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A large hall with white tiled floor and hanging decorative lamps, where many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in rows performing a ritual. Several seated people arrange small brass cups, banana leaves with offerings and flowers on the floor in a long line. A golden Nandi bull statue sits in the lower left foreground. Behind them a crowd in white and cream clothing stands and sits near the back wall, with framed photographs and a shrine on the walls. The scene resembles a group puja with offerings laid out before devotees.

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July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16 +1 copiesA large hall with white tiled floor and hanging decorative lamps and streamers overhead. In the foreground, rows of seated monastics in saffron and orange robes sit on mats before plates and small metal vessels, while a golden nandi bull statue rests on a wooden base at left. A man in white clothing bends over at the left edge. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and cream garments, plus a woman in a teal sari, moves and stands near the walls, which display framed photographs. A white cloth lies on the floor in the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering with offerings.2019-07-16A photo of a large hall with a white tiled floor and decorative paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Several dozen people in orange and saffron robes sit in long rows on mats, many with brass plates of food and small steel cups before them, while others in orange stand and serve. Some seated figures wear rudraksha malas and have long matted hair. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands near the back, and framed photographs line the walls. The scene suggests a communal meal being served to ascetic devotees.2019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16A large hall with white tiled floor and hanging decorative lanterns in pink, orange and green overhead. In the foreground, several sannyasis in orange robes and matted hair sit cross-legged on mats in a long row, eating from leaf plates set before them, some with hands raised to the food. Many more people in white and saffron clothing stand and sit in the background, with a tripod-mounted camera visible in the middle. Walls are decorated with framed posters and banners.2019-07-16Indoor hall with white tiled floor and banners on the walls, where a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris sit in two rows on mats before brass plates. Rows of small oil lamps and leaf plates with fruit and flowers line the floor between them. Several standing women in orange and white and a few seated devotees in white dhotis and saris look on. Hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling. Some in the front row wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2019-07-16Indoor hall with white tiled floor and rows of banana-leaf meals laid on the floor along a long woven mat. Many saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged eating, one with a bowl near his hand. Standing figures in orange robes and red-orange garments with garlands move along the aisle, some with hands pressed together. Hanging paper lanterns and framed pictures line the walls. A man in orange with a red garland and raised palms stands at right. Many other people in white and coloured clothing stand or sit in the background, and mobile phones lie on the floor. a person not clearly visible as a distinct candidate here.2019-07-16July 16 20192019-07-16A large hall with white tiled floor and pink walls filled with rows of seated people in saffron and maroon clothing, facing a distant stage. In the foreground, women in orange saffron robes with hair pulled back sit cross-legged behind long rows of green leaf plates holding food, small brass cups and bowls. Hanging lanterns and framed pictures decorate the walls, and a screen shows a figure on the far stage. Hundreds of people are visible across the hall, with the nearest rows clearly seen.2018-01-08