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A large indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white floor mats before brass ritual trays holding small oil lamps, bowls, bells and flowers. Several seated ascetics wear rudraksha malas and white-painted forehead and arm markings, and one at the front right holds a folded-hand pose beside a tray with a lamp. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor and chairs, and a few people stand near the back of the room. The scene looks like a group puja or ritual gathering.

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April 06 20132013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20132013-09-21July 25 20172017-07-25A large group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall performing a ritual. Brass plates, oil lamps, flowers and small brass vessels are arranged on mats in front of them. Several people hold their hands together in anjali or work with the offerings. Long-haired sadhus and younger participants in white dhotis are visible among the crowd, with many rows of seated people extending back to the rear of the hall.2017-07-25 +1 copiesRows of young boys and adult monks in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor of a temple hall, performing a group pada puja. Many wear white forehead bands, rudraksha malas and sacred threads. Brass thalis, small oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flower offerings and pink-lidded containers are arranged on silver trays in front of them, and several hold lit oil lamps. Older monks and assistants sit further back among folding chairs near the walls, with a few in white clothing. No single person is identified as a person; the scene shows devotees and ashram students performing ritual worship.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated puja in an indoor hall with pink curtains. Rows of young male disciples in saffron and maroon robes, with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass and silver ritual plates with lamps, flowers, bowls and kalasha-style vessels line the floor in front of them. Older devotees in white and women in colourful saris sit at the back of the hall.2013-03-22February 27 20132013-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.2013-09-23April 06 20132013-04-06