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A large marble-floored hall with a seated group of priests and devotees performing a puja with hands joined in anjali. Four men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths; one bald priest in the centre has white sacred marks on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha-style mala, and the man on the far right wears a gold-bordered white cloth. Brass plates, small oil lamps, bowls and offerings are set on mats before them. Behind them, children and men in shirts sit in rows, and red chairs line the back of the hall. Gold deity figures and framed pictures stand along the walls, with banner stands at the right.

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Seated devotees in an ashram hall sit on a red floor covering during a session, clapping their hands. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered yellow shawls, and many have sandalwood tilak and rudraksha malas. The central man in front wears a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, smiling and clapping. The man on the right wears a red rudraksha mala and white ritual clothes, with ash marks on his forehead. Behind them, more people in white sit or stand, and framed religious pictures hang on the wall. A black cushion lies in the front.2016-02-28 +1 copiesA seated group of men and boys with palms pressed together in prayer on a polished white floor inside a temple hall. Several men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of them. Behind, rows of red-cushioned chairs and gold deity murti and a golden cow figure line the room. A man in a blue shirt stands at the back.2012-04-03October 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a large seated gathering of men in white ritual clothing during a satsang or ceremony in an indoor hall with orange drapes and banners on the walls. Many participants wear white dhotis and shawls with tilak markings and rudraksha malas, and several sit with hands folded in prayer or namaskar. Some men hold small brass vessels and pots near the front. Lanyards with name badges are visible on several people. A blue wall sign and an Om-emblazoned shirt appear among the crowd. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from the visible cues, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2010-12-02A large indoor ritual gathering on a light tiled floor, with many men seated in rows performing a puja. Most are bare-chested with white dhotis edged in yellow, sacred ash lines marking their arms and bodies, and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and sandalwood-coloured marks sits cross-legged before a brass tray of lamps, flowers and rose petals, and an older man on the left and another on the right also tend offering plates. Brass vessels, lamps, coconut and marigold petals are arranged on mats. Behind them more participants sit in white, and a few women in white saris are visible among the rows. Hall walls display framed pictures. Roughly 60 people are visible.2017-07-23A seated group of men in white dhoti-style clothing sits in rows on a light floor inside a hall, with white ash stripes on their bare upper bodies. The man in the foreground on the right is bare-chested, wears a small pendant necklace, and sits with hands folded. Next to him a man with long dreadlocks and a white dhoti sits with his palms together. Brass oil lamps, copper vessels, small red and beige cloth bags, and a saffron cloth sit on the floor in front of them. In the background a deity murti stands in a shrine niche on the upper left, and more seated devotees fill the room.2017-01-03August 21 20162016-08-21A seated group of many men in plain white dhotis and shawls with thin red border stripes sit cross-legged on orange and purple cloths across a white marble floor, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a man in the centre and another at the lower right have their hands folded in meditation, with brass pooja vessels, small oil lamps and a laptop arranged on the mats in front of them. The hall is large and bright with a crowd filling the background, and a printed copyright line appears at the lower right.2010-11-30A photograph of a ritual puja in a plain room with pale walls and red curtains. Seated on mats on the floor, a group of about a dozen men, boys and young men in white dhotis and white shawls, many with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads, hold small brass oil lamps and bells. In the foreground a man in white with a dark mala and a gold bangle sits cross-legged, and a young boy in a red shirt is seated at lower left. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, plates of fruit, a small steel shelf and a red plastic container are visible. Some people stand at the back near the curtains.2011-12-06A large hall during a seated puja with many devotees sitting cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, bald priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow shawls sit before brass plates of fruit, flowers and small oil lamps. A man in a white shirt and brown bead necklace sits at centre, and a robed man in white kneels upper right. Behind them rows of people in white, saffron and colourful shirts fill the room, with posters and banners on the left wall. No clearly visible a person candidate is identifiable in the scene.2012-04-19May 13 20132013-05-13A large seated audience fills a hall, mostly men in front wearing white kurta-style clothing with bright yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Several have shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and sit with hands folded or eyes closed. Behind them, women in colourful saris sit among the crowd. A small pile of books and a black bag lie on the floor in the foreground, and a microphone is visible at lower left. No speaker's dais or a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2010-09-18