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A photograph of a ritual gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and colourful painted cloth-wrapped pillars hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground, a seated figure in a flowing orange-saffron shawl faces away from the camera toward a group performing a ceremony on mats. Two people in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged with hands joined in a gesture of worship. Before them lie brass plates of fruit and sweets, a brass bowl, a lamp, and dried sticks and offerings on woven mats. Behind them, rows of seated devotees wear white and orange garments, many with white marks on their foreheads. A small framed picture of a deity hangs on the left wall.

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A hall with a corrugated roof and cream partition panels decorated with leaf garlands and tall banners in blue, red and orange. Seated devotees on striped mats face a ritual at the front-left: a young man in white kneels beside brass plates of offerings and a metal pot, while a woman in white and orange sits nearby. Rows of seated men and women in white, saffron and orange clothes listen with hands folded in prayer, and a standing woman in orange stands at the left doorway. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja gathering, with a red-draped seat at right.2007-10-21A large seated audience fills a hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall cloth-wrapped pillars banded in colourful patterns with orange tassels. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women wear yellow or orange stoles and orange shawls. They sit cross-legged on white mats facing forward toward a stage at the far end, with flower arrangements and decorations visible near the front. Several participants at the front right wear orange and saffron cloth. Ceiling fans and wall clocks are visible.2010-09-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a plain hall with cream walls and a grey ceiling, where children in white clothing sit in rows on striped woven mats. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap sits at the centre front, facing a small altar draped in white cloth with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes garlanded with yellow flowers. Several children in white and orange tops sit before him with hands folded in prayer, while an attendant in white sits nearby. Hanging banners in red, blue and orange with floral motifs decorate the upper walls. Brass plates with offerings are laid out on the floor before the altar, and an adult in white sits at the lower edge with back to the camera. Possibly a puja or satsang at a gurukul.2007-10-21A photograph of a hall with cream walls decorated with potted plants, hanging orange and white banners, and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and a matching orange head covering sits before a small altar. The altar holds brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a garlanded framed portrait of a man in orange robes. A seated group of young people in white clothes sits on striped mats facing the altar, with several more in white and some adults in orange seated along the side. A devotee in white stands near the altar, and offerings are arranged on a patterned mat in front of the altar.2007-10-21A ritual gathering in a hall with pale walls and orange-and-white cloth hangings on the wall, seated on striped mats. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with head covered and hands joined in prayer sits facing a ritual arrangement of brass lamps, bananas, fruits, coconut, white flour, flowers and a burnt offering of wood, with a figure in white clothes seated across from her. Behind them, rows of children in white and many women in white and cream saris sit listening, while several people in orange and white robes sit on chairs at the back. Oil lamps and a rich array of offerings fill the centre.2007-10-21A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall decorated with hanging fabric banners, paper garlands and framed portraits on the walls. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some in orange shawls or saffron-coloured garments, and many sit on blue mats or white plastic chairs. Several women in the front rows hold notebooks or palms pressed together. A woman in a white sari sits near the front, and a girl in a white dress is in the foreground. The scene suggests a gathering of students and devotees during a seated programme.2006-10-02A long, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a seated group of devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothing sitting on floor mats. In the foreground, a figure in an orange shawl over white robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth atop a red patterned rug, facing the assembly, with a small book or stand before him. Several devotees wear saffron shawls. Tall decorative cylindrical pillars with colourful geometric patterns line the room, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. A person in orange stands near the back. Several people are seated along the left wall in white and yellow garments, some with hands joined in prayer.2008-09-30A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, many with palms pressed together in namaskar as if in prayer. In the foreground, women in orange and white saris sit on mats with brass plates, small oil lamps, flowers and kumkum-marked offerings before them. Red curtains and hanging red, orange and blue banners decorate the walls, and a framed picture hangs on the right. No speaker or person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2012-04-14September 30 20082008-09-30December 25 20072007-12-25A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, filled with seated devotees in white and cream clothing, many with orange shawls. In the foreground, two people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats before a ritual setup of brass lamps, silver vessels, a small deity murti on a purple-draped stand, fruit, flowers and a fire pit with wood. Tall colourful cloth banners with bird and floral patterns hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures line the back wall. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang in progress.2007-12-10March 26 20082008-03-26