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A large hall of seated devotees performing a group puja, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on their bodies. Many sit on woven mats before brass plates holding flowers, small brass bowls and oil lamps. A man in front wears glasses and a white dhoti; a bearded man with dreadlocks in the right foreground wears a tattoo on his arm. Several people in orange or saffron garments sit among them, and a large framed portrait stands in the background at the far end of the hall. Red bags and water bottles lie on the floor. Lamps and offerings are visible, with no clear a person figure among the foreground participants.

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July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall with cream tiled floor where many men and some women sit cross-legged in rows performing a ritual. Most are bare-chested wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies. Several have hands pressed in prayer, and others handle brass puja plates, flowers and small offering dishes on orange and white cloths. Framed photographs hang on the wall at the back. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang gathering. Several dozen people are visible.2017-07-16A large hall with white tiled floor where many men and some women sit cross-legged in rows on mats, wearing white dhoti and white garments with gold borders, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their bodies. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, pink flowers, and offering bowls sit before them. Some hold open booklets. At the back, an orange-draped stage with a large screen and gold furnishings is visible. A man in the foreground with dark hair and glasses holds his hands together in prayer, another with long dreadlocks wears a rudraksha mala and a tattoo on his arm. Several people are seated in a satsang or ritual sitting.2017-07-25A large hall with cream tiled floor and pink walls filled with rows of seated devotees performing a group puja. Many men wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, while others wear saffron or orange robes. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala sits before a brass plate holding an oil lamp, flowers and offerings, and a bare-chested man with white-painted forehead and body marks sits nearby with his palms together. Brass lamps and small puja trays with flowers are arranged in front of the seated rows, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2017-08-02July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A photograph of a large hall where many men sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor performing a group ritual. Most wear white dhotis and are bare-chested with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies, and many wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, fruit and oil lamps sit on small mats in front of them, and several people hold small items up to their faces. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a lavender cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass object, beside a boy in orange robes. Other people sit in rows behind them, with chairs and red-clothed tables visible at the back of the room.2017-08-02July 25 20172017-07-25