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A large indoor hall with pink walls and framed pictures on the upper wall shows many people seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes, mostly women in orange saris with dark hair, seated in rows on mats and white cloths. Several devotees in white and saffron sit at tables toward the back, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a tripod-mounted camera. Small water bottles, steel cups, and leaf-plate offerings sit on the floor near the front rows, consistent with a communal food offering gathering.

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A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on the floor in rows, facing forward. Most devotees wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, while many older women wear white saris with gold borders. Several women in front have short or cropped hair, and a young girl in the foreground wears an orange top and a small pendant. Pink walls, framed religious paintings and wall-mounted lights surround the hall. Floor mats and cushions are visible, along with a water bottle and a small bag. No identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.2017-07-09July 24 20132013-07-24July 09 20172017-07-09A large hall with a white tiled floor where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged in rows facing a central area, with banana leaf plates and water bottles set before them. Behind them, a standing group in white and orange clothing gathers near the back wall, and some people sit on chairs at the far right beside a large gong and a decorated seat. Framed photographs hang on the walls and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left. Most seated figures are shown from behind, with their hair pinned up or tied back.2016-03-30A large indoor gathering of devotees seated on mats on a pale floor in a bright hall with pink-washed walls and a wooden door. In the foreground, several women in orange and rust-red saris sit with their backs to the camera, while a film camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Behind them, rows of participants in white kurtas and rust-red or saffron shawls sit or stand, many wearing red-and-saffron stoles. A bald man in a white kurta with a red shawl sits near the center right, and a figure in saffron robes and beaded necklaces sits among the rows. Water bottles sit on the floor.2016-02-23 +1 copiesIndoor ritual gathering in a hall where many monastic devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on mats, seen from behind in the foreground. Near the left, a figure in red and maroon sits on a gold ornate throne with a red cushion, with a tall metal standard beside it, a common setting for a Maheshwara Puja offering. Men in white dhotis and white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit in front of brass vessels and plates of food. Women in white and saffron saris and a man in red stand along the right wall. Bottles of water and small brass cups sit on the floor. Large framed photographs decorate the back wall.2016-02-23Large seated assembly of women in orange and white clothing inside a bright hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some sit on woven mats with small bags and bottles beside them. Foreground devotees in orange saris and tops listen attentively, with a girl in orange sitting at the front. A distant figure sits at the far back of the hall, but no clear candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2017-07-09June 01 20142014-06-01March 13 20162016-03-13August 23 20142014-08-23July 06 20142014-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09