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A hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, with white-clad devotees behind them. Some wear yellow shawls over white clothing. Brass plates with oil lamps and small flower-decorated offerings sit in front of them on colourful striped mats. Lit oil lamps are scattered across the floor. Behind the group, more devotees in white sit in rows, and a few stand near the back and sides of the hall. Banners hang from the ceiling and a wall display is visible at the right. The scene reflects a devotional satsang or puja. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible.

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A large hall during a seated group puja. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing orange or saffron shawls and others yellow shawls, sit in rows on striped mats before brass plates and trays set with small lamps, flowers and offerings. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits facing the rows, while a banner with a painted deity hangs at the back of the hall. Oil lamps line the floor along the rows. No candidate for a person is clearly distinguishable in the foreground, so no identification is made.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19April 23 20122012-04-23April 18 20122012-04-18 +1 copiesMarch 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a large hall with white walls and a white platform at the left edge, decorated with hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-white sacred threads and tilak, while others wear orange or saffron robes and yellow shawls. Several seated men in front hold small items and sit before orange cloth mats with brass plates of offerings, flowers and small bowls. A tripod-mounted camera stands among the rows and a few seated people wear orange and red saris. Hundreds of attendees are visible toward the back.2010-09-16A large hall with many seated people in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls, sitting on orange and yellow mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground a man in white and orange shawl sits with eyes closed and hands in his lap, and beside him others sit in meditation. At the front a low table draped in red and orange cloth stands near a man in white clothes and an orange shawl seated on a chair, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits to the right. Overhead are metal truss beams and yellow banners. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session with participants in cross-legged posture.2008-03-27Photograph of a large hall with red curtains and framed banners on the walls, where many saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys sit cross-legged on mats. Several sit before silver plates holding brass lamps, bells, small containers and offerings, as in a puja. Adults with shaved heads and white tilaka on the forehead sit with hands in anjali mudra, and one senior figure in saffron wears a rudraksha mala. Children in orange dhotis with shaved heads and white tilaka sit nearby, some with folded hands. Plastic chairs in red are arranged at the back. This is a group puja or satsang scene.2013-12-06A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing saffron or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats and sheets on the floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat. Hanging decorative banners and lanterns line the upper walls, and video cameras on tripods film the gathering. A figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits at the right edge on a white chair. The scene is a photo of a discourse or meditation gathering.2008-03-27A large hall with white ceiling tiles and red curtains along the walls shows rows of young people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas seated on the floor. Many hold lit oil lamps or small brass lamps, and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on silver-coloured low platforms in front of them. Several white-clad devotees sit toward the back among red chairs, and framed portraits and photo panels hang on the walls.2013-12-06A large hall with a seated congregation during a ritual. Four priests in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms, and sit with hands folded in prayer. Each has a brass lota and small offering plates of fruit and sweets on orange mats before them. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on mats, many with palms joined, including several boys in colourful shirts and a few men in white. Orange and blue festoons hang from the ceiling, and a golden deity murti stands near the back left. The scene shows a puja performed by seated priests before a congregation.2012-04-17 +1 copies