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A photograph of a devotional ritual inside a red-walled hall. At left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands before a small framed picture on a wooden stand. He holds a tray of flowers, fruit and incense. Seated devotees in white and yellow garments, some with orange shawls, hold lit oil lamps and join their palms in prayer. Brass thalis and a gold-coloured ritual vessel sit on the floor in front, and a bald older man in white kneels at the lower edge. Red cushions and mats line the floor, and a small blue sign hangs on the far wall.

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August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a puja inside an orange-walled hall. A man at left wears an orange robe and a yellow marigold garland, standing with hands together and facing a seated group. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer on the floor. In the foreground, silver-rimmed brass plates hold offerings and flowers on a gold tray, and a wooden box holds pomegranates and bananas. A red cushioned seat is at left, and a row of women and children sits in the background.2010-08-19A photograph inside a red and orange ritual hall during a Pratyaksha Pada Puja. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste, with a red-cushioned seat and a wooden tray of fruit and offerings beside him; the appearance is a person, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, though the presentation is limited to clothing and hair, so identity remains uncertain. Seated at left, several men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas sit near a microphone, one holding it. A woman in a yellow sari with a red bindi sits in front of brass plates of lamps and flowers, while a young girl in orange sits beside her. A woman with light hair in orange and a blonde woman sit in the foreground. Standing in the background are a man in an orange scarf and two men in white robes, one with hands folded.2010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee gathering in an orange-walled hall during a morning satsang-style offering. In the foreground, a figure wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and purple cap stands at a low gilded platform on the left, with fruit and flower garlands on a silver plate nearby. Around a golden tray of brass dishes and lit oil lamps, several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls hold their hands in anjali or offer flame. Others sit on orange mats in the background, and a white-clad person stands near the doorway.2010-08-16August 16 20102010-08-16Indoor ritual scene in an orange-walled hall. A man on the left wears an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and has hair tied up in a knot, seated on a red cushioned throne-like seat with a silver plate of fruit (mangoes, bananas, apples) on a wooden stand beside him. Around him, devotees sit on the floor: several women in white with yellow shawls and saffron-coloured wraps hold their palms together in prayer or hold lamps, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits in front, and a woman in white bends forward with an oil lamp. A silver tray with flames and offerings sits on the floor in the foreground. Blue Kannada-language sign on the wall reads a notice about a place for devotees. Ritual padapuja-style worship in progress.2010-08-05A photograph of a satsang or puja gathering in a red-walled hall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a wooden lectern on the left, facing the group and gesturing as he speaks. Seated on the floor are devotees: women in white and yellow saris, a man in white with a saffron shawl, and a woman in white with hands in anjali. A bald man in white sits at the front. Before them is a gold-rimmed table with brass plates of fruit, marigold flowers, betel leaves, coconuts and orange shawls. A framed photograph sits on the lectern and a microphone stand stands behind it. About a dozen people are visible.2010-08-16August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 07 20102010-08-07A photo of a satsang or seva event in a red-walled hall. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala stands behind a wooden lectern at left, a tray of bananas and flowers on it, and a trident-marked red cushioned seat is visible. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in namaskar; a woman in a white and red shawl at front center holds her hands folded beside a silver tray of brass bowls. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at right, and a bald man in a white shirt is seen from behind at lower center. Behind them a woman in white and a child in blue sit on mats, and a microphone stand stands at right. A sign on the wall reads Silence please.2010-08-16August 07 20102010-08-07Indoor puja in an orange-walled hall with a red-cushioned gold throne at right. A standing man in saffron robe with long dark hair tied back stands beside a wooden offering stand holding fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white ritual dress, some with shaved heads and white tilak marks, sit on orange floor mats; one woman in a yellow sari sits near the front with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel rest in front, with a small silver tray of offerings. Several people in white and yellow attend the padapuja.2010-08-08