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A large indoor hall where many devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, facing a distant figure in orange at the far end near a small stage. Many seated people wear orange and maroon clothing, with rudraksha necklaces visible on several. Long strips of green banana leaves hold food with small brass or steel cups beside them, laid out along the aisles for a community meal (annadan). Colourful paper lanterns and decorations hang from the ceiling, and screens on the side walls show the speaker. Ceremonial white-clad devotees sit toward the right near the front.

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May 27 20182018-05-27A large indoor hall with white floor and paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling shows a seated congregation in saffron/orange garments. Rows of women in orange saris and bare-shouldered orange robes sit cross-legged on mats facing the front, with several wearing beaded necklaces and hair in buns. Brass cups and small leaf plates with food are set on the floor in front of them. Further back, men in white and orange clothing sit among rows of devotees, and a green-clad figure appears in a painting on the left wall. A stage area with a yellow-draped table and several standing attendants in white is visible at the far right, with a framed photo display on the wall behind.2019-01-01Indoor ritual session in a large hall with a red-and-cream decor. A figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, wearing an orange turban and orange-gold shawl, faces a bald man in white clothes and an orange sash who smiles and holds a brass bowl of petals. Behind him, many people in white robes and orange sashes stand and sit, several wearing white head caps. Those seated in front, in orange and maroon robes, sit on the floor before plates of offerings and small lamps. Rose petals scatter over white cloths and red carpets on the floor.2015-10-23September 27 20172017-09-27October 16 20132013-10-16Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA seated group of women and girls in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sits on the floor of a hall during a ritual gathering. Several hold small books or clasp their hands in prayer, and brass puja items and small trays of offerings lie before them. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated attendees in white and colourful clothes fills the room, with more people standing along the far wall.2013-12-26April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesA large white-tented hall with hanging brass lanterns and red drapes hosts a seated ritual gathering. Dozens of women in orange and saffron sarees sit on a colourful striped rug before silver trays of offerings. A woman in an orange saree stands at left holding a tray, and another standing figure with an umbrella-shaded tray is at centre. A cameraman operates a crane camera above the crowd, and a screen at left shows a robed figure seated in a red-and-white setting. Many attendees wear white head coverings. Several women in white ritual clothes kneel at the front, and a shaved-headed man in white stands near the centre.2016-12-18A large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01November 15 20132013-11-15