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Seated devotees fill a hall during a ritual session. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, one with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Women wear white and orange-red saris and rudraksha malas. Some hold small white-and-gold trays or framed items, and a few sit with cupped hands near small gold-decorated objects on the floor. A woman in a white top in the foreground wears a headset. The scene shows a group of about 20 people, with more partially visible at the edges.

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Indoor photograph of a seated group in a hall with wooden chairs, maroon cushions and a patterned mat. Several people in orange-red shawls over white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A woman in white with a red-haired bun and rudraksha mala sits at a low table holding a small white dish. A woman in a white sari with a purple badge serves from a steel tray. Small white ritual cups and bottles stand on the floor before the participants.2017-06-30June 30 20172017-06-30August 15 20172017-08-15July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA large hall where many bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja in rows. Each man has a sacred thread across the chest and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers, a small brass deity murti, a kalasha-style vessel and sandalwood paste sit before them on pink and green cloths. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor, and devotees in white saris sit on chairs at the right. Yellow-topped lamp posts line the hall, a screen at the back shows an image, and framed pictures hang on the walls. Several people are present, mostly seated, with the seated priests in the foreground prominent.2017-07-27A seated group ceremony in a hall with wooden lattice screens and a framed picture above. In the foreground, many devotees sit on red mats, several wearing red or orange robes and white shawls. Several men on the left and centre have bare upper bodies, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and white body markings, and some sit with palms joined. Behind them, framed photographs and a collage of printed photos hang on a stand, and a bare-chested man with a mala in the centre-right sits with hands raised. Water bottles, fruit and flowers sit on the mats. A man in white sits at the far right near a chair. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering.2016-09-30July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall, most people in white clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a bare-chested man with curly dark hair sits with eyes closed and hands together, wearing a gold-toned pendant. Around him women in white and men in white sit cross-legged, several with eyes closed in meditation. Water bottles and a small kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. A bright red-and-gold backdrop is visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a satsang or initiation gathering. No one in the image is clearly identified as a person by appearance.2017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies