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Long rows of seated people in saffron and orange robes fill a tiled hall, with many participants sitting cross-legged on mats along blue-taped lanes. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange clothing, with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, pours liquid from a brass vessel into a steel bowl set on a grey tray. Beside him, others hold brass spouted vessels and steel pots filled with small offerings and flowers, consistent with a padapuja or puja ritual. Red curtains and a tall orange-clad figure stand in the background near the far wall.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A large hall with many seated participants in rows on the floor during a ritual. Young boys and adults wear saffron and orange robes, with white and orange clothing on some, and tripundra ash marks on several foreheads. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. In front of each row are silver trays holding small metal bowls, brass cone-shaped objects, and kalasha-style vessels, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setup. A man in the foreground wears white dhoti and rudraksha mala, with ash on his arms and chest. Matting covers part of the floor.2013-12-16A large hall with white tiled floor and red curtains shows rows of saffron-robed young disciples and monks seated on mats in a long line, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. They hold long golden cone-shaped vessels and pour liquid into steel bowls and pots arranged on silver trays in front of them, forming a padapuja or abhishekam-style offering. A small flame lamp and yellow flowers sit near the trays. Several figures in the rear rows are visible, with the closest boy in the foreground facing away from the camera.2013-12-09A photograph inside a hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats where many young and adult sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Each participant holds a brass horn or cone-shaped vessel, and many have silver bowls, kalasha-style pots and small trays of offerings arranged before them. Several adult priests in orange with white painted forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas sit at the front. Red curtains and rows of chairs line the background, and a rope barrier runs along the room.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 08 20132013-12-08Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, sit cross-legged on a tiled floor pouring liquid from brass vessels into small stainless steel bowls on wooden trays. Bowls hold red and yellow petals and offerings. Behind them, other devotees in orange and maroon sit in rows, with red curtains and framed photographs on the wall.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16