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A large hall with cream walls and tiled floor shows a seated congregation performing a group ritual. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on mats, some holding open papers and brass vessels with sacred items, one with white tilak marks on the arms. Behind them, rows of devotees in white dhotis and maroon or red garments sit cross-legged. Hanging decorative pillars with colourful patterns and a framed portrait on the wall are visible, along with a lit lamp and a pair of red curtains. No clearly identifiable a person figure is discernible with confidence in this view.

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January 28 20132013-01-28March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual hall with a row of seated devotees and priests performing a puja. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits with hands together. Beside him, a young man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl holds a small object over offering plates. Further back, rows of young men in maroon and saffron robes with gold-bordered shawls sit behind silver pillar stands and a chain barrier. Brass oil lamps and offering plates are arranged on the floor, with red curtains and banners hanging from the ceiling.2013-01-19A large hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful striped pillars hung with orange tassels shows a seated assembly of many devotees on mats. Most wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders; several in the front left wear saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces. Brass plates, bells, lamps and small pots sit in front of them on orange and blue runners. A figure at the lower right in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and a few people near the back stand. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2010-11-25March 01 20132013-03-01January 24 20132013-01-24A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit on orange and red mats with brass puja plates, oil lamps and small vessels in front of them. Some wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhoti and shawl sets with gold-bordered cloth, and one has a white forehead tilak. Many rows of people in white and orange clothing extend back toward the far wall. Colourful striped cylindrical banners hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures hang on the walls. No individual is clearly identifiable as the speaker from the visible frame, and no person is confidently identified as a person.2013-01-20A wide indoor hall with cream walls and a polished tiled floor shows rows of saffron-robed priests seated on the floor before small square wooden platforms holding brass plates, bowls and oil lamps with orange cloth. Many shaved-headed men wear orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and some hold palm leaves or books. Behind them a crowd of seated devotees in white and dark clothes fills the hall. A framed deity portrait hangs on the far wall beside red curtains and colourful decorative pillars hang from the ceiling.2013-03-08 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20132013-01-12A photograph inside a hall with pale tiled floor and orange cushions where a large group of seated people, mostly young boys and men, perform a ritual. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings sits on a mat before a tray of brass bowls and a small pot, holding his hands together. Beside and behind him, many boys wear maroon and orange robes and sit cross-legged with brass vessels and oil lamps arranged on mats. Several men in white dhotis sit among them, and incense smoke rises at upper right. Framed portraits hang on the wall and orange cloth drapes the room. Several people are visible at the far left.2013-01-03January 16 20132013-01-16A large hall with polished white floor where many men in white dhotis and white shawls sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats with blue-and-orange patterned runners. Each seated person has brass puja plates, small brass lamps and bowls before them, and several hold open books or prayer items. A man in the front left wears an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and sits before a brass thali. Colourful woven hangings with orange tassels decorate the upper walls. The scene appears to be a group ritual or satsang session.2010-11-24