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A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees performing a pada puja. Rows of women in white saris with red and yellow shawls sit on the floor, each before an orange mat holding brass plates, lamps and small bowls. Men in white and a few monks in orange robes sit toward the right. Ceiling fans, striped decorative pillars with yellow tassels, and a camera on a tripod are visible.

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A large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars shows a seated congregation performing a pada puja. Rows of women in white saris with red or orange shawls sit on orange mats in front of brass plates, lamps and small bowls. Further back, seated monastic figures wear saffron/orange robes, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Many people fill the floor, with a white raised platform at the right edge.2010-09-18Wide 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 09 20102010-10-09October 08 20102010-10-08A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in saffron-orange. Many sit in rows on mats with small brass puja plates, lamps and bowls in front of them, performing a ritual or meditation. Colourful hanging pillar decorations line the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen are visible at the front of the room. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits in the foreground, and a few people stand near the left edge.2010-12-04A wide photograph of a large indoor hall with pink walls, white draped ceiling and ceiling fans, decorated with tall multicoloured cylindrical pillars. Hundreds of people sit cross-legged on the white floor in rows on orange and red mats, most dressed in white with red or yellow shawls and orange-robed sannyasis. Each seated devotee has a brass plate or puja tray with lamps and offerings placed in front. A camera on a tripod stands near the front right, and a small raised stage area with a seated figure lies at the far end of the hall.2010-09-19A large hall filled with seated devotees during a puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis sit on the floor before brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings on orange and yellow cloths. One priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front left, with a camera tripod and video equipment nearby. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit on mats. Colourful woven bunting hangs from the pillars and ceiling. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-09-15December 18 20102010-12-18A large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing orange or red shawls, sitting on the floor in rows before brass puja plates, small oil lamps and metal bowls set on orange cloths. Some participants have hands joined in prayer, and a girl in pink sits at the front left. Colourful striped cylindrical pillar decorations hang from the ceiling, and a deity murti and a seated figure appear near the far wall. A camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.2010-09-12October 08 20102010-10-08A wide view of a large hall during a seated puja gathering. Hundreds of people in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many with small brass plates and oil lamps set on orange-and-red cloth mats in front of them. Several monks in saffron and orange robes sit among them, and a few cameras on tripods film the scene at the front. Tall cloth pillars in bright patterned blue, yellow and orange hang from a white draped ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead and a raised white platform at the left edge.2010-09-19October 29 20102010-10-29