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A photograph of a photo on a computer screen showing a seated group of devotees in orange and saffron robes performing a padapuja or puja in a room with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair on a stand, a Shiva lingam on a pedestal, and framed deity pictures on the wall. Several people in the foreground sit on mats with hands raised in blessing gestures, and small brass lamps, bowls and offerings lie on the floor. Rudraksha malas hang on many chests. Some women in white and orange saris sit in the background. A software menu overlays the upper left of the screen. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person; no candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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October 31 20132013-10-31A photograph of a screen showing a group of devotees seated on mats in an ashram room performing a puja with raised palms. Many wear saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, and several men have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Women in orange saris sit in the front, and others in white stand behind. Before them are brass oil lamps, bowls of offerings and flowers. Behind them hang framed pictures of a saint in orange, a Shiva lingam on a pedestal and a colourful deity poster on the wall. A ' along the bottom2013-10-31Photo 11737369November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesA row of seated priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas perform a ritual in a large hall with red curtains and framed photographs on the walls. The foreground priest, bare-shouldered with white tripundra marks on his forehead, extends his right hand over brass plates and small bowls of offerings laid on mats. Beside and behind him, other priests and younger boys in maroon robes sit with folded hands or hold ritual items, and a man in white stands near a red-carpeted area at the back. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings are arranged along the floor. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible.2013-12-13December 10 20132013-12-10A row of young women in saffron-orange saris with maroon borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a pale tiled floor, holding small oil lamps aloft in both hands during a ritual. Brass pots, a brass kalasha, and silver trays with flowers and offerings line the floor in front. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall between red curtained windows, one showing a figure in a yellow turban and another in a saffron robe. The women wear white forehead bands and kumkum marks, and a large oil lamp is raised in the foreground.2013-04-10A large group seated on the floor in a hall performs a puja with hands raised in anjali mudra. In the foreground, several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads sit before brass vessels, small bowls, a kalasha-style brass pot and white flowers arranged on silver trays. Behind them, rows of devotees in white dhotis and black shirts, many with white forehead markings, sit with palms together. Red chairs and a stage area are visible at the back of the hall. A man in white stands on the far right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so no candidate is named.2013-02-25A photograph of a seated group of women and girls in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas performing a ritual on a tiled hall floor. Many wear white forehead bands. Each sits before a low silver tray holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, with small brass bells, oil lamps and a conch-shaped object nearby. A girl in a white dress with a mala sits in the centre, and a woman in orange in the foreground holds a small brass vessel. Behind them other seated devotees in orange and maroon fill the room, with a small white-clad figure at the far right.2014-02-05A row of young women seated on the floor in an ashram hall, chanting or meditating with hands held in front of them. Most wear orange or saffron sarees with maroon borders and red-and-gold trim, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass puja vessels, small lamps, a red cloth and scattered pink flower petals sit on a silver-coloured platform in the foreground, indicating a ritual setting. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-05-10A photograph of a large hall where young women in saffron-orange sari-style robes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, palms raised in a devotional gesture while chanting. Several wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. In front of them are silver-tinted trays holding brass puja plates, small brass kalasha vessels, a lamp, bowls of red kumkum and flower petals, and a small figure. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and red attire fill the hall, with red curtains, framed pictures on the walls and red chairs visible. This appears to be a group puja or satsang gathering.2013-12-05December 16 20132013-12-16