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Photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a marble-floored hall with a red-and-gold backdrop. Many men sit cross-legged on white cloth in rows, bare-chested, with white dhotis edged in gold and rudraksha malas around their necks; several have white sacred marks on their foreheads and bodies. Some wear saffron-orange shawls, and a young boy in orange cloth sits among them. Small brass puja vessels, oil lamps, flower offerings and plates are set on the floor before them, and a few people stand near a serving counter at the back.

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June 25 20172017-06-25A large hall with cream tiled floor and pink walls filled with rows of seated devotees performing a group puja. Many men wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, while others wear saffron or orange robes. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala sits before a brass plate holding an oil lamp, flowers and offerings, and a bare-chested man with white-painted forehead and body marks sits nearby with his palms together. Brass lamps and small puja trays with flowers are arranged in front of the seated rows, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2017-08-02July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJune 25 20172017-06-25June 25 20172017-06-25August 02 20172017-08-02July 20 20172017-07-20 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesA large hall with cream tiled floor where many men and some women sit cross-legged in rows performing a ritual. Most are bare-chested wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies. Several have hands pressed in prayer, and others handle brass puja plates, flowers and small offering dishes on orange and white cloths. Framed photographs hang on the wall at the back. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang gathering. Several dozen people are visible.2017-07-16A large indoor hall packed with seated male devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on red mats before brass plates, flower-filled trays, oil lamps and small offering bowls. Foreground figures press palms together or lower their heads in prayer. A man in front with white hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead folds his hands, while a bald devotee beside him sits cross-legged. A bare-chested figure stands at the far right near a gold-trimmed table, and a large red-and-gold deity image hangs on the back wall. Some younger boys in white dhotis sit among the group, reading or meditating. Pink walls and a wooden door frame the room.2017-05-25July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesMay 26 20172017-05-26