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A large hall full of seated devotees in orange and saffron garments performing a group ritual on a white floor covered with woven mats. Many men have bare upper bodies, white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas. Brass plates, small kalasha-style vessels, flowers and oil lamps sit in front of them. A foreground priest in an orange dhoti holds a mala and sits near a brass tray. Some children in orange cloth sit among the group. A large screen at the top right shows a glowing image of a seated figure in orange. Several onlookers stand in the background.

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A large group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a ritual. Brass plates, oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels are arranged on mats in front of them. Several people hold their hands together in anjali or work with the offerings. Long-haired sadhus and younger participants in white dhotis are visible among the crowd, with many rows of seated people extending back to the rear of the hall.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 20 20172017-07-20April 06 20132013-04-06June 27 20172017-06-27July 25 20172017-07-25A large indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white floor mats before brass ritual trays holding small oil lamps, bowls, bells and flowers. Several seated ascetics wear rudraksha malas and white-painted forehead and arm markings, and one at the front right holds a folded-hand pose beside a tray with a lamp. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor and chairs, and a few people stand near the back of the room. The scene looks like a group puja or ritual gathering.2013-04-06July 20 20172017-07-20A large hall filled with many seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white ash or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and bodies. Brass plates and bowls hold pink flower petals, and small oil lamps are lit on the floor in front of them. A portrait of a bearded saint in saffron is visible at the upper right corner of the hall.2017-07-25A photograph of a large indoor assembly of seated devotees in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Most men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis with shawls. Several seated people hold open books, and in the foreground brass plates with offerings and small bowls sit on silver trays. Metal crowd barriers and seated women in white and colourful saris fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a senior teacher in this view.2013-03-13 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.2013-10-20 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08