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Photo of a seated satsang audience at a white-walled hall, most people dressed in white kurta-style clothes with orange lanyards. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt sits with palms pressed in anjali mudra, a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala and white clothing sits with hands folded. Behind them, a bald man with vertical white tilak marks and a lanyard stands with palms together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl also holds anjali. Several others sit cross-legged on striped mats, some wearing headphones. Backpacks, a water bottle and a steel cup sit on the floor at the edges.

Devotees sit on mats in a hall during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, an older man in white clothes with a red beaded mala around his neck sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. Beside him, a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, a red mala, and gold bracelets, sits with palms joined and head bowed. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, some holding brass items and offering trays. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a silver tray sit on the floor in front, with a plastic container and bags nearby.

A photo of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges performing a puja-style ritual on mats in a hall. The man in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Others nearby hold their hands in anjali, some with white and red forehead markings. Brass plates, small lamps and offering items sit on the mat in front of them. Behind, a crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits beyond a metal railing, and orange hangings are visible overhead.

A large group of men sits cross-legged on the floor during a puja, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, many are shaved-headed. One man on the far left wears a saffron/orange robe with a wristwatch and prayer beads. Brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small brass vessels sit before them on mats, and more seated devotees fill the background in white and coloured clothing. No figure in the frame is distinctively adorned in the way that would support a person identification, so no candidate is marked.

Shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis sit cross-legged on woven mats with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed in prayer. Brass lamps, incense sticks and small brass vessels with offerings sit on orange cloths and trays on the tiled floor. Behind them, a framed image of a deity murti decorated with a garland hangs against an orange drape near a window. Several other seated devotees are visible behind the front row, some in white and one in orange, in a satsang or puja setting. The front-row men wear rudraksha malas and one wears a wristband. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.

October 09 2010

Photograph of devotees performing puja seated on mats in a hall with metal railings. In the foreground, a young man in white kurta and pants sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, a wristwatch on his arm and a dark cord around his neck. Behind him, another man in white with a tilak on his forehead also sits with hands folded. On the floor before them are orange cloth mats holding brass plates with red flowers, a brass bell, a small brass pot, incense sticks, a brass lamp and offering bowls. Further back, more people in white and yellow shawls sit in prayer.

Photograph of devotees seated on mats during a puja inside a hall with metal support poles. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a wristwatch and a dark cord around his neck. Behind him, another man in white with a tilak sits in prayer posture. On the floor, orange cloths hold brass plates with flowers, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style cup, oil lamps, a conch-like vessel, and a green plate of yellow petals with an incense stick. Further back, women in white saris with yellow shawls sit in prayer with similar brass puja setups.

A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on the floor in a pada puja style ritual with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most men are shaved-headed and wear white dhotis and shawls with maroon or red-striped borders, with sandalwood or tilak marks on their bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits at the left edge. Small brass oil lamps, brass vessels, plates with flowers and red-orange cloth lie on the floor in front of them. Red curtains hang at the windows behind, and a few onlookers stand or sit in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

A photograph of a seated puja in a bright hall with tiled floor. Several men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-striped borders sit in a row with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. One man at the front right is bald with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and wears a bead necklace. Behind them, a man in an orange robe also sits with hands folded. Along the floor in front are brass plates with fruit and flowers, small oil lamps, a covered plastic container and a blue cloth. Other devotees, some in yellow garments, sit further back.

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December 26 2010

A photograph of a seated puja in a hall with woven mats. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, white dhoti and shawl, a red rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands resting near a brass plate and small lamps. Beside him a younger devotee in white with a folded-hands namaskar pose sits in front of a brass bell and offering vessels. Behind them several men in white garments with bare-chested sitting postures and white forehead marks sit in rows, along with other devotees in the background. Oil lamps, brass vessels and a tray with ritual items are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja-style ritual gathering.