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A large hall where many seated participants in orange saffron cloths with white ash markings on their bodies perform a group ritual on the floor. Rows of cushioned mats hold brass plates of flowers, small oil lamps, brass bowls and offerings. Tall brass lamp stands with yellow-gold poles line the room. Many participants, mostly bare-chested with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sit cross-legged, some reading or chanting from books. A few people in the background wear white and sit on chairs near the rear doors. The scene is dense with several dozen people in the foreground and mid-ground.

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A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, many with white horizontal forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several young men and women sit on the floor before brass puja plates holding flower petals, small brass bowls, lamps and incense sticks, performing a ritual offering. Tall yellow-and-brass stands line the rows. Pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp are visible in the foreground, with a few white-clad attendants in the background. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the scene.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A large hall during a ritual puja with many seated participants in saffron-orange robes and white horizontal forehead markings. Rows of men and women sit on the floor before brass oil lamps, copper bowls and plates of pink flower petals, several holding incense sticks and small offering trays. Some wear rudraksha malas and are bare-chested with orange shawls draped over one shoulder. Others in white garments sit on the right. A woman in purple stands in the upper left corner near tall brass lamp stands. A walkway and wooden doors frame the background.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall filled with dozens of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes performing a group puja. Many have long dreadlocked or braided hair, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal body markings on their arms and chests. They sit on the floor before brass puja plates holding pink flower petals, small brass oil lamps, incense sticks, and bowls of offerings, with tall brass lamp stands lining the rows. Some read from printed sheets. Additional people in white and orange sit in the background among rows of chairs.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA 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.2017-07-25A large hall filled with many seated young men wearing orange cloth wrapped over their shoulders and waists, their upper bodies bare, with white and grey sacred ash markings on their foreheads, arms and backs. Many sit cross-legged on a white marble floor before small brass puja vessels, flower-filled plates, bowls and pooja items, some holding rudraksha malas in their hands. Brass pillars with hanging lamps line the left side, and white-clad people and white-covered tables fill the background. The scene suggests a group ritual or puja in an ashram setting.2017-07-27July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 20 20172017-07-20A large hall with cream walls and white tiled floor holds many seated participants in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, many bare-chested with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies. Rows of people sit cross-legged on mats before small brass puja plates, lamps, flowers, bowls and kalasha-style vessels, performing a ritual. Some write in notebooks. A standing figure in white stands at the far back near the centre aisle, and framed deity portraits hang on the walls. The scene is a group puja or ritual session.2017-07-20July 25 20172017-07-25A large hall filled with seated young men and boys dressed in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and with white ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. They sit in rows on mats with open books and small brass puja trays holding pink flowers, oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Behind them, older devotees in white sit in the background, and at the upper right a large framed image of a figure in orange robes is displayed. Yellow poles stand in the foreground near the rows. Walls are decorated with framed paintings, and a few people are visible standing near the doorways.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies