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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and hanging colourful tassel banners. Seated on the floor on mats are rows of men and boys. Two priests in front wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and hold their hands raised with small oil lamps or lit items in a worship posture. Several white-clad priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit nearby, holding brass plates and offerings. Brass pooja plates with lamps, flowers and red cloths lie on the floor. An ornate gold and red throne stands empty at the right edge of the room, and framed portraits hang on the wall.

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February 04 20132013-02-04A group of about thirty people sit cross-legged on mats in a bright hall during a ritual. Front left, a man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit lamp. Beside him another saffron-robed man holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in black and dark clothes sit, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, hold lamps and offerings. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and small lamps sit on red and orange cloths, and a wooden stand with a book rests among them. A large gold-and-red throne stands at the back right, and a sofa is beside it.2013-02-04January 24 20132013-01-24A photo of a large hall with a white marble floor and draped ceiling hung with colourful striped and yellow-tasselled pillars. In the foreground, a group of men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor before small brass puja plates, lamps and offerings, some with hands raised in mudra. Several men in white dhotis sit beside them, and a long row of younger boys in maroon and red robes sits in front, many chanting or gesturing. Behind them, more people sit and stand in white and orange clothing, and a golden shrine structure and orange-draped seats appear at the sides.2013-01-03A photograph of a large hall with rows of seated men in white dhotis and white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats before brass puja plates and small brass vessels holding offerings. Hanging colourful decorative banners with orange tassels line the upper area, and a red and orange curtain stands at the back near a glass display case. Many seated people are visible in the background, with some women in saffron and pink saris. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene reads as a group ritual in progress.2010-11-30A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on a white marble floor in a hall with pink walls and hanging colourful tassels. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas hold their hands in mudra, one with a printed booklet on his lap. Beside them, men in white dhotis sit near brass puja plates, oil lamps and small offerings. Behind them, young people in dark shirts sit in rows, and a few devotees are seated near the back. Metal stanchions line the left side of the room.2013-02-04 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10February 27 20132013-02-27December 31 20102010-12-31March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed pictures high on the walls, where a seated group performs a lamp-offering ritual. In the foreground, young boys and a few teenagers in maroon and orange robes sit on mats, many holding small oil lamps or flames and extending them forward. Several older men in orange garments with rudraksha malas and shaved heads sit among them, and a row of kalasha-style brass vessels, plates of flowers and fruit lie on the floor. Behind them, many seated men and women in white clothing sit with hands together in namaskar, while others watch from chairs. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering or satsang.2013-07-07A large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall cylindrical banners striped in red, yellow, blue and orange hanging from it. Rows of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, with brass plates, small oil lamps and flower offerings in front of them. Near the front left, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an orange mat with a book in hand, and a few other saffron-robed sannyasis sit along the left side. A video camera on a tripod is set up near the front. Many people are visible, numbering well over twenty.2010-10-25