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A large hall during a group ritual, with many men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shawls, most with shaved heads and sacred marks. Several hold lit oil lamps and brass puja plates with flowers, while a few in saffron/orange robes sit in the foreground at the left. Hanging colourful banners with orange tassels decorate the ceiling, and a crowd of seated participants fills the room toward the back. Brass pots and small plates set on orange and yellow cloths lie on the floor in front of the group.

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September 12 20102010-09-12A large hall with a white marble floor and hanging colourful tassel banners holds a seated congregation. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a mat at the left, with rows of men in white dhoti-style clothing sitting cross-legged before brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings on orange and maroon cloths. Many more seated devotees in white fill the room behind, with a few in other colours. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge beside a chair. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang. a person's presence is not established by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2010-10-08A large hall with polished floors and pink walls hung with colourful striped and orange tassel banners, where many people sit on orange and red mats in rows. In the foreground, men in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with flowers and offerings, performing a ritual. A golden deity murti and decorated figures stand at the far right side of the hall, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.2010-10-11A 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.2010-09-16September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12November 13 20102010-11-13A photograph of a large hall where a group of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, many in meditative or ritual posture. Two men in front wear saffron-orange robes; the front-left one holds a small object, and the front-centre one with a shaved head sits behind a brass plate. Each seated person has a brass plate with lamps, bowls and offerings in front of them. Striped orange and blue cloth banners hang from the top of the wall, and ornate golden chairs and deity figures stand at the far end of the hall beside red chairs. Several women in saris sit at the back on the left. The image shows a ritual group gathering in an ashram-style room.2010-10-27A large hall with pale pink walls and hanging colourful tassels from the ceiling shows a group ceremony in progress. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a lit oil lamp, beside another saffron-clad seated monk. Rows of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with red borders hold lit lamps raised toward the front, and brass puja plates with flowers, fruit and small bowls sit on mats. A camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the left, and more seated participants fill the background.2010-10-25October 08 20102010-10-08A large hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful cylindrical banners hanging from above shows a seated ritual gathering. Rows of men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor holding lit oil lamps and offering plates with flowers and brass pots, with a few monks in orange robes seated along the left side. A camera on a tripod and a laptop stand near the front, and a large crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. The scene resembles a group puja with lamps and offerings.2010-10-25October 25 20102010-10-25