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A photograph of a large seated congregation during a homa in a hall with white walls, ceiling fans, a wall clock and yellow and orange hanging decorations. In the foreground a man in a blue shirt and glasses sits with eyes lowered. A man in an orange t-shirt with a yellow lanyard sits with eyes closed. A young man in white with a yellow lanyard and a sandalwood forehead mark sits with hands folded in prayer. An older man with white hair in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together. Rows of other devotees in white clothes are seated on striped mats, and a small oil lamp burns in the lower right near offerings.

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A large indoor hall full of seated devotees in white ritual clothing performing a prayer or homa session with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white kurta-style garments and some have rudraksha malas and lanyards. A blond Western man in the lower right wears white and has a mala, while a young man in a striped polo sits in front with hands folded. Floor cushions, small brass or plate offerings and blue mats are in front of them. Ceiling fans, a wall clock, a mirror, potted plants and a doorway with a camera on a tripod are visible in the background. Roughly 100 people are visible.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01A large indoor hall with rows of seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, with some wearing marigold garlands. Many sit with palms pressed together in namaskar on yellow and orange mats. Tall banners with patterned panels hang from the ceiling, and a wall clock, a small shrine-like alcove and a stage with a sound system are visible. The front-row devotees face forward in meditation or satsang. Foreground participants have shaved heads and sit cross-legged.2009-06-01July 01 20092009-07-01A seated group of devotees meditates on orange and red striped mats on a warm orange floor in a bright hall with yellow walls and large windows. In the foreground an older man with long white hair and a white robe sits with hands joined in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a young man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers, with a mala, sits with eyes closed and palms together. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and kurtas, some wearing lanyards, sit cross-legged in meditation or prayer. A man in a bright orange robe sits at right with arms folded and a small white-haired figure stands beyond. A small pink plate holding a framed picture and brass items sits on the floor nearby, with water bottles on a ledge at left.2012-05-09 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful fabric tassels, filled with rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange or yellow garlands during a homa ritual. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats with hands folded in namaste, while a man in a blue shirt and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground with eyes closed. Brass plates and small oil lamps with offerings sit before them. On the left wall hangs a painted deity image, and a framed picture of a deity hangs on the right side of the hall.2009-07-01October 09 20112011-10-09A large indoor hall of seated devotees in white clothes performs a homa or tharpanam ritual. Many wear yellow lanyards or lanyard badges and rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass vessels or cups and sit on white cloth with plates, bowls, a water bottle and small oil lamps before them. Hanging banners with patterned borders decorate the ceiling, and a framed shrine with an orange cloth sits at the far end of the hall beside a tripod-mounted camera. Overhead ceiling fans and a wall plaque complete the scene.2009-07-01A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many holding small lit oil lamps or diyas in their hands during a ritual gathering. Most wear lanyards with yellow or dark cords, and some wear rudraksha-style beaded malas. Ceiling fans, white walls, potted plants and a colourful hanging banner are visible, with a framed sign on the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering session in the Anandasabha hall.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07