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Photograph of a group of devotees standing in rows with palms pressed together in anjali during a puja in a hall. Several men wear orange and red-brown dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads; women in orange saris with gold borders stand among them. Before them on the floor are long green leaf plates arranged with small white cups of offerings and water bottles. A portrait and a wall display of the Mission Worldwide are visible in the background, along with a Gents Toilet sign.

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May 08 20172017-05-08September 19 20172017-09-19A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. Rows of men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit on white mats before leaf plates of food and paper cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind them, a larger audience in red shawls and white clothing sits with hands folded. In the foreground, several women with hair in buns in red and gold garments face the group from behind. No ceremonial figure clearly stands out as a person.2016-03-30February 23 20162016-02-23February 23 20162016-02-23A large indoor hall with a tiled floor and drop ceiling holds a ritual gathering of many people in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in orange dhotis with maroon-and-gold borders and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, with ritual trays on mats before them. Further back, other participants in orange and white stand in rows behind small brass plates and puja settings, while a man at the right holds a lit lamp. Framed photographs hang on the back wall beside maroon curtains, and a white-clad figure stands near the left.2014-08-14February 23 20162016-02-23September 13 20142014-09-13Indoor photograph of a long row of women in saffron-orange sarees with dark rudraksha malas, seated on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer. In front of them is a white-covered table set with banana leaves holding food, paper cups and water bottles, consistent with a food offering ritual. Behind the row, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded, and a line of women in orange clothing stands further back near a wall of framed photographs. A shaved-headed man in white stands at the far left near a fan. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-02-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded hall during a Maheshwara Puja style offering, with a long white cloth laid along the floor holding leaf plates, small cups and water bottles. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bangles, stand and bend along the cloth. A man in maroon and gold dhoti-style cloth and bare-chested devotees fill the frame, and a woman in yellow kneels at the left. Several devotees are foreground, with orange shawls and rudraksha beads, and a young man in the lower right wears a white necklace. No single identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the a person field is set to unsure.2016-02-23March 30 20162016-03-30Long rows of young women in saffron-orange saris sit cross-legged on a white floor along a long white cloth, hands pressed in anjali before banana-leaf plates heaped with food and steel tumblers. A woman in orange stands at the far end near a large projected screen showing a portrait in pink and white, and white-clad attendants move about in the background. The setting is a hall with pink walls, a gilded pillar and a framed deity image in red. The scene suggests a communal feast offering during a devotional ceremony.2017-08-14