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A large indoor hall filled with seated participants in saffron-orange robes and bare upper bodies, many with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on a white tiled floor in rows. Brass puja plates, lamps and small offering trays sit before them on mats. Two large screens on the back wall show a seated figure in orange with a crown and garlands, and framed pictures line the walls. Several people in white garments sit at the front and far right.

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June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in orange-saffron robes performing a group ritual on the floor. Many participants wear orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with white and ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps with lit flames, and metal trays with offerings are set on the mats in front of them. A boy in a pink-and-white outfit with glasses sits cross-legged in the lower right foreground. Behind them, rows of people in white and orange clothing fill the hall, and a large illuminated portrait screen is visible at the top right. Pillars and a red-trimmed wall frame the room.2017-07-04A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with pale tiled floor. Many young men and boys wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with white sacred markings on their bodies and foreheads, sitting cross-legged in rows. Brass plates with flowers, sweets and small oil lamps sit before them, and several people hold incense sticks. Among them a man in the foreground at left wears a rudraksha mala and bare chest, and a boy in white and pink kurta sits at right. Behind the rows, devotees in white clothing and a large portrait of a bearded saint hang on the wall. Crowd appears to number in the dozens to low hundreds.2017-07-04July 02 20172017-07-02June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing a group ritual on a white tiled floor. Many participants have bare upper bodies, sacred white and ochre markings on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas. Some wear white dhotis and others orange cloth draped over their shoulders. Brass plates hold offerings, small oil lamps, flowers and fruit set on mats in front of them. Several boys and young men sit in rows, a child in a white kurta sits at the lower right, and tall brass lamp stands and bamboo-like poles stand between the rows. Large framed portraits hang on the walls above. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending toward the back of the room.2017-07-04