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A photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on a glossy white floor in a plain hall, performing a pada puja-style ritual. Young men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and lanyards around their necks, hold small brass cups and spoons over brass plates and steel trays arranged on orange cloths. Plates contain flower petals, rice or powder, and small brass lamps and vessels are placed along the mat. Pink and green plastic containers sit at the front. Orange and red banners hang from the back wall, and more seated people are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a large hall with a glossy white floor where many devotees sit in rows on the floor, wearing plain white traditional clothes. In the foreground, several young men and older men sit cross-legged on orange cloths, each with brass plates, small brass vessels and lamps set before them, and some hold small items. A pink bowl of flowers sits in front of a seated man in the right foreground, along with plastic containers. Colourful hanging decorations line the upper walls and windows, and devotees in white continue sitting behind the rows. Each seated person wears a lanyard with a badge. This appears to be a pada puja style ritual with offerings laid out before participants.2010-09-18Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, several performing ritual hand gestures and some marking their foreheads with white and sandalwood tilak. Brass plates, a bell-like pot, small brass oil lamps with lit flames and white shells sit on the orange mats in front of them. A golden ornate chair with red cushions stands at the left of the room, and a patterned cloth hangs on the right. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang practice.2010-10-29October 25 20102010-10-25October 29 20102010-10-29November 06 20112011-11-06A seated group of men in a plain indoor hall performs a puja with small oil lamps and brass vessels set on a mat. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead marks, and several hold lit lamps or spoons aloft. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with hands folded, and a few younger boys sit in the background. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a small book lie on the mats, and a red curtain hangs behind them.2011-10-15November 20 20102010-11-20May 11 20122012-05-11 +2 copiesA seated group performs a ritual indoors on a white floor with mats. Many men and boys wear white dhotis and unstitched white upper cloths, with rudraksha malas, and some have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Several hold small oil lamps and brass implements, lifting lamps toward the centre. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits among the group. Brass plates, small bowls, a plastic container and red and orange cloth lie on the floor. Red curtains hang behind, and a man in white stands near a doorway. About 15 people are visible.2011-10-04October 03 20112011-10-03A large hall with many seated participants during a group ritual. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered shawls sit on orange mats, holding small brass vessels and spoons over brass plates of offerings. One man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits at front left, and a bald man in white at centre holds a dish. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful clothing fill the room, with a red-curtained wall and framed portraits and deity pictures above.2011-12-10A photograph of a ritual gathering of men seated cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and white upper cloths, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and sandalwood or ash markings on their arms. Several hold small brass vessels and incense sticks, and brass lamps, a copper plate with flowers, and orange cloth mats are arranged in front of them. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. In the background a golden throne-like seat with red cushions is visible on the left, and red curtains hang at the window. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style offering in an ashram hall.2010-10-29 +1 copies