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A seated group on a red patterned carpet during a ritual gathering, with a decorated deity murti behind them draped in gold and framed by colourful flower garlands. In the centre, a bald elderly man with white forehead markings wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, a woman in white and gold sari with a mala holds her hands together, and a woman in an orange sari with red border sits at right. Children in white and a girl in blue sit nearby, along with a man in a green shirt and an older man in white seated on a chair behind the murti. Visitors wear name badges.

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May 26 20132013-05-26May 12 20132013-05-12A seated group performs a devotional puja in a hall, with devotees holding hands in namaskar. A bald young priest in orange-saffron robes, sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha-style mala sits front centre with palms pressed together. Beside him a shaved-headed boy in orange cloth and a white tilak also joins his palms. Women in red and gold saris, a girl in a blue dress and men in white and checked shirts sit on a floor mat. Silver puja vessels, a bowl of flowers and a brass lamp lie before them, and a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a blue-green cloth stands at right. A wall-mounted air conditioner and fan are visible behind.2013-05-12A photograph of devotees seated on the floor during a puja in a temple hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, beside a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a mala, and a young girl in a white dress with red trim. A boy in a red t-shirt sits nearby. A woman in a gold-patterned sari sits in front, and a man in an orange shirt with a mala, and a woman in dark clothing at right holds a small brass vessel. Behind them, a woman in a white top sits near a figure seated on a red cushioned throne with gold fabric and a garland, plus a green vase of flowers at upper right.2009-10-03A seated man in an orange saffron robe wears a long rudraksha mala and sits on a red-cushioned golden throne with hands joined in meditation, his long hair swept back. Beside him on a gold-carved table sit a tray of fruit and offerings. Around him on the floor, devotees in white and yellow shawls, several in orange and yellow, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. The room has orange walls with white and red vertical stripes, orange curtains and a metal pillar.2010-08-08October 30 20162016-10-30October 11 20112011-10-11A seated group of women and girls with closed eyes sits in meditation during a satsang in an ashram hall. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and holds her hands together in her lap. Beside her a young woman in a green and black patterned saree wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on her forehead, with hands folded. Other participants in white and beige clothing sit behind them, with a red curtain in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-10-07August 12 20082008-08-12A seated group of devotees in prayer with palms pressed together in namaskar at a puja. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with his hands folded, a young girl in a pink and white dress with a red sash kneels beside him, and a man in a white shirt holding a bead mala stands behind them. Further back a woman in a red and white sari and an older woman in a red shawl also sit with hands folded. On the left a deity murti is covered in pink and red cloth, and brass oil lamps, a brass plate and a flower garland lie on red and magenta cloth. A brass lamp stand and a sprig of flowers sit at the right edge, and red flowers stand in a vase behind.2009-10-18A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. On a raised golden throne with a tall ornate golden backrest sits a man with long swept-back hair in saffron-orange robes, hands joined in namaskar. Seated before him on a rug are devotees in white dhotis and sarees with yellow-gold borders, some holding brass plates and flowers. Two people in red and turquoise clothing sit nearby, and a row of seated men in white shirts watches from the left. Golden ceremonial vessels, flowers and a potted green plant sit beside the throne, and a cloth-covered table stands at the right. Count of physical people visible is about twelve.2009-12-20August 09 20092009-08-09