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A photograph of a large seated puja in a hall with pink walls and wooden doors. Rows of devotees in orange-saffron robes sit cross-legged on the floor, many bare-chested with white paste marks on their bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass oil lamps, small offering plates with flowers, and bowls of food are arranged before them along the floor. A man in the foreground lights a lamp with an incense stick. A deity murti and framed pictures hang on the back wall, and a few people in white stand near the entrance. Many participants are visible, roughly in the dozens.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange cloths draped over bare shoulders, many with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their torsos and foreheads. They sit on mats before small plates of flowers, lamps and brass vessels, some holding offerings or prayer sheets during a puja. A golden-framed image of a deity murti hangs at the upper right, and white-clad attendees sit among them. Some people are only partly visible at the edges. The scene is a group ritual in progress.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A large indoor hall where many orange-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most bare-chested with orange cloths draped over their shoulders and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their bodies. Several have long matted hair or shaved heads and rudraksha malas. Brass stands with lamps and small offering plates with flowers are arranged before them, and a framed picture of a deity hangs in the background near the top left. Many appear to be in quiet practice or ritual, with some reading or writing.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a group puja. Many have white horizontal vibhuti stripes across the forehead and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold flowers and small brass vessels; brass lamps with lit wicks, pink petal offerings and brass bowls sit on mats in front of them. Behind, a large deity image hangs on the wall. Pages of an open book lie on a low stand in the foreground. Crowd estimate applies to visible people only.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall filled with many seated people in orange and saffron garments performing a group ritual on a white floor. Foreground young men and boys sit cross-legged in orange cloths with rudraksha malas, their bare upper bodies marked with white ash stripes on the arms and forehead. Some hold small offerings and read from open notebooks, while brass plates with pink flower petals and small lamps lie before them. Behind, rows of similarly dressed participants and a few white-clad figures fill the space under warm lights.2017-07-25A large hall with many people seated on the floor in rows, most wearing saffron-orange robes and white-marked foreheads and bodies with vibhuti. Many have rudraksha malas and long matted or braided hair. Some hold small items and appear to be performing a ritual, with brass lamps, flowers and small offering plates on mats in front of them. A large framed deity image hangs on the far wall near a stage area.2017-07-25A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their bodies, performing a group ritual with small oil lamps and brass plates of flowers and offerings arranged on the floor. Most participants are young men and boys, with some women and older devotees visible toward the back. Several are lighting lamps or handling ritual items, and a few wear white clothing. Red and yellow painted panels decorate the walls above.2017-07-25A large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white floors, where many young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on mats. Many have white sacred ash markings on their bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass oil lamps and small flames are lit in front of them, with pink flower garlands, banana-leaf plates, green plates, bowls of offerings and brass bells on the floor. Behind them, more seated participants and robed figures fill the room, with a stage and banners at the far end.2017-07-27A large hall filled with many seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks on their foreheads and bodies. Several sit cross-legged on white mats with brass puja plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them, some holding lamps or ritual items. Behind them, framed colourful paintings hang on cream walls, and an orange drape and a saffron-draped stage area are visible. Many rows of participants fill the room.2017-07-25July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copies