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A photograph of a large indoor hall where many people sit cross-legged on mats in long rows, performing a seated puja. Many men in the foreground wear white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with white or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, with hands pressed together in anjali or holding brass plates. Brass thalis, small bowls, lamps and offerings sit before them on orange and purple mats. Behind them, younger boys and men in casual shirts and t-shirts sit on the floor, some with hands folded. Several orange-robed figures stand or sit near the back. A white wall with windows, red curtains and a projector screen frame the room. No readable name or identifiable a person is visible.

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A large hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains where many people sit in rows on the floor before small brass puja plates. Foreground: a bald man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, hands joined in prayer, beside a brass plate with a lamp and offerings on an orange mat. Behind him, rows of seated boys and young men in white dhotis, shirts and colourful clothing perform the puja, each with a thali of flowers, brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels on orange and blue mats. No visible statue or portrait of a figure matching the page's a person reference is clearly identifiable.2011-07-29A photograph of a large group puja in a bright tiled hall. Many seated men in white dhoti and shawl with yellow-gold borders, some with white-painted forehead and arm marks, sit on mats before brass plates, bowls, lamps and small oil lamps with red flowers. Several men in saffron-orange clothing sit among them, and women and children sit in the background. A laptop sits on a patterned cloth in the foreground, and a plastic water bottle and plastic tubs are visible at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2011-07-29A photograph of a large indoor puja gathering seated on the floor of a tiled hall. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with maroon and gold borders sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with bare upper bodies and tripundra marks on their foreheads, one wearing a rudraksha mala. On the left, two men in saffron-orange robes sit with hands folded. Before them are brass plates with fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and cups on orange cloth mats. Behind the front row, many seated devotees, including children and women in colourful clothing, face the same direction. Red curtains hang at the back of the room.2011-08-01February 03 20132013-02-03August 30 20112011-08-30A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, some with hands folded in prayer, with brass plates, small oil lamps and bowls set before them. Behind them a large audience of men and boys in white, red, green and dark clothing sits in rows, and women in saris sit at the far left near a pillar. At the top right a gilded ornate shrine or throne stands against the wall. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so no candidate is marked.2013-02-03May 25 20172017-05-25A large hall with many seated devotees performing a ritual on the floor. In the foreground, men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting with hands folded or holding brass items. Many others wear saffron or orange robes. Brass plates, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels and small metal pots are arranged on orange mats in front of them. Behind, rows of seated people in white and orange clothing sit in meditation or prayer, with a few people in white garments standing near pillars. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible frame, so no identity claim is made.2013-01-19A photograph of a large seated group in a hall with pale walls and red curtains, arranged in long rows on mats. Men in white dhoti-style garments with maroon borders sit in the foreground and left, many with shaved heads, and some hold small lamps or offering items. Rows of brass plates with food, flowers, diyas and small oil lamps sit on orange and green mats before them. Women in saffron, yellow and pink saris and young boys and men in casual shirts sit farther back. Two people at right wear orange and red garments near the rows. No figure is confidently identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2011-08-03October 25 20102010-10-25October 03 20112011-10-03October 24 20102010-10-24