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A large seated gathering in an indoor hall during a ritual, with many devotees in saffron, orange and rust-red robes and white or red shawls. In the foreground, several people with their backs to the camera sit facing a low ritual setting with green leaf plates holding small offerings and a small framed photo on a stand, with water bottles around. Closer to the centre, a row of men in rust-red and orange robes sit with palms joined in prayer, some with white tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. On the left, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit with hands folded. Behind them, rows of seated participants and a standing crowd fill the back of the hall. Some people in the rear wear white and pink clothing. A framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene matches a Maheshwara Puja offering of food to the ashram's monastic disciples.

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A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, arranged in rows facing a central seated figure. The central man sits cross-legged on a cloth in a deep red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak, with brass plates and water bottles set before the group. Around him, orange-clad devotees sit with hands pressed together in namaskar, while others in white and red-bordered garments stand in the background with palms joined. In the foreground, devotees' backs are visible as they face the centre. The setting is a plain hall with pale walls and a red wooden door.2016-03-30 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. 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A woman in white with a lanyard stands at right, and a board or banner runs along the back wall. Appears to be a communal meal or ritual gathering during a program.2016-03-30A large indoor group puja at an ashram hall. Many seated participants press their palms together in anjali, with some holding pages or a microphone. Foreground women wear red-and-orange shawls and red-orange garments with white lanyards. Central figures in white kurta and beige trousers, and a man in a red shawl, sit on a purple mat near a lit oil lamp. Saffron-clad monastics with white sandalwood-paste tilaka and rudraksha malas sit at right. Green leaf plates with offerings and small oil lamps line the floor, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge. No single figure is identifiable as the a person here, so no candidate is flagged.2016-03-30A large indoor congregation seated on mats and cushions during a ritual gathering, with many people in saffron/orange robes and red-and-white shawls. 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No single figure can be identified as the a person from the visible scene, and no speaker or dais is clearly shown.2014-07-06A large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and red attire during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and sashes sit cross-legged on red mats with palms pressed together in anjali, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them, rows of men in saffron-orange garments sit with hands folded, and women in red and orange saris are seated along the floor. Metal tiffin-style containers and banana leaves holding fruit and offerings line the floor, with a small brass plate of flowers and oil lamps in the centre. Behind them a golden deity shrine and a large screen showing a robed figure are visible.2016-09-30February 23 20162016-02-23A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on mats on a pale floor in a bright hall with pink-washed walls and a wooden door. 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