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A large warmly lit hall with ceiling fans where a crowd sits on floor mats and chairs facing a central fire pit sending up smoke, a homa in progress. Many attendees wear white and orange or saffron shawls. Ornate decorated altars with garlands and a deity murti stand behind the fire, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the left edge. A figure seated in the centre behind the fire wears an orange robe, but his face and features are not distinct enough to confirm who he is, so the identity is unsure. Yellow drapery frames the right side.

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A large hall filled with a seated congregation in white dhotis and white saris, with some in saffron and orange shawls, facing a raised stage at the far end. On stage a golden shrine-like structure frames a central figure, with a decorated golden backdrop and floral garlands above. Two large screens on either side show close-up images of a figure in pink. Red curtains line the walls, and rows of plastic chairs with red-and-white covers sit at the front. A speaker stands in the foreground. Many attendees wear rudraksha malas, and several sit cross-legged on mats. The image is a photograph of a satsang or discourse session.2017-07-02October 15 20172017-10-15July 16 20152015-07-16July 09 20152015-07-09Elevated view of a large hall filled with several hundred seated devotees on colourful striped mats, most wearing white clothes with orange or red shawls and sashes. A stage at the back is decorated with ornate pink and gold canopies and a deity murti, with garlands and lamps arranged before it. Festoons and hanging banners in orange and green decorate the ceiling, and a laptop sits on a seat in the foreground. The gathering appears to be a satsang or darshan session.2015-09-17A large seated assembly of devotees in white clothing with orange-brown shawls fills a hall during a satsang session. Many wear orange-and-white lanyards and hold small bells or wooden clappers. A man near the centre wears a saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace and sits on a striped mat, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only as a seated devotee. A deity murti with flower garlands is visible at the top left, beside a red-draped altar.2015-10-12A photograph of a padapuja ritual in an indoor hall with yellow window blinds and a ceiling fan. A seated figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gilded throne at the upper right, hands pressed together in namaste. Before the throne, an elderly bald man in white kneels beside a low gilded stand heaped with white and red flower garlands, and a younger devotee in white with a yellow shawl kneels nearby. Devotees in white dhotis and saris with yellow shawls and saffron stoles sit on red patterned rugs, many with palms joined. In the foreground, a white cloth holds brass and steel bowls of fruit, sweets, rice and an oil lamp, and a tray of yellow flowers sits on the lower right. A framed photograph hangs on the wall behind the seated group.October 15 20172017-10-15July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15A hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls performs a homa at a central fire pit with smoke rising. Priests in white stand near the fire pit beside a silver-framed altar holding a deity murti with flower garlands and a green backdrop. Silver kalasha-topped umbrellas, ornate silver stands and an empty decorated throne with a canopy surround the scene. Many devotees sit on striped mats, with women wearing white saris and men in white dhotis.2015-07-16July 17 20152015-07-17