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Devotees sit cross-legged on blue yoga mats in a bright white hall during a Guru-Puja meditation program. The central man wears a white t-shirt with orange Sanskrit-style script, a rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds a lit oil lamp flame near a brass puja plate with kumkum and offerings. A bearded man in white kurta holds a flame in the upper left, a man with a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits at right, and more people in white sit in rows behind. Small brass lamps, a tray with red powder and flower petals, and plastic containers sit on the floor.

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August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29A 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.2009-08-29A seated man in white ritual clothes and a yellow sacred thread sits cross-legged on a purple mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical mark on his forehead. Brass puja plates, a small brass lamp, brass bowls and a bell lie on the floor before him, alongside plastic containers and a teal lid. Several other people sit on mats around the hall in white and grey clothing, some with hands folded in meditation. The scene shows a group meditation program with puja items.2009-08-29December 22 20102010-12-22May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A large white hall with ceiling fans and hanging decorative fabric banners in blue, yellow and red. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings. Blue and red plastic bowls and lit lamps are arranged on the floor in front of them, and a wall clock and a wooden cabinet are visible on the right. A man in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp.2009-08-29A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual clothing performing an aarti with oil lamps during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead holds a flaming lamp near a brass vessel, and a man in the centre wearing a lanyard and rudraksha mala holds a lamp while reading from an open book. Other devotees on the right hold lit lamps, and a man in the back row wears a white dhoti with a beaded necklace. A brass plate with offerings and small oil lamps sits on the orange cloth in front. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes presses their palms together in the background.2010-11-25February 01 20172017-02-01