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A photograph of a long double line of devotees standing on a polished marble hall floor in white traditional clothing. Many women wear white sarees with gold borders and many men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Most people hold small brass or metal pots, coconut-like containers, or offering vessels in both hands. A colourful floral kolam rangoli design decorates the marble floor at the centre. Tall glass windows line the left wall, and a large white column stands on the right. Several people in the background walk through the hall, and a figure in white stands near the centre. The scene resembles a ritual procession or welcome line during a program.

A photograph of a group of devotees in white ritual clothing standing on a polished stone floor under a covered colonnade with a multi-storey building behind them. Several women in white saris with gold borders and men in white shirts and dhotis hold brass plates with flowers, fruit and lamps, and a man holds a garland of white flowers. Others stand in a line along the right side, and a figure in white stands further back near the steps. Petals are scattered on the floor. Several people wear lanyards around their necks. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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A covered hall during a ritual, with a long white-draped table along the right side holding rows of brass aarti lamps with lit flames and tiered lamp stands. Along the table, several women in white sarees kneel and hold lamps, while men in orange robes with white inner shirts and rudraksha malas stand behind them, some holding ceremonial items. A large crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from the background. On the left, a row of decorated kalasha pots with green coconut-like tops sits on a red-draped platform. Banners and a painted wall hang behind the hall, and fluorescent lights hang from a corrugated roof.

Inside a large tented hall with arched white canopy and hanging decorative banners, a man in an orange-saffron robe walks barefoot down a central aisle with palms pressed together in namaste. On both sides, rows of devotees in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered saris and dhotis stand or kneel with hands folded in greeting, some wearing rudraksha malas. A few are seated on blue mats at left. Overhead are lattice windows and a stage area with banners.

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A covered ashram hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights shows a ritual in progress. Along a long metal-topped table, several men in saffron-orange robes stand holding ceremonial items, including a tall golden lamp and a trident. In front, rows of women in white saris with blue-edged borders sit on mats arranged around many brass oil lamps and fruit-filled offerings on the left. A large audience of seated devotees in white and orange fills the background. Wall displays and framed pictures line the back wall.