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A photograph of a large hall with many seated devotees in white clothing, doing a guided meditation or puja on white floor mats. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged with hands joined, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him an older man in a grey t-shirt and glasses sits with hands folded and a yellow lanyard. Before them is a small brass plate with a dish, a bell-like brass lamp and a tablet. Behind them women in white garments and yellow lanyards sit in rows, one in an orange-red jacket. Colourful mats and blue and pink plates are scattered across the floor.

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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing during a ritual session on a tiled hall floor. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a white top and dark beaded mala sits on a saffron mat, holding a small pink object and an open book on a patterned cloth. Around her, brass puja plates hold yellow flowers, a brass kalasha-style cup, incense sticks and small brass lamps, with an orange mat beneath. Several other seated women in white and some in sarees and salwar kameez sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer, and orange mats and water bottles fill the room.2010-10-25October 11 20102010-10-11September 09 20112011-09-09August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29October 05 20112011-10-05A row of devotees sits cross-legged on pink and purple mats in a hall during a puja, with hands joined in namaskar or eyes closed in prayer. The men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and the women wear white salwar-style clothing and a green-and-white dupatta. In front of them are brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, lit oil lamps, incense sticks, a small brass kalasha and bowls. Behind them a large banner shows deity murtis in colourful garlands beneath trees, and a wall-mounted fan is visible at the left.2009-11-07A row of devotees in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on mats in a hall during a puja. In front of each is a brass thali with fruit, sweets, flowers and a small oil lamp, plus brass cups and incense sticks. Several men wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas, and a woman in a white sari with a green border sits among them. Their eyes are closed in meditation. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a colourful deity scene. No candidate for a person is visible.2009-11-07A row of devotees in white clothes sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Men in front wear rudraksha malas over white kurtas and dhotis, and a woman in a white sari with a green border sits among them. Before them stand brass puja plates with oil lamps, bowls of offerings, bells and small brass vessels arranged on striped mats. A large framed photograph hangs on the wall at the top, and a framed image appears at the upper right beside brass pots. No a person candidate is visible.2009-11-07Indoor ashram hall with devotees in white clothes seated on mats in prayer posture with palms pressed together. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits centrally with hands folded, facing a second seated person in white. Brass puja plates with lamps and offerings sit on a rug in front of a draped yellow and white altar table. In the background a person in orange robes stands near a brown door, and a man with a mala stands at the right. Flowers and a small white appliance appear at the right edge.2009-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a patterned carpet in a hall, dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red lanyards, performing a small ritual. In the foreground a man in white with an orange lanyard bends over a small brass plate holding oil lamps and offerings. Beside him a man in white leans forward and rests his hands on a mat. Further back, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red lanyards sit quietly, some with eyes closed, and a bald man in white sits at far left with hands folded. Red cloths lie on the floor and chairs are visible at the back of the room.2013-12-15A photograph of a seated congregation at a discourse, with devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas. Several sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats with cushions, while others sit on chairs behind small wooden tables holding notepads and water bottles. One man in the foreground has his hands in a mudra near his lap, another has his eyes closed with hands raised near his face, and a bare-chested man sits with a white cloth draped over his shoulders. Coconuts sit on the mat in the lower left.2017-04-21