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A large hall with many seated participants performing a group puja on the marble floor. Most men are bare-chested with white dhotis edged in gold or saffron, sacred ash on their torsos and rudraksha malas. Brass and silver puja plates hold flowers, fruit and small lamps on maroon and orange cloths in front of them. A young boy in an orange cloth sits at the right edge. Several participants hold small items during the ritual. Behind them, rows of seated devotees fill the room.

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A photograph of a large hall where many men sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor performing a group ritual. Most wear white dhotis and are bare-chested with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies, and many wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, fruit and oil lamps sit on small mats in front of them, and several people hold small items up to their faces. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a lavender cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass object, beside a boy in orange robes. Other people sit in rows behind them, with chairs and red-clothed tables visible at the back of the room.2017-08-02A large hall with cream tiled floor and pink walls filled with rows of seated devotees performing a group puja. Many men wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and tilak marks, while others wear saffron or orange robes. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala sits before a brass plate holding an oil lamp, flowers and offerings, and a bare-chested man with white-painted forehead and body marks sits nearby with his palms together. Brass lamps and small puja trays with flowers are arranged in front of the seated rows, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA large hall with cream tiled floor where many men and some women sit cross-legged in rows performing a ritual. Most are bare-chested wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies. Several have hands pressed in prayer, and others handle brass puja plates, flowers and small offering dishes on orange and white cloths. Framed photographs hang on the wall at the back. The scene resembles a group puja or satsang gathering. Several dozen people are visible.2017-07-16July 25 20172017-07-25A long row of seated participants in white dhotis and unstitched white clothing with gold borders performs a puja during a satsang event. Brass thalis and small brass lamps holding flames sit on low tables along the floor, with a copper-coloured water bottle in the foreground. Several men bare-chested wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and raise incense sticks or small items toward the offerings. A man near the centre has his hair in a topknot and wears gold earrings. Lit oil lamps line the floor behind the row, and the hall is filled with more seated devotees. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2017-05-25A photograph of a row of men seated on the floor in a temple hall performing a ritual. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-yellow borders, and wear rudraksha malas; several have white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several hold small items in their hands, and in front of them lie brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels, pink flower petals, banana leaves, and small bowls on mats. Yellow-gold pillars stand at the left and orange-robed figures sit farther back. Two men in the foreground hold a leaf and a bundle of offerings. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual in progress.2017-07-30 +1 copiesDecember 31 20102010-12-31July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20132013-01-24Seated group puja in a marble-floored hall. Several men sit cross-legged on pink mats, bare-chested, with white dhoti-style cloth, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a young man with short hair presses his palms together in prayer, while an older man in a pink-and-purple patterned lower garment sits with hands folded. Brass puja trays, small oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a red cloth bundle lie before them. Men in orange and saffron garments sit at the edges, and a few candles burn on the floor.2017-01-11