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Inside a plain brick hall, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes holds a lit aarti lamp on a tray before seated devotees. A garlanded figure in orange stands beside him, holding a plate of offerings. Along the right, a row of portraits of a long-haired figure in orange clothing hangs on a white wall, each labelled with a blue city name plate. Several devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit on orange mats with brass vessels, flowers and kalasha-style offerings, hands joined in prayer. The scene appears to be a pooja and arati ceremony in an ashram hall.

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A hall with a pink block wall and white curtains shows a ritual pada puja. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on an orange cloth; the one on the left holds a silver tray of offerings, and the one in the centre wears a long white and red flower garland and holds his hands together. Seated along the right in white clothes and yellow shawls, several devotees sit with hands folded in prayer, with brass vessels and plates before them. Framed portraits of a woman in orange are displayed on a white wall, with blue placards labelled Erode, Vancouver, Bahrain and similar city names.2009-12-23A photograph inside a hall with pink-washed brick walls and orange-and-yellow hanging banners. Two men in orange robes with white garlands stand center: the taller one in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland and a red flower at his chest holds a tray of flower petals and offerings, while a younger attendant in orange with a beaded necklace holds a plate beside him. 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