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A large group of men seated on a red-carpeted floor in a temple hall performs a ritual with folded hands and garlands. Most wear white dhotis with gold or coloured borders, bare upper bodies or saffron and maroon shawls, and layered gold-toned necklaces. Several hold microphones, and one in the centre holds a yellow folder. Behind them, colourful festoons, a red and gold parasol, banana leaves and framed portraits decorate the hall. A standing figure in white at right and a woman in glasses with folded hands are among the onlookers.

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A large ceremonial gathering in a temple hall with a red carpeted floor. In the foreground, a long row of young men sits cross-legged, shirtless or in white dhotis with saffron and maroon shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold chains. A man at left in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl stands beside offerings and brass vessels. Colourful umbrellas, marigold garlands and floral decorations hang across the pillared hall, with a camera on a tripod recording the scene. Behind them, a large audience in white and colourful clothes fills the hall, and a monitor is visible near the pillars.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a large ceremonial gathering inside a temple hall with a red-carpeted stage at right. In the foreground, a row of shirtless men in white dhotis and red-and-gold shawls sit cross-legged, wearing heavy gold-coloured garlands of beads around their necks; the man at centre-right holds a microphone and appears to be reciting or speaking. Behind them, seated devotees fill the hall, and a standing man at upper right wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and holds a camera. Green banana-leaf decorations, colourful umbrellas, and a kalasha-like brass offering with marigold and red flowers sit in front. Smoke rises at left, and a bright white-and-gold spread of devotees sits in the background.2018-04-14Indoor ceremony in a temple hall with a red carpet and many seated men in ritual dress. In the foreground a seated man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace, holds a green booklet and a microphone. Beside him men in orange-red and purple silk shawls, gold chains and rudraksha-style beads sit in rows, some bare-chested. Behind them standing figures, pillars, red and gold silk hangings, a decorated umbrella and framed deity portraits line the hall. A camera operator is visible at left. Appears to be a puja or satsang gathering.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A seated row of men in ceremonial temple dress sits on a red mat inside a decorated hall. The men in front are bare-chested with white dhotis and gold-coloured garlands and necklaces; several wear saffron-and-gold shawls. Offerings of fruit, orange flowers and green leaves lie on a tray at the left. Behind them, a camera operator and a cameraman on a tripod record the scene, and a golden parasol is visible at the top left. Framed pictures hang on the walls above colourful festoons, and more people are seated in the background.2018-04-14A crowded temple hall during a ritual event, with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing under ornate red and green canopies and tall decorated poles. Many women in cream and white saris with gold borders and rudraksha necklaces fold their hands in prayer, and several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing gold necklaces, sit on red mats near a keyboard and a decorated offering tray. A woman in a leopard-print top and gold-trimmed sari sits prominently in the foreground with hands folded. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view, and the scene shows devotees and ritual attendants rather than a clear central figure.2018-04-14January 05 20182018-01-05April 14 20182018-04-14September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01April 14 20182018-04-14