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A photograph of an evening puja inside a decorated open-sided hall with a corrugated roof strung with red and white fairy lights. Men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand around a low table with brass vessels, oil lamps and offerings in front of a shrine with a painted bull figure. A laptop sits on a stand beside the devotees, and a man in a turquoise shirt and white dhoti stands near the shrine. Striped mats cover the floor and a camera bag sits in the foreground. Woven banners with bird and flower motifs frame the pillars.

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Indoor temple-hall ritual at night under a corrugated roof strung with small lights. Young boys in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange-striped shawls, stand on woven mats around a low altar table holding brass plates, lamps and offerings. A woman in a green sari and a man in a light blue shirt join the standing group, while a woman in a white sari with pink border and an older woman in white with folded hands stand at right. A laptop and speakers sit on a wooden table beside the altar, and a deity image with painted decorative pillars and a large painted bull frame the scene. A person in a pink garment kneels at the altar.2007-10-14Indoor homa or yagna in a plain whitewashed hall. A square fire pit built of white bricks has a small flame at its centre, with a brass bowl and ladle on its edge and red flowers scattered on top. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, stand in a line near the pit, and a man in a pale shirt and a woman in a green saree with folded hands stand at the front. A white-clad priest walks at the right edge. Behind them is a decorated cow figure, a deity murti on a shelf, and rows of small figurines on the wall. A white-clothed table holds a brass kalasha, fruit, a plate, and a small deity image. a person is not visibly present.2007-10-14Evening group meditation in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of small lights overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on colourful woven mats in rows, mostly in white kurtas and dhotis or white shirts, with some in saffron and red saris. Women in green, orange and maroon saris stand at the back. A laptop sits on a wooden stand at left beside a power strip, and a tall striped textile hangs on the wall. Several boys in white sit in the front row. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-10-18October 14 20072007-10-14October 16 20072007-10-16October 13 20072007-10-13Indoor evening gathering in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with small multicolored lights and fabric streamers. Devotees in white clothes sit in rows on striped mats facing a central stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits near a raised dais with a laptop and a speaker, with a white-and-orange clothed table in front. Behind is a painted deity murti with a bull figure and tiered shelves holding small figurines and pots. Tall decorated pillars with blue, red and orange patterns frame the room. Several people in white sit on the left and right, with a few women in saris and one in blue. Roughly two dozen to thirty people are visible.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15Evening ritual in a whitewashed hall hung with tall striped banners printed with white birds and orange flowers. Several women in white saris with orange shoulder cloths stand and kneel holding lit oil lamps with raised arms, while other women and seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch. At the right edge, a figure in red and gold drapery stands beside a white deity murti and silver ritual vessels. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a stand at the left, with a small table nearby.2007-10-17July 01 20092009-07-01Indoor evening puja in a decorated hall with white walls, fairy lights and a tin roof. A deity murti sits on a decorated seat or throne beside a white bull figure, with colourful woven banners hung on the pillars. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on striped mats facing a small fire pit with lit lamps, and an orange-robed sadhu sits near the fire. Rows of devotees in white shirts and saris fill the floor, with a man in a light blue shirt seated on a chair at the left. About thirty people are visible, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering.2007-10-14A wide photograph inside a tented hall with colourful striped hanging banners and white poles overhead. A large crowd of devotees in mostly white clothing, with some in orange, blue and lavender, stands and sits on a red carpet and bare floor marked with yellow lines. Many wear white shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. Near the right edge, a robed figure in white with an orange wrap sits beside a blue draped dais with a small table. In the foreground, a man in white raises his arms toward the front. A tripod stands at left and a small bamboo stand at lower right. +1 copies