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A photograph of a large hall with a white fabric ceiling, hanging colourful striped cylindrical banners with orange tassels, and pale pink walls. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows on orange and patterned mats, most wearing white dhotis and shawls. Several have small brass plates and oil lamps before them. In the foreground a seated man in an orange robe sits at the front of a mat with a folded white cloth and papers beside him. A camera on a tripod and a video set-up stand at the left edge. The scene is a seated puja or satsang gathering with a dense crowd filling the room.

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A large hall with pale pink walls and a white draped ceiling hung with colourful woven tassels in orange, red, and blue. Many men in white ritual dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on the polished floor, with brass plates, bells, oil lamps and small offering bowls set on orange mats before them. A cameraman with a tripod and camera films from the left, and a seated man in white works a laptop at the front right. Among the seated group, one man on the left wears orange robes and another sits in a saffron shawl, while most others are in white. Rows of additional attendees extend back toward the far end of the hall.2010-09-19A large hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful tasselled hangings down the centre, filled with a seated assembly. Many men in white dhotis and white upper cloths sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, with small brass plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them, and some hold open books. In the foreground an orange-robed figure sits at the left of the rows with a shaved head, and a few seated people wear orange clothing near the front left. Chairs line the far side, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the left edge.2010-10-28 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees during a pada puja-style ceremony. In the foreground on the left, several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and orange garments, sit on an orange cloth with brass plates of offerings and flowers. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha or tulsi malas, sit on mats facing forward, with brass plates and small vessels in front of them. Colourful striped cloth decorations hang from the ceiling with orange tassels. A video camera on a tripod is set up at the left edge. The seated crowd extends to the back of the hall, and a few people in casual clothes sit at the right foreground. No individual can be reliably identified as the a person from appearance; the saffron-robed figures are described by role only.2010-10-21A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats during a ritual gathering. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the left and centre, while a row of monks in saffron and orange robes sits along the front left with floral offerings and brass plates before them. Dozens of colourful decorative pennants hang from the white draped ceiling, and small brass pots and plates are arranged on orange cloth runners. Several seated women in saffron and pink saris and men in white attire fill the right foreground. At the far back, a portrait and a deity murti sit on an elevated dais surrounded by offerings, and a red banner is visible on the back wall.2010-10-21October 25 20102010-10-25October 27 20102010-10-27A large hall filled with seated devotees during a puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis sit on the floor before brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings on orange and yellow cloths. One priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front left, with a camera tripod and video equipment nearby. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit on mats. Colourful woven bunting hangs from the pillars and ceiling. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-09-15A large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing, sitting on orange and purple mats across a white tiled floor. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls; several sit before small brass plates, lamps and bowls set on cloth mats. Overhead, white fabric drapes the ceiling and colourful striped cylindrical hangings with orange tassels hang in rows. Ceiling fans, white walls and red curtains frame the space, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. The congregation faces forward toward the far end, where a decorated altar with flowers and offerings is visible. A small number of people appear in the foreground, some wearing gold necklaces. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesWide view of a large hall with a white tiled floor during a seated group puja. Rows of people sit on mats in white dhotis and white shawls, many with red-and-white sacred threads, with brass plates, lamps and small offering vessels set on orange and yellow cloths in front of them. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the front left, and several men in white clothing with shaved heads sit in the foreground. Hanging decorative pillars in red, green and blue with orange tassels line the room, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge.2010-09-15A large hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful cylindrical banners hanging from above shows a seated ritual gathering. Rows of men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor holding lit oil lamps and offering plates with flowers and brass pots, with a few monks in orange robes seated along the left side. A camera on a tripod and a laptop stand near the front, and a large crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. The scene resembles a group puja with lamps and offerings.2010-10-25October 21 20102010-10-21