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A large hall filled with many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, arranged in rows on mats across a white tiled floor. Many sit cross-legged before brass puja plates holding fruit, flowers, betel leaves and small oil lamps, with green leaf plates and a pink flower bowl in the foreground. Several devotees have bare upper bodies, sacred ash markings and rudraksha malas, and some have long hair. A standing man in white dhoti with a bare chest stands at the centre of the rows. Camera tripods and a cameraman stand on the left, and a few people in white move along the sides, with decorated banners on the walls behind.

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 16 20172017-07-16A large hall with many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white body markings, sitting on mats in rows before brass lamps, plates of flowers and offering trays. Several people hold palms together in prayer or perform ritual gestures, and a few read from open books. Pillars with brass lamps and a tall framed deity image on the far wall frame the scene.2017-07-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large hall where many people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Many have rudraksha malas and white markings on their foreheads and arms. Each seated group has brass puja plates with flowers, lamps, rice and offering bowls in front of them. Some hold their hands together in prayer, others arrange items on the plates. Pillars of tall stands and a camera on a tripod are at the left edge, with a framed image on a far wall. Many people fill the room, forming dense rows that extend to the back.2017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange cloths draped over bare shoulders, many with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their torsos and foreheads. They sit on mats before small plates of flowers, lamps and brass vessels, some holding offerings or prayer sheets during a puja. A golden-framed image of a deity murti hangs at the upper right, and white-clad attendees sit among them. Some people are only partly visible at the edges. The scene is a group ritual in progress.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A large hall photographed from an elevated angle shows a dense rows of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes arranged on mats across a white tiled floor. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground, seated devotees hold brass plates, kalasha-style vessels and small bowls of flowers and offerings. Two television cameras on tripods stand at the left edge, and a wall at the back is hung with framed photographs. The people shown are physically present in the hall, and no individual is clearly identified as a person.2017-07-23A large hall with white floor and pink walls shows many people seated in rows on mats during a ritual sitting. Most wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis and shawls. Brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small offerings sit in front of them. Near the back, a larger framed image of a seated deity murti is displayed on a golden dais, with a standing figure in orange nearby. Portrait banners hang on the walls. The scene appears to be a group sadhana or puja session.2017-07-25June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange cloths, many bare-chested with white tilak markings on their foreheads, arranged in rows on the floor. In the foreground, a young man in orange wraps and a white dhoti sits in meditation posture with palms joined, while others beside him hold small brass plates of offerings. Trays of brass puja items, flowers, small lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. A woman in dark dress stands at the left near a tripod camera. Two large screens at the back show a figure in red. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang.2017-07-02