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A photograph inside a large hall with glossy white floors and gold stanchions. Many people in orange saffron robes and white dhotis sit and kneel on the floor, with a number of men in orange wraps and rudraksha malas. In the right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange cloth sits with his back to the camera. Nearby a seated man with a shaved head and bare chest wears a red-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and a long-haired person in orange sits close by with white markings on the forehead. A man standing at the upper centre wears a white dhoti and sash and bare chest with a rudraksha mala. Brown and blue bags, a small brass oil lamp and offering plates lie on the floor. Framed photographs and a portrait hang on the wall behind.

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Photograph of a ritual hall with polished white floor and golden railings in the foreground. Many people sit on the floor in saffron-orange and white ritual garments; one man in the centre wears orange with a bare chest, a shawl and rudraksha beads and sits beside small offering plates and a kalasha-like vessel. A bare-chested man standing in the upper centre holds a fan-like ritual implement and wears a white dhoti with a beaded necklace. Men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand or sit around the room, and orange bags and a blue bag lie on the floor. A pink and white wall and framed photographs decorate the background.2017-08-19A photograph of a large white-floored hall with tall gold stanchion posts in the foreground. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit and kneel on the floor, some with ash and kumkum marks on their foreheads and bodies, tending small ritual items, cloth bundles and bags. A bare-chested man with long hair stands at the center wearing an orange wrap, and another man stands at right in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a green leaf. A woman in an orange head wrap sits in the right foreground beside a small plate of offerings. Framed photos hang on the wall at upper right and a large screen is visible at the top left. Devotees in white and orange clothes move through the background.2017-08-19September 05 20172017-09-05July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesWide view of a large hall with glossy cream floor where a seated congregation of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sit in rows facing the front. Foreground figures in orange cloth with rudraksha malas hold their hands in prayer or rest them on laps; a wooden stick and a small brass plate with a lamp lie on the floor. Along the back wall, framed portraits of a robed figure hang between red drapes, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering. Several people in white dhotis sit on red mats at right.2011-12-24A large indoor hall with cream walls and dark wooden doors shows many devotees seated on the floor in rows during a ritual. Most are young men in orange saffron dhotis and orange shoulder cloths, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their chests and arms. Several have shaved heads. Some hold open books or small plates with flower petals, and brass oil lamps and offering trays with pink flowers sit on the floor before them. Women in white saris are seated in the background among the group. The scene looks like an organised puja or satsang with participants chanting and praying.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A large ritual gathering in a bright hall with white tiled floor, where many men sit cross-legged in rows wearing white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and rudraksha malas on their necks and wrists. Several wear saffron or orange shawls. Some hold small bells or implements, and brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, brass plates with flowers and coconuts are arranged on cloths in front of them, as in a puja. Tall brass pillars with gold tops line the space. Further back, a row of saffron-robed sannyasis sit in the background, and a woman in white stands near a raised altar area. Overall a structured ritual or homa-style worship session is underway.2017-07-27July 02 20172017-07-02A large seated ritual gathering in a hall, with many people sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Most wear saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas, and many have white sacred markings painted across their foreheads and bodies. Several hold small brass vessels, plates and offerings in their hands, and brass lamps stand among them. Some are shaved-headed while others have long hair, and people in white clothing sit further back. Faint orange-clad figures are visible at the upper left.2017-07-25July 20 20172017-07-20