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A large hall with a striped multicolour floor mat and hanging festoons of colourful tassels and small oil lamps overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most wearing red-brown rudraksha malas; several men are bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloth, while others wear white shirts or blue and maroon tops. Brass puja plates, small lamps, and kits sit before them as they perform puja and offer gratitude. Two large screens and a camera on a tripod are visible at the back. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image, so the presence cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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December 22 20162016-12-22Large indoor pavilion event at night where hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, sit in rows on colourful striped woven mats. Many have white and orange sacred markings on their chests and foreheads and rudraksha malas. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper and cloth decorations with ornate streamers. At the front, a raised red platform holds a golden canopy and a yellow floral arch, with a screen showing text and a figure in the distance. A standing man in white near the right edge is visible. The scene suggests a satsang or sadhana gathering in a tented hall.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A large hall with a striped multicoloured floor mat where many men sit cross-legged in rows. Most are bare-chested and wear white dhotis, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; several hold brass puja plates and small metal vessels with offerings. A few men in white shirts and dark trousers sit among them, one in the foreground wearing glasses. Large screens on the ceiling and walls show a deity image, and a metal barrier runs along the back. Several camera rigs stand near the back. No individual can be confidently identified.2016-12-12December 07 20162016-12-07December 23 20162016-12-23A large hall with striped red, green and blue floor mats where many men sit cross-legged performing puja. The foreground man in front wears a white dhoti, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sitting beside brass puja plates, bells and oil lamps. Beside him a bare-chested man wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and bends over his offerings. Further back, seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, sit before brass thalis and puja items. Overhead, two screens show an illuminated deity image and colourful banners hang from the ceiling. Several people are visible at the crowd barrier behind the rows.2016-12-22December 07 20162016-12-07Large indoor tent-hall at night filled with many seated men in white dhotis, mostly bare-chested, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing a central altar. A priest in white stands near a camera on tripod at left, and another white-clad attendant moves at right. The altar area holds a red-draped table with brass vessels, fruit offerings, flower garlands and a decorated deity murti under a golden canopy. Overhead hang rows of multicoloured paper lanterns and tassels, white fabric ceiling panels and bright white lights, with a television camera on a crane at right. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang, though no specific event is legible.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large open-air tent gathering at night where hundreds of men sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a distant stage. Most are bare-chested or in white dhotis, with white paste marks on their torsos and rudraksha malas around their necks. Dozens of colourful hanging lanterns and decorations, including yellow, pink, green and blue shapes, are suspended from the ceiling. A yellow floral arch stands at the left, and a screen shows a speaker in the distance. Standing figures at the back in white cloth watch the proceedings. Illuminated stage backdrops with gold and yellow ornaments frame the event.2016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07