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A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and tiled white floor holds rows of seated participants in saffron and orange robes, many with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, sitting before small brass plates and offering trays for a puja. Several figures in maroon garments and white clothing sit in the background near a stone pillar. A few people stand or sit along the far walls. Black floor stands and posts separate the aisles. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering in a temple-style hall.

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July 06 20132013-07-06A large hall with red curtains and fluorescent ceiling lights holds many seated devotees on mats in rows facing a central pink-carpeted aisle lined with silver stanchions. Most are dressed in saffron and orange robes, while a section on the right wears white. Some sit before small brass plates and oil lamps. No single figure can be clearly identified as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2013-07-23May 16 20132013-05-16A wide photograph of a large hall with white ceiling lights and framed portraits on the walls behind red curtains. Rows of people sit cross-legged on mats and rugs along a central aisle lined with silver posts and chains. Many wear orange, maroon and red robes, and a few sit near brass puja trays with flowers and small oil lamps. Most seated figures are shown from behind or at a distance, and attendees in white clothing sit toward the rear.2013-07-06A large hall with cream walls, red curtains on the windows and a polished floor shows a seated congregation of many young saffron-robed sannyasis, arranged in rows on mats. Each has small brass plates and ritual items in front of them, consistent with a group pada puja. Some white-clad attendees and other devotees stand along the back and sides of the hall. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a logo appears in the upper left corner.2013-07-26September 11 20132013-09-11Wide view of a large bright hall during a seated satsang gathering. Rows of devotees sit on mats in orange and saffron robes and white clothing, with small brass plates of offerings and oil lamps in front of several seated women in orange saris. Aisles are divided by silver stanchions and chains. Framed portraits hang on pink walls with red curtains, and a stage area is visible at the far end. No single speaker is clearly identifiable at the front; the scene is a group gathering with people seated facing forward.2013-07-06July 23 20132013-07-23July 29 20132013-07-29A large hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a seated congregation on white floor mats. In the foreground, shaved-headed young boys in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some with white and orange forehead markings. A man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered dhoti sits near a low stone-topped seat, and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Rows of devotees in white and orange garments fill the hall, some sitting on mats and others holding books and notebooks. A man in white with a microphone sits toward the centre, and ceiling air-conditioners and a wall-mounted speaker are visible.2013-08-16A large hall with cream walls and red curtains, lined with framed portraits and images of deities above. Rows of young boys and youths in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on woven mats, many holding small brass lamps, bowls and offering trays with oil lamps and flowers; some tend a plate on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, a larger seated crowd in white clothing fills the room, with a few people in red and white on chairs at the right. A shaved-head monk in orange-brown robes at the centre-right sits before a silver tray with brass items, appearing to conduct a ritual. Oil lamp puja and devotional worship in a temple-style hall.2013-07-06A large group of young boys and men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white mats in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains, performing a puja. Many have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each seated participant has a small brass thali and a brass lamp or vessel set before them on a low silver-grey platform, and they hold their hands in anjali or gesture over the offerings. Several adults in white and orange sit among the children. Behind them, a row of metal stanchions guides a walkway and a few seated onlookers are visible at the far left.2013-08-02