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A large hall filled with many seated young men wearing orange cloth wrapped over their shoulders and waists, their upper bodies bare, with white and grey sacred ash markings on their foreheads, arms and backs. Many sit cross-legged on a white marble floor before small brass puja vessels, flower-filled plates, bowls and pooja items, some holding rudraksha malas in their hands. Brass pillars with hanging lamps line the left side, and white-clad people and white-covered tables fill the background. The scene suggests a group ritual or puja in an ashram setting.

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July 20 20172017-07-20July 20 20172017-07-20July 20 20172017-07-20July 27 20172017-07-27A large indoor hall with cream walls and dark wooden doors shows many devotees seated on the floor in rows during a ritual. Most are young men in orange saffron dhotis and orange shoulder cloths, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their chests and arms. Several have shaved heads. Some hold open books or small plates with flower petals, and brass oil lamps and offering trays with pink flowers sit on the floor before them. Women in white saris are seated in the background among the group. The scene looks like an organised puja or satsang with participants chanting and praying.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A large hall during a ritual puja with many seated participants in saffron-orange robes and white horizontal forehead markings. Rows of men and women sit on the floor before brass oil lamps, copper bowls and plates of pink flower petals, several holding incense sticks and small offering trays. Some wear rudraksha malas and are bare-chested with orange shawls draped over one shoulder. Others in white garments sit on the right. A woman in purple stands in the upper left corner near tall brass lamp stands. A walkway and wooden doors frame the background.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA large seated ritual gathering in a hall, with many people sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Most wear saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas, and many have white sacred markings painted across their foreheads and bodies. Several hold small brass vessels, plates and offerings in their hands, and brass lamps stand among them. Some are shaved-headed while others have long hair, and people in white clothing sit further back. Faint orange-clad figures are visible at the upper left.2017-07-25A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with a white tiled floor. Many men and some women sit cross-legged on mats wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal markings on their foreheads and bodies. Several hold open papers or chant, and brass plates with flowers, oil lamps and small bowls sit before them. Gold-painted pillars and a white-clad crowd line the background. In the foreground a man with cropped hair and a saffron shawl sits over a brass plate, and a woman with long braided hair rests her head on her hand. A blue water bottle sits on the floor. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-07-27A 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 copiesA large hall filled with seated young men and boys dressed in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and with white ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. They sit in rows on mats with open books and small brass puja trays holding pink flowers, oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Behind them, older devotees in white sit in the background, and at the upper right a large framed image of a figure in orange robes is displayed. Yellow poles stand in the foreground near the rows. Walls are decorated with framed paintings, and a few people are visible standing near the doorways.2017-07-25A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, many with white horizontal forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several young men and women sit on the floor before brass puja plates holding flower petals, small brass bowls, lamps and incense sticks, performing a ritual offering. Tall yellow-and-brass stands line the rows. Pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp are visible in the foreground, with a few white-clad attendants in the background. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the scene.2017-07-25 +1 copies