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Devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer on a tiled floor in a pale pink-walled hall, with blue mats in the foreground and a wooden pillar on the right. Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis, bare-chested, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, kneel in namaskar. A man in the centre has a rudraksha mala and a large tattoo on his upper arm; the man kneeling left wears a white dhoti. Behind them, sannyasis in orange robes sit among children and onlookers, one holding a small cup. A wooden cabinet and a wall-mounted electrical box are visible. The image is a photograph and no one is identified as a person by appearance cues.

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Indoor ritual photograph of devotees seated on the floor behind a blue mat and a wooden pillar, several in prayer postures with palms pressed together. Foreground men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with white and red forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man on the right has white hair and a gold necklace. Behind them, others wear orange-red robes and an orange turban is visible. A small boy on the left plays a wind instrument. A brass dish sits on a wooden table in the background, with a wall switch and doorway behind. The room is pale-walled with dark wooden doors.2017-08-15November 24 20152015-11-24February 23 20072007-02-23February 25 20132013-02-25A large hall with pink walls and red curtains in front of rows of windows, with framed portraits hanging on the walls. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing the same direction, performing a pada-puja style ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) lit in front of them. Brass plates hold offerings and small brass vessels sit on the mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and a red-bordered white shawl, holding a lit lamp in his hands. Next to him an older man in white clothing and a white shawl also holds a lamp. A man in an orange robe sits at the left edge, and children and young people watch from the right side. A projector screen is visible at the far left.2011-07-23May 06 20122012-05-06A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon and gold borders, many with shaved heads and white tilak marks, press their palms together in namaskar during a pada puja in a hall with red curtains. A small oil lamp burns on the floor in front of them beside a brass plate of offerings. A bald man in white kurta with rudraksha mala at right also joins palms. Background devotees sit on chairs and wall portraits hang above.2011-07-30A large yoga and meditation hall with many participants seated on colourful striped mats in prayer pose, hands pressed together at the chest with eyes closed. In the foreground a shirtless young man with light hair pulled back and a beard sits in a cross-legged posture, wearing black shorts and blue socks, with a red thread bracelet on his wrist. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti-style cloth and an earring sits in the same pose. Other devotees in dark t-shirts, white tops and a white-clad man in the background also sit with hands folded, and rudraksha-style beaded malas lie on the mats. Ceiling lights and a large screen are visible above, and the setting appears to be a group satsang or yoga session. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among those present.2016-12-18January 21 20182018-01-21October 11 20102010-10-11 +1 copiesA seated group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis with maroon and gold-bordered shawls sit cross-legged on a mat in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Brass puja plates hold red flowers, kumkum, and small oil lamps, and a brass bell and kalasha-style vessels rest on the floor before them. Several more devotees in white and sun-lit red curtains are visible behind, with a few people in ordinary clothes on the right. The scene reflects a pada puja worship in progress.2011-07-30November 01 20112011-11-01