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A seated devotional gathering in a hall with pink walls, red curtains and white sliding doors. In the foreground, young women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, men in white and orange-red shawls clap or join hands, and monks in saffron robes with shaved heads sit in a row behind a rope barrier. Brass and puja trays with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front, and framed pictures hang on the walls above. Several people are visible, and some are partly cut off at the edges.

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April 24 20132013-04-24March 27 20132013-03-27July 28 20172017-07-28A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang gathering. Many women in front wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings, and several sit with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, rows of men and women in white clothing and some in orange and maroon sit on mats. No single figure can be identified as the a person from the visible scene, and no speaker or dais is clearly shown.2014-07-06May 11 20182018-05-11A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a long row of seated devotees performing a pada puja ritual on a tiled floor. Many participants wear white or orange clothing, and some women wear saffron or red saris. They hold brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings, and several lamps burn on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall, and a microphone stand and a wooden seat appear at the right edge.2011-08-04A seated group of women in a hall with pink walls and red curtains claps and sits on mats during a satsang-style gathering. Most wear saris in deep red, maroon, orange and cream with gold borders, and many have rudraksha or beaded necklaces and bangles. Some have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel, steel bowls and a few open books sit on the floor before them. In the background a woman in white stands near the wall. No speaker is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees, and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-02-28September 16 20142014-09-16September 14 20112011-09-14A seated group of devotees with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a puja or satsang setting. Many wear orange and rust-red saris and robes with rudraksha malas, and several have white and red forehead tilaka lines. Dreadlocked hair is worn in tall buns. In the background a man in a white robe sits behind a white-draped table with a green cloth and brass vessels, and another man in cream clothing sits on the right. Small banana-leaf offerings with food lie on the mat in front of the devotees.2019-01-01July 24 20132013-07-24A seated group of devotees performs a puja inside a bright hall with a light-coloured floor and mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while a girl in orange with a sandalwood mark on her forehead holds a lit oil lamp. Other women in orange, maroon and white saris hold lamps and brass vessels, and small silver trays with flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Behind them many more devotees, some in white, sit in rows, and a few stand near the back. No person is clearly a person; the scene shows devotees performing aarti with oil lamps.2013-08-02