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A large hall with plain whitewashed walls and rows of seated devotees performing a homa at small white fire pits on mats. Many participants wear white clothes, and women in white, yellow and pale blue saris sit cross-legged with brass vessels, bowls and small oil lamps before them. Strings of orange and white flags and a green-and-red bunting hang from the ceiling, and a sanctuary-style pennant hangs on the left wall. No single figure is identifiable as the swami in this view, so no a person identification is made.

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December 30 20072007-12-30August 30 20092009-08-30A large open-sided pavilion with a tall roof and rows of tube lights, where many people in white clothes sit on mats performing fire offerings at square white fire pits. Smoke rises through the hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a blue-and-yellow badge sits behind a fire pit, extending her hand over the smoke, and another woman in white sits beside her. Another seated woman in white with a blue badge holds a pot near a pit. Many more participants sit in rows in the background, several with small oil lamps and offering plates. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, so no candidate is asserted. A homa-style fire ritual is taking place with many devotees.2006-07-17October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 31 20102010-12-31A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a ritual in prayer posture, palms pressed together. In the foreground, women sit on orange and red mats in front of brass plates and small brass lamps and vessels. Many wear white or cream dhotis and saris with yellow, orange or red shawls, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them rows of people in white stretch back toward the far wall, and hanging orange, blue and white woven banners decorate the ceiling. A small brass lamp and offering trays sit on the floor before the group. No individual figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.2010-09-16A large hall with a polished white floor and pink walls hung with colourful woven banners fringed in yellow and orange. Rows of women sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white saris or white clothing with orange shawls or stoles, some in yellow shawls, with brass puja plates, oil lamps, flower petals and small bowls set on orange mats before them. Several women hold their hands together in prayer or meditation posture. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the room, and at the far end a golden ritual object is visible near an orange-draped seat. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja session.2010-10-07Inside a large hall with a white tented ceiling and striped decorative pillars, a row of young men and women in white clothing with yellow sashes perform a ritual. Several standing attendants raise lit oil lamps toward the front, while seated women in white and a woman in a red and gold sari arrange brass lamps, bells and conch-shaped vessels on mats before a seated audience. A devotee at left holds a small brass item. The ritual appears to be an aarti with lamps and brass puja implements, and the audience sits on the floor watching.2009-12-24A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on the floor on orange and white mats during a ritual. Many women wear white and cream traditional dress with orange or red shawls and yellow or green borders, holding small oil lamps (diyas) and lit wicks in their hands. Brass plates with flowers, fruit, and offerings, along with brass kalasha-style vessels and small lamps, are arranged before them. Men in white garments sit in the background, and a television screen is visible at the top right of the hall. Watermarked copyright text overlays the lower right, but it is not transcribed.2010-12-31Large hall full of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, many with rudraksha malas, holding lit oil lamps and gesturing with hands in a group ritual. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and small bowls sit on orange mats in front of them. Colourful cloth hangings with tassels decorate the ceiling, and a pink banner is visible at the upper left. Sunlight streams in from the right. Foreground includes a woman in a white sari with an orange border holding a flame. Many more people fill the hall behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2010-12-22A large hall with a white marble floor filled with a seated congregation of women and men in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Women seated on orange mats in the foreground hold brass puja plates and trays with small brass lamps and offerings, with hands folded in prayer. Rows of seated devotees extend to the back of the hall beneath colourful fabric pillars with orange tassels and a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right side, and a small stage area is visible at the far end.2010-10-07October 08 20102010-10-08