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A large indoor hall filled with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, many bare-shouldered, sitting cross-legged on white floor mats before banana-leaf plates of food with small steel cups. Several women in white saris sit near the front, and a stage with a screen is visible at the far end. Framed pictures of deities hang on the upper pale walls, and red curtains frame the back of the hall. Some people stand along the back walls.

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August 14 20172017-08-14March 30 20162016-03-30A large hall filled with many seated devotees in saffron-orange cloth, most with bare shoulders and backs toward the camera, some with orange turbans and rudraksha malas. They sit in rows on mats before banana-leaf plates of food, with small brass cups and flowers placed in front. A screen at the top shows a figure in red-orange robes. A golden palanquin-style structure stands at the left, and framed photographs cover the back wall.2017-08-14January 08 20182018-01-08August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Wide view of a large hall during a group ritual meal or puja, with rows of seated participants in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on mats before green leaf plates laden with food and small brass cups. Several in the foreground have hands folded in anjali. At the far end, a man in white stands near a decorated stage with a deity backdrop and flower arrangement. Two large screens display a woman in red and white, and an oil lamp burns at the lower right. Ceiling lanterns and a chandelier hang overhead, and white-clad devotees sit toward the right.2018-01-08March 30 20162016-03-30A large bhandara feast in a hall with a red floor covering, where hundreds of seated people in saffron and orange robes and turbans eat from metal thali plates. Several men in white dhotis and shawls walk between the rows carrying vessels to serve food. Some seated attendees wear white. Banners and screens are visible at the top edge of the hall.2016-05-05July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA long row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit cross-legged on a white marble floor, with many participants pressing their palms together in anjali. Each person faces a green banana leaf laid on the floor, heaped with rice, sweets, fried breads and fruit, with small cups set beside the leaves. Several people wear rudraksha malas, and some have white sacred ash marks on their skin. Behind and to the side, a few people in white stand near a serving counter, and a colourful striped runner lies on the floor at the far end.2017-09-19August 14 20172017-08-14