suggests an evening devotional gathering with lamplight as the focal point.

October 04 2010

A photograph of an indoor satsang hall with a seated audience of children and adults on the floor facing the front. At the front, a figure in white clothing sits on a raised seat in front of a shrine or altar area with framed images and lamps. Several seated listeners are visible in the foreground, some in light clothing. The room has yellow-toned walls and wooden furnishings.

August 31 2010

A seated figure in white robes sits cross-legged on a low platform at the front of a hall during a ritual. A small brass lamp and offering items sit before them. Several people in white clothing stand in rows behind, some with hands folded, in a plain interior with light walls. The figure appears to be a presiding priest or devotee leading the ceremony; the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.

November 06 2011

A photograph of a large seated congregation filling a hall, with many devotees sitting on the floor in rows facing the front. Most attendees wear light and dark everyday clothing. At the front, a few figures sit on a raised area near the stage, and an illuminated backdrop lights the space. The image is low resolution and dim.

2012-04-12 +1 copies

September 21 2007

2007-09-21 +2 copies

A collage of four photographs showing a temple padapuja ceremony. Top panels show a seated man in white ritual clothing receiving a plate of offerings and fruit from devotees; devotees in traditional dress sit on the floor around a brass plate of flowers, fruit and puja items. Bottom panels show a smaller group of people in white and light-coloured clothing seated in a room, with brass vessels and food offerings arranged before them. The grid of panels makes this a graphic collage rather than a single photograph.

2011-10-15 +1 copies

A photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with white pillars and a dark ceiling. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth kneels at a white brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a red-and-gold offering plate up to the fire. A woman in a red saree with her hands pressed together stands to the left, and a man in a red shirt stands beside him. Several other people in light and dark clothes stand along the back, one small child in a pink top at right. A framed portrait stands on the left wall, and brass oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground. The image shows a homa or fire offering.