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Photograph of a seated group of men and a young girl in a hall with yellow walls and a tiled ceiling with ceiling fans. Several men sit on mats and cloths, bare-chested with white dhotis, some with hands folded in prayer and one bearded man with long hair at the left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in front. A girl in a white top and pink skirt sits in the foreground with her back to the camera. Framed photographs hang on the left wall, and a large screen at the right shows a figure seated in red and gold ornate setting with lamps and a deity-like backdrop. Offerings and small brass items sit on the floor. The scene appears to be a seated spiritual session, with about a dozen people visible.

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A photograph of a large hall with a wooden floor where a seated group of men performs a puja. Most are bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, many with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Several sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats with small brass plates, flowers, oil lamps with lit wicks, and vessels in front of them, while some hold ritual threads. Behind them, other men in white clothing sit on the floor and on chairs beneath ceiling fans, and a gold-brocade cloth hangs on the left wall.A photograph of a hall where a row of men sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in prayer, many bare-chested with white dhotis bordered in gold and sandalwood or ash marks on their arms and chests. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and flower offerings are arranged on the floor before them. Behind them, more men in white clothing sit in rows near a golden draped cloth hanging on the wall, with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights overhead. A person with long dark hair is visible in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a seated puja or meditation session.A photograph of a hall where people sit on the floor in rows facing a screen displaying a deity murti with lit lamps. Several men sit bare-chested wearing white dhotis with yellow borders, and one older bald man wears glasses. Women in white garments and a man in a purple head covering sit among them. Small oil lamps burn on the floor in front of the seated devotees. On the right, a golden ornate throne holds a seated figure, and a red curtain hangs behind the screen. The scene suggests a puja or satsang in progress. A timestamp in the corner reads 18 Dec 2025 8:30:48 pm Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a yellow-walled hall performing a puja on colourful mats. Women in white saris and white clothing sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young woman in the foreground with a long braid faces away from the camera. Brass plates hold offerings of flowers, turmeric-yellow petals, betel leaves and small lamps, with a small kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps nearby. On the wall hangs a large framed painting of a robed saint seated beside a kneeling figure, and a smaller framed picture of a deity hangs at upper right. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible in the room.A photograph of a seated puja gathering in a hall with yellow walls and ceiling fans. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats, most men bare-chested in white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and sacred threads; several women in white saris and some in brown or colourful dress sit among them. Brass plates with flowers, small oil lamps and offering trays are arranged on the floor. A large framed portrait of a seated saint hangs on the wall, and a shrine with a gilded arch is visible at the back. A digital timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 8:27:44 pm, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2025-12-21Indoor puja in a hall with wooden floor and bookshelves. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground ringing a brass bell and holding a tumbler, seated on a striped mat before a tray of yellow flowers. Other priests in white dhotis and devotees in saris sit on the floor, many with brass plates of flowers and oil lamps on red mats. Along the back wall a golden throne with a deity murti is decorated with garlands and framed by golden pillars. Above, a poster shows three orange-robed portraits. Another portrait in the upper left.2022-12-19A wide photograph of an indoor hall with yellow walls and a fluorescent-lit ceiling, showing a seated congregation on mats facing a raised stage at the far end. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis and women in white or cream saris, with some holding small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings in front of them. On the stage, a large projected screen shows a brightly lit deity murti with red and gold decoration, and a man in white stands at the side of the stage. Framed pictures hang on the right wall and a gold cloth drapes on the left. A timestamp in the corner reads 21 Dec 2025 8:29:45 pm, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-21A photograph of a seated group in a hall performing a ritual at night. Many men sit cross-legged on mats, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges, and some hold small oil lamps with flames. Women in white saris and a person in a grey top and purple head cloth sit among them. In front, a large screen shows an illuminated deity murti or image with golden arches and lamps. A golden framed image sits on the right wall, and an orange and yellow painted wall surrounds the room. Timestamp on the lower right reads 18 Dec 2025 8:30:46 pm, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a large hall where many seated participants perform a puja on mats spread across a light wooden floor. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white sacred markings on his body and a red-and-beige shoulder cloth sits on a pink mat, with a brass plate of offerings before him. Nearby, men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sandalwood markings and rudraksha malas, sit before brass plates, lamps, flowers and small containers on orange and red cloths. Behind them, women in white saris and other participants sit in rows, and a person in a white shirt stands near a golden-walled shrine area with framed images. A timestamp reads 20 Dec 2025 9:04:46 pm, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. There are approximately 40 people visible.21 డిసెంబరు 2019A photograph of a seated group in a yellow-walled hall during a devotional sitting. In the foreground a smiling woman in white with folded hands sits beside a tray of brass plates holding yellow flowers, leaves, small oil lamps and brass cups, with a small figurine nearby. Behind her, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on mats and cloth, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, some with white ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in white with a striped green head covering and a girl in white with a braid sit in prayer nearby. Ceiling fans hang above, and a gilded shrine with a framed image sits at the back of the room beside framed posters on the wall.A seated puja in an indoor hall with a mat floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a tilak on his forehead and a sacred thread sits cross-legged, offering with one hand over a brass lamp. Beside him, men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with a gold border sit before lit oil lamps, brass plates, flowers and a banana leaf with offerings on a striped cloth. Behind them, more seated devotees and framed deity pictures hang on the wall.