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A crowded photo inside a bare, newly built hall with unfinished grey block walls, a white ceiling with exposed panels and wires, and large glass windows. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, orange and saffron clothing, and red and orange saris stand and sit on red carpet. Several people hold small offerings and flower garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a bare upper torso and orange shawl stands at right, with a shaved-headed priest in similar orange dress also at right. A crowd of people is visible in the foreground, with a woman wearing white flower garlands and a gold necklace in the lower right. Colourful cloth hangs outside the windows.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A crowded indoor hall with glass windows and a block wall behind a gathering of devotees. In the foreground a bald priest in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads leans over, and a woman in a red sari and gold necklace stands with hands folded near him. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and a few women in saris press around, some with hands joined in greeting. A man in a white shirt bends forward in the lower right. The scene looks like a devotee gathering during a puja at a home.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26A crowded indoor hall with concrete walls and large windows shows a devotional gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead wears an orange cloth and rudraksha beads on his chest and arms. Beside him, a woman in a red sari with an orange flower garland and gold jewelry stands near a bald man in orange robes bending forward with a garland. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in saris press around, and a girl in a red sari looks on. The people appear to be taking part in a ritual of devotees gathered closely together.2014-06-26A crowded indoor hall with pale walls, tall windows and a balcony filled with onlookers above, decorated with pink, blue and white draped fabric and floral garlands. Many devotees fill the floor. A man in a saffron robe with a matching orange head covering stands at centre-left, surrounded by men in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth stands at right. A bald man in a white dhoti holds orange-and-white marigold garlands at left. Women in saris, including one in orange and one in yellow, stand among the crowd, some holding flowers. A saffron-clad figure with a red turban appears in the background near the stairs.2009-07-23July 03 20142014-07-03Indoor ashram hall with white walls, fluorescent tube lights and a ceiling fan, where a seated group in white clothes gathers on mats. A man in saffron robes with a shaved head stands at left near a window, and another saffron-robed figure with long hair stands beside him. At centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-edged cloth bends over a steel pot, while a dark-robed saffron figure stands at right. Women in white and yellow sit on the floor, one holding a garland. A water bottle sits on the floor in front, and marigold petals are scattered on the mats.2009-06-22January 02 20122012-01-02June 27 20142014-06-27Interior of a whitewashed hall with blue curtains and yellow garland drapes over the windows, with orange and white hanging lamps overhead. A long red carpet runs down the centre. Devotees move about: a woman in a white top and a girl in white stand at a flower-strewn offering table at the left foreground, and a man in white with folded hands stands nearby. A man in an orange shirt and grey trousers walks along the carpet, and older men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the right. In the background a seated figure and a statue-like figure sit near an altar area, and a small child in red and a boy in white stand in the middle ground.2010-02-18June 26 20142014-06-26A crowded interior of an unfinished building with exposed ceiling wires and glass windows, where a pada puja is taking place. A woman in a red headcloth and red sari, garlanded with white flowers, stands at the centre. Around her, several shaved-headed saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls press forward, while men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the frame. A man in white with a mala stands at right, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari is seen in the lower right. Red and white flower garlands hang along the walls and a framed picture is visible in the background.2014-06-26