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A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a long row of seated devotees performing a pada puja ritual on a tiled floor. Many participants wear white or orange clothing, and some women wear saffron or red saris. They hold brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings, and several lamps burn on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall, and a microphone stand and a wooden seat appear at the right edge.

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A large indoor hall with cream walls and red window curtains holds a seated congregation performing a group pada puja. Rows of devotees sit on mats, many in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls, while others wear orange and maroon saris. They hold lit oil lamps and raise their hands in offering, with brass plates, flowers and small dishes arranged on the floor before them. Framed portraits of a saffron-robed sannyasi hang on the back wall; a figure in orange robes sits on a raised seat at the right side, and a small saffron-draped seat stands in an alcove behind the curtains. Several framed portraits and a wall speaker are visible.2011-08-04February 25 20112011-02-25A large hall with cream walls and a polished floor hosts a seated group performing a lamp ritual. Many participants sit on mats in rows, with women in yellow, pink and orange saris and men in white dhotis. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a lamp and gestures toward it, while a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth sits before brass plates of offerings. Other men in white dhotis sit nearby. Red curtains hang at the windows and framed portraits are mounted high on the wall. The mood is devotional, with a crowd in the scene estimated at roughly 50-100 people.2011-07-23A large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor hosts a seated group ritual. Rows of participants sit on mats holding lit oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, many raising their lamps forward. Most wear white, orange, or red-orange saffron garments, with some in white and others in pink or maroon saree-style dress. Framed portraits in maroon-curtained niches line the back wall, and a black screen hangs at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is asserted.2011-12-30December 30 20112011-12-30August 30 20112011-08-30A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30December 30 20112011-12-30A large hall with pink walls and tiled floor holds a seated puja gathering of many women and girls in red, maroon, orange and white clothing, with orange or red shawls over shoulders. They sit on woven mats before small brass plates of offerings and lit oil lamps, several raising their hands in worship or holding puja items. Orange and pink cloth draped over structures lines the back of the room, and a standing figure in orange robes stands near the back wall. Framed portraits hang on the walls and blue-and-white banners are visible at the top.2012-11-06A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and a tiled floor where a group sits cross-legged in a puja. Several monks in saffron and orange robes and men in white dhotis hold small oil lamps and offer flames in the air, with brass plates of offerings set before them on orange and green mats. Women in yellow and red saris sit in rows, many holding lamps. Framed portraits hang on the walls above and a few people sit at the back by a folded stack of cushions.2011-07-29Wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on mats, many in white and orange clothing, some holding small brass plates with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Pink and red curtains hang at the windows, and framed portraits in pink borders line the walls. A few figures seated at the far end wear white. The hall has polished floors and recessed ceiling lights.2012-04-04A large hall with rows of seated devotees performing a padapuja-style ritual with lit oil lamps held in their raised right hands. Foreground women wear orange and red saris and an orange-clad older man sits cross-legged on the tiled floor, each with a brass plate of offerings, flowers and a small brass lamp on an orange cloth. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows, some with children, and stacked red chairs line the far wall.2011-08-07