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A large seated congregation fills a pale hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, men with bare upper bodies wear saffron-orange lower cloths and rudraksha malas, their backs to the camera, with white sacred threads across their chests. Many participants in white garments sit on mats behind them. Small brass oil lamps, pink flower offerings, pink petals on plates, and a small red cloth bag stand on the floor in front. Some people hold small items at their hands. Sandalwood or ash markings are visible on several foreheads and arms. Behind the crowd, a few people stand near a wall hung with framed pictures and a red-glowing digital clock. No single speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame.

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A large group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a ritual. Brass plates, oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels are arranged on mats in front of them. Several people hold their hands together in anjali or work with the offerings. Long-haired sadhus and younger participants in white dhotis are visible among the crowd, with many rows of seated people extending back to the rear of the hall.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange and white clothing, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Many sit on woven mats before small brass lamps, flower trays, and red boxes, some holding lit oil lamps or performing ritual worship. Some devotees have long dreadlocked hair. At the back, a large framed portrait and a tall backdrop display a painted figure with a crown, and white-clothed attendants move near the far tables.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated sannyasis in saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths, many bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with small oil lamps, pink flower petals and brass plates of offerings before them during a ritual session. A large portrait of a bearded figure in orange garments appears on the banner at upper right, labelled as printed text. Several seated men in white and cream clothing sit among them, and a woman with long dark braids in an orange shawl is in the foreground.2017-07-25October 24 20102010-10-24