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July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph inside a plain cream-walled hall where a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth stands at right holding a brass tray of flower petals and offerings, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Several women in white and cream saris stand in a line with hands joined in prayer, while one woman in the foreground kneels with her head bowed on a white cloth. Behind them a side altar is draped in white with flower garlands, a small figure of a deity murti and framed garlands on the wall. The floor shows white cloth and mats with scattered flowers around low white platforms.2007-10-21A photograph of a padapuja in a hall with pink walls and grey curtains. On the right, a golden throne draped with red cloth and garlanded with green, yellow and white flower garlands holds a man in an orange-saffron robe, seated with a bare upper body and rudraksha beads; the seated figure has a. Women kneel on an orange cloth in front of the throne: a woman in a green-and-white sari presses her palms together, a woman in orange sari sits with hands in her lap, and women in white saris and orange dupattas kneel in devotion. Behind them, a row of seated men in white ritual clothing fills the background. An incense stick and a brass tray with offerings are on the floor.2010-12-28September 30 20082008-09-30July 20 20102010-07-20Dense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.2007-09-03October 07 20062006-10-07April 14 20182018-04-14December 26 20072007-12-26