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A photograph of a concrete hall with a yellow painted line across the floor, where many boys are scattered about the room. In the foreground, two boys crouch on the floor: one in a grey shirt with red collar bends forward with hands pressed together, and another in a white shirt and blue shorts works on small paper sheets. Others stand or walk barefoot, including a boy in a yellow shirt and a boy in a khaki school uniform. A large poster on the left wall shows a smiling figure in a white head covering, and on the right a bronze dancing Shiva (Nataraja) statue in a ring of flames stands beside another deity murti on a platform. Scraps of paper and debris litter the floor.

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Photograph of a seated group of children and teenagers at a satsang hall, sitting cross-legged on orange cloth mats with brass plates, small brass oil lamps and a dish of red flower petals in front of them. A boy in a white shirt with a lanyard sits in front of a boy in a bright blue shirt, and a boy in a black hoodie sits at the right edge. Behind them, rows of seated attendees wear white, cream and saffron clothing, and a woman in a pink sari sits in the background. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.2010-12-04May 15 20122012-05-15A large hall filled with rows of seated boys and young men performing a worship ceremony on mats. Each small place has brass plates with oil lamps, a small brass bowl, flowers and offerings, and incense sticks. In the foreground, a boy in a red shirt and light blue trousers sits with hands joined, while a boy in a blue striped shirt and blue shorts sits beside a brass plate. At the far right, an orange-shirted boy sits cross-legged. Near the back, a woman in white sits before a low table at the front of the room, with a white cloth on the floor and red curtains and chairs along the wall.2012-05-08April 08 20122012-04-08A photograph of a children's indoor activity in a hall with a concrete floor and a yellow boundary line. A boy in a white shirt and grey shorts leaps mid-stride in the foreground while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crouches beside him, and a seated boy in white clothes watches. Dozens of children sit on the floor along the walls in white, blue and striped shirts. Behind them a large framed image hangs on a yellow wall, a woman in white stands near the left wall, and a deity murti with a gold frame stands on a decorated platform at right, with colourful paper garlands strung overhead.2006-05-05A photograph of a large group seated cross-legged on a tiled hall floor during a devotional gathering. Many attendees, mostly boys and young men in colourful shirts and shorts, sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, and steel pots holding offerings and flower petals sit on mats in front of them. A saffron-clad figure with a shaved head sits at the front right, and a bare-headed figure in white dhoti clothing sits at the left edge. Women in saris sit in the background, and a large orange bag lies near the bottom right.2012-04-04A seated group puja in a bright hall with pale marble floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with saffron-striped shawl and rudraksha mala sits before brass plates of fruit, sweets and red flowers. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a mala holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks on his arms folds his palms in prayer. Behind them rows of boys in shirts of red, yellow, orange and blue sit before brass lamps, small bowls and offerings. Other devotees and a woman in a red sari sit further back among red cushions.2011-07-26A photograph inside a large white tented hall with a concrete floor marked by yellow lines. Many children and teenagers sit on the floor on white paper sheets while others stand in rows and move about. A girl in an orange salwar kameez stands at left beside a white fan, and a woman in a dark sari and white blouse stands among them. Colourful woven hanging decorations hang from the ceiling, and a painted backdrop and stacked white chairs line the far side of the hall. No identifiable a person figure is visible, and the people appear to be children attending a children's convention programme.2008-05-13A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a large hall with red-and-white striped mats. Foreground boys in grey, white and blue shirts sit before brass plates, small lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel with offerings. Behind them, a man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers sits with hands joined near a lamp. Several shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style garments with orange shawls sit in the middle row, and a seated man in a white shirt presses his palms together at right. Women in colourful saris sit at the back. The scene conveys a group puja or satsang with oil lamps and brass vessels arranged on the floor.2012-04-09A seated group of boys and young men sits cross-legged on mats during a puja in a hall. Several wear white tilak or forehead bands and orange or saffron shirts, including a boy in a rust-orange kurta in the right foreground with hands folded. A boy in a khaki shirt sits centrally with eyes closed near a brass ritual plate holding a small ornate lamp. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and small plates are arranged on the floor, with a lit lamp in a clear container at left. Behind them, adults in white and blue shirts sit among rows of attendees and red chairs.2012-05-02May 09 20122012-05-09May 16 20122012-05-16