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A large group of devotees seated cross-legged in rows on the floor of a hall, many wearing saffron and orange-red clothing with rudraksha malas, hands pressed together in anjali. Several people in the foreground have their backs to the camera, one wearing an orange shawl with a yellow border. Plates of food with small bowls and water bottles are set on banana leaves in front of the rows, and silver chafing dishes sit on a raised table at the back. A woman in white with a lanyard stands at right, and a board or banner runs along the back wall. Appears to be a communal meal or ritual gathering during a program.

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March 30 20162016-03-30August 02 20162016-08-02 +2 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a large hall where many women in orange and rust-coloured saris sit cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several have white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas. In front of them, long rows of green banana-leaf plates hold rice, sweets and food offerings with small white cups and water bottles. Behind, a man in white kurta stands by a counter with steel vessels, and other people in white and orange are seated and standing in the background. A camera operator is visible at the top right. The scene resembles a Maheshwara Puja food offering with devotees praying.2016-02-23A large seated group of devotees in saffron and orange robes sits in rows on a mat, hands pressed together in anjali mudra during a ritual meal or satsang. Many wear rudraksha malas and bindis or tilak, and some have shaved heads. Banana-leaf plates hold food, with small steel cups, water bottles and white flower-like offerings placed between them. Behind them, other people in white clothes sit in the hall, and an oil lamp glows at the left edge. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone, so the presence of a candidate is uncertain.2016-07-12A large group of saffron-robed monastics sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, their backs to the camera in the foreground. Rows of seated devotees in orange and red garments press their palms together in anjali behind them. Banana leaves in front of the foreground figures hold small cups, fruit, rice and sweets, offerings for a puja. A tripod camera stands at left and a deity murti is visible on an altar at the back of the hall. The scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja ritual offering of food to sannyasis.2016-08-02A large hall with cream tiled floor and red-curtained doorways shows many people seated in rows on mats during a ritual meal or puja. Foreground devotees wear orange saffron cloth with gold borders, bare-shouldered, many with long braided or natural hair, and some wear beaded bracelets. Banana-leaf or green plates with food, cups and water bottles sit before them. Further back, figures in white and orange stand and sit near a raised dais with a golden throne-like seat, a small figure at its base, and a kalasha-style vessel. Framed photographs and banners line the walls. Some people here appear to be in more casual clothing.2016-03-30A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. Rows of men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit on white mats before leaf plates of food and paper cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind them, a larger audience in red shawls and white clothing sits with hands folded. In the foreground, several women with hair in buns in red and gold garments face the group from behind. No ceremonial figure clearly stands out as a person.2016-03-30July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA seated group of women in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas sits in prayer pose with palms pressed together along a long white cloth. Before them lie banana leaves holding small heaps of food and white candles, with plastic water bottles placed between them. Several women have hair tied up, and some wear sindoor-style marks on their foreheads. Behind them stands a row of people in white, and on the right are brass ritual lamps on a raised dais. A large white-haired woman in the middle wears glasses, a wristwatch and a rudraksha mala. Many participants sit with their eyes closed. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual hall during a Maheshwara Puja programme.2016-03-30A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, arranged in rows facing a central seated figure. The central man sits cross-legged on a cloth in a deep red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak, with brass plates and water bottles set before the group. Around him, orange-clad devotees sit with hands pressed together in namaskar, while others in white and red-bordered garments stand in the background with palms joined. In the foreground, devotees' backs are visible as they face the centre. The setting is a plain hall with pale walls and a red wooden door.2016-03-30 +1 copies