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A photograph inside a large hall with pink-tinted walls and a glossy tiled floor, where several people in saffron-orange cloth move between white-clothed tables. In the foreground, a young man in orange sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a coiled rope and wearing a white forehead band. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms stands, and a long-haired figure in orange with a cloth over the shoulder faces away holding a sheet of paper. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks to the right. Gold posts with a rope line mark a roped-off walkway. Large screens on the walls show a smiling figure with a red and white turban and garlands. Several other people in orange appear in the background.

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Indoor photo of a group of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with long dreadlocked hair, standing and moving across a white-tiled room with pink walls. A young man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant, and a few others wear white dhotis with gold borders. Drums, a bell and small brass vessels rest on a striped mat near the wall. Framed photographs hang high on the walls above a wooden door.2017-07-30June 26 20172017-06-26August 15 20172017-08-15August 14 20172017-08-14April 16 20182018-04-16A hall with a large golden throne backed by a painted temple mural, a white projection screen on the left and white draped valances above. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark beaded mala around his neck walks forward across the floor, his palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, several priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and sacred marks on their foreheads stand or kneel, some with hands folded. Small brass and copper ritual vessels, plates and bowls sit on mats on the floor in front of them. A woman in a red sari stands near the right edge, and a cameraman's tripod and equipment are visible on the right. The photograph is taken in dim light with the throne area lit.2010-10-29 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with white walls, ceiling lights and hanging decorative lanterns in red, yellow and green. Several young men and girls in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and rudraksha malas move in a procession through the room. A young man in the centre wears a bare upper body with a long hair and a mala, and a second young man on the right wears an orange turban. An older man on the far right, bare-chested with a white dhoti and ash-marked forehead, stands among them. Behind them, seated white-clad devotees fill the floor, and a large screen shows a deity image. The scene suggests a ritual procession in a temple-style hall.2018-04-16A photograph of a discourse hall with a seated speaker on a low dais in front of a large screen showing a close-up of a figure in orange and white. In the foreground, a group of young men and boys in orange cloth wraps sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor, facing the stage; several have long braided or dreadlocked hair and bare upper bodies, and some wear necklaces. Two elderly men in white dhotis sit at the right near a steel stand. A camera on a tripod stands beside the stage, and red curtains, a wall banner and gold railings frame the room. Visible people: about 15 in the scene.2017-07-20April 03 20172017-04-03July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor hall during a Janmashtami gathering, with rows of people seated on the floor and a line of boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis, shawls and turbans walking past. The foreground boy in an orange turban and orange shawl wears rudraksha beads and a pendant, and a second boy beside him wears a bead mala. Seated devotees include a bearded man in white dhoti and a man with a grey beard and orange sash. Many women in orange saris sit or stand in the background, and a large screen hangs at the far end of the hall. Leaf plates and food scraps cover the floor.2017-08-14A photograph of a long row of devotees in orange and saffron cloth, standing shoulder to shoulder and facing a floor spread with banana leaves and food offerings. Several men and boys hold small handfuls of food, some raising it to their mouths, while others stand bare-chested with white ash markings on their skin and wooden or rudraksha beaded necklaces. On the far right, a woman in an orange wrap stands with her back to the camera. Behind them a large screen shows a smiling figure in a red and orange setting. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan style ritual of shared food within an ashram hall. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2017-07-03 +1 copies