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Wide photo of a large hall with cream walls and a tiled floor where a large group of men and women sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Most men wear white dhotis with orange-and-white striped shawls and shaved heads; some wear orange robes. Brass oil lamps, small offering plates and vessels sit on mats before them. Framed portraits of a saffron-clad female figure hang on the back wall beside red and white bunting. Many white-clad devotees sit to the right, and a few children are seated among them.

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A large hall with a polished floor where many seated people sit on mats in rows facing forward during a group satsang or puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with red and white borders sit cross-legged, some with tilak and sandalwood marks on their arms and chests. Two monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at the left edge near brass vessels and bowls of offerings. Framed portraits hang on the pale wall above a row of red-and-white draped windows, and additional people in white and colourful clothes fill the back of the hall. Many attendees wear headphones, and small brass lamps and offering plates lie on the floor.2011-08-30August 22 20112011-08-22A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung in a row high on the wall, with red and white lighting strips above them. Many seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly men in white dhoti-style cloth with red and gold borders, many with shaved heads and hands in anjali. Each seated group has small brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and flowers on orange cloths in front of them. Some wear orange robes at the left edge. Chairs with red cushions are visible along the right wall. Ritual satsang or puja gathering.2011-08-17September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesNovember 20 20112011-11-20September 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesDecember 27 20112011-12-27A large hall with pale pink walls and a white coffered ceiling holds a seated assembly on mats. In the foreground, many men wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and sit cross-legged before small brass plates of offerings, some with hands raised in a gesture of prayer. At the far left, one man sits apart in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head, as a distinct figure. Behind, rows of seated devotees fill the floor, and framed portraits of women in orange and red hang along the wall above red-draped ledges. Brass lamps and offering trays are arranged on the floor in front of the group.2011-08-23August 21 20112011-08-21A photograph of a large, pale peach hall where many seated people perform a puja with oil lamps. Most participants wear white dhotis and white shirts, with bare shaved heads and sacred threads, sitting on mats with brass plates, small offerings and oil lamps before them. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe holds a lit lamp with both hands, and another in orange robes sits with palms joined near a plate of offerings. Framed portraits in gold frames hang high on the walls, and a few people stand and watch near the doorway. Strings of red and pink bunting are draped above the framed portraits. The participants number more than twenty but are fewer than one hundred.2011-08-17A photograph of a large hall with a pale pink wall and polished floor, where a seated congregation of many people sits on mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, with small brass pooja plates, offerings and oil lamps placed before them on the floor. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit among the crowd, and others wear white and red garments. Framed portraits hang on the back wall between red and white bunting, and a pale orange cloth is visible at the far right. No speaker's face is clearly identifiable from the visible cues, and the page does not name anyone present. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session.2011-09-08A large hall filled with seated devotees on mats and cushions in rows, many dressed in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, some in saffron and orange robes, and a few in maroon and red. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor facing forward, some with hands folded or holding small books, and a few plates or containers sit on the floor near them. Along the back wall, framed portraits on red-draped windows and red curtains line the room, with a platform and chairs at the far end. A bald man in red robes sits in the foreground at right, and a man in a white dhoti sits at the right edge. The setting resembles a satsang or meditation session.2011-12-29