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A photograph of a pada puja in progress in an indoor hall with a tiled floor. Several men and boys sit in a row on the floor, bowing forward with their palms and foreheads pressed to the ground. Most wear saffron/orange robes, while a few wear white dhotis and white shirts. A boy in a pink shirt and a boy in a blue shirt sit at the left edge. Brass plates, small plastic containers with offerings and a rolled cloth lie beside them. Red chairs are visible at the back of the room.

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December 31 20112011-12-31Several devotees kneel and prostrate on a tiled floor in a hall with a red curtain, foreheads pressed to the ground and palms joined above their heads in namaskar. The foreground figures wear orange saffron robes with yellow borders and rudraksha malas; behind them, others wear white dhotis and one wears a red shawl. Brass plates with offerings sit nearby, and a mat lies at the left edge. The scene is a group prostration during puja or satsang.2011-12-29December 13 20112011-12-13December 27 20112011-12-27October 25 20112011-10-25Seated devotees fill a hall during a ritual gathering, sitting on mats on the floor. Foreground: a bald man with white forehead markings wears white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Centre: a bald man in orange robe with rudraksha beads and eyeglasses sits beside a younger man in orange robe and rudraksha mala. Right: several men in orange robes sit against a red wall. Children in casual clothes sit at left. A red-cushioned chair and a side table with brass items stand in the background.2011-12-12October 04 20112011-10-04December 12 20112011-12-12A row of men seated on the floor in a hall performs a puja, holding small brass oil lamps and lit flames toward the front. Most wear orange or saffron robes with rudraksha malas, while the man in front left wears white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings and beads on his arms. Brass plates with fruit, oil lamps and small vessels sit on orange cloths before them. Several young boys sit behind them on the left, and a figure in white sits near the back. Red chairs and a red curtain line the room.2011-12-17A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths, hands folded in prayer; the front seated figure wears a marigold garland and a tilak on the forehead. Before them are brass puja plates, small brass lamps, kumkum and flower offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange-and-yellow clothing sit with puja trays, and a man in white stands at a podium near a video monitor on a tripod. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so no candidate is named; the scene shows priests and devotees performing a group puja.2010-10-21April 28 20142014-04-28A seated ritual scene in a hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on orange and green mats before brass puja plates, lamps, bells and small cups holding offerings, with incense sticks standing nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white and red dress sits in the background. On the right, a bald priest in white robes with red borders holds a small object and sits in a devotional posture. A clear plastic container lies on the floor at right. The setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-14