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A photograph of a large hall where many children and young people sit cross-legged on orange and red mats in rows. Each seated child has a brass thali, small brass lamp or puja vessel with offerings of yellow flowers, sweets and petals in front of them. Several adults in plain white clothes sit among them, including a woman in white with a red bead mala and a young woman in white. Some boys wear white kurtas and grey shirts, one wears a blue and yellow sports top, another a green shirt, and one a red checked shirt. A pink plate and a green plastic container sit in the foreground. No single figure is in front of the others as a speaker; the attention is on the offerings. Marble floor and a pillared hall are visible behind.

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December 18 20102010-12-18A 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.2012-04-04Photograph 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.2010-12-04December 18 20102010-12-18May 16 20122012-05-16May 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a large hall where many children and adults sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands pressed together in prayer or seated before brass plates with fruit, sweets and small oil lamps. Boys in striped shirts and shorts dominate the front, with a bright orange bag and a candle flame visible on the floor. Behind them, women in saffron, pink and yellow saris and men in white and orange clothes sit in devotional stillness. A man in an orange kurta with hands folded stands out near the right, and a shaved-headed man in white sits among the adults. Red curtains and a white door frame the room. The scene resembles a puja or satsang gathering.2012-04-04A 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.2012-05-08A 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.2012-05-02Indoor photo of a large group of children and young people seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor in rows, performing a ritual with small brass puja plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta sits before a red puja box with a lit oil lamp and brass items, while beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl sits with his hands near the offerings. Red curtains hang on the back wall. A black backpack lies on the floor in front. Roughly two dozen to about forty people are visible.2012-05-15May 15 20122012-05-15A photograph of a large seated puja in a bright hall with polished white floor. Many participants sit in rows on mats: shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls on the left, and younger boys and young men in shirts and shorts on the right. Each mat holds brass thalis, small lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flower offerings and a metal box. A bald man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red border and sits with folded hands before his offering tray. Some participants wear orange, red and green clothing. Several plastic containers stand nearby.2011-07-29