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Wide view of a large hall during a Maheshwara Puja, with rows of monastic disciples in saffron and orange robes seated on mats in front of banana-leaf plates of food and lit oil lamps. Several disciples in the foreground have hands folded in prayer. Further back, people in white clothes sit facing a stage. A silver tray with compartments sits on a stand at left, and wall photo collages and ceiling fans are visible. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08Wide photo of a large hall with a white tiled floor and many ceiling fans and lights, where hundreds of people sit in rows on colourful striped mats. Front rows wear saffron-orange robes, several with bare upper bodies, and sit before small brass plates, lamps and offerings on leaves. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit facing the front. Screens on the walls show a close-up of a figure and a distant stage with a deity image, and a wall display of framed photographs hangs on the left. Silver-coloured stands and stacked metal plates lie near the front edge.2017-03-14May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08Wide view of a large hall where many people sit on the floor in rows on striped mats, most wearing saffron-orange robes and some in white clothing. Small brass or steel plates with food offerings and oil lamps sit in front of the rows. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, and a large screen on the left shows a figure in orange and white. A stage at the far end has a screen and a dark backdrop, and a row of framed photos lines the wall. Several people in the front are seated with eyes closed.2017-03-14Wide photograph of a large hall where many monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes sit in rows on mats performing a puja. In the foreground, several seated people with white sandalwood or ash markings on their chests and arms, one with long dark hair, press their palms together before brass plates, with banana-leaf plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps set along the aisles. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit facing the front, and framed photographs hang on the walls above a side table. Bright ceiling lights and ceiling fans are visible. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame, and the people shown are presented by role only.2017-05-08A large hall with white ceiling tiles and fluorescent lights shows rows of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes facing a stage at the far end. In the foreground, a few people sit bare-chested with orange cloth wrapped at the waist, long hair tied back; they sit on striped mats before leaf plates holding food offerings. Some are seated near silver trays and small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on the floor. Framed photo panels hang on the left wall, and a sign reading Gents Toilet is visible. Scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja seating with food offerings for the departed.2017-05-08March 14 20172017-03-14Large hall with rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing on mats, facing a central aisle; a few women in orange saris sit closest to the camera on floor mats with banana-leaf plates of food and small cups in front of them. Further back, a standing figure in white clothing stands at the right near steel vessels, and a white-clad crowd fills the far end. Walls display framed photographs and a banner with red and gold imagery, and a screen shows a figure at left. The scene suggests a maheshwara puja food offering with monastic participants seated for a meal.2017-05-08March 30 20162016-03-30July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copies