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A photograph of a long hall where many children and young people sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, facing a central aisle. Each has a brass puja plate in front with small oil lamps (diyas) lit, flower petals, and small brass vessels. A man on the right in a white dhoti and white shawl sits beside the rows, handling items on a plate. Some children wear red, purple, striped and green shirts; a woman in a green top and a woman in a sari sit among them. White pillars separate the rows, and red curtains and a window frame the back wall. The scene looks like a group puja or ritual offering.

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May 15 20122012-05-15Indoor photo of a large group of children and young people seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor in rows, performing a ritual with small brass puja plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta sits before a red puja box with a lit oil lamp and brass items, while beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl sits with his hands near the offerings. Red curtains hang on the back wall. A black backpack lies on the floor in front. Roughly two dozen to about forty people are visible.2012-05-15A photograph of a large group seated cross-legged on a tiled hall floor during a devotional gathering. Many attendees, mostly boys and young men in colourful shirts and shorts, sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, and steel pots holding offerings and flower petals sit on mats in front of them. A saffron-clad figure with a shaved head sits at the front right, and a bare-headed figure in white dhoti clothing sits at the left edge. Women in saris sit in the background, and a large orange bag lies near the bottom right.2012-04-04May 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13A large indoor hall with pale peach walls and red curtains shows a seated group of children, teens and adults on a light floor before small brass puja plates, banana leaves, fruit and oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, hands near a plate of offerings, while a boy in an orange shirt sits beside him. Around them, many boys and girls in yellow, orange, purple, green and white clothes sit attentively. Several people face the front, and a few lamps glow along the floor. The setting resembles a group satsang or puja gathering.2012-05-12May 15 20122012-05-15September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a large seated puja in a bright hall with polished white floor. Many participants sit in rows on mats: shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls on the left, and younger boys and young men in shirts and shorts on the right. Each mat holds brass thalis, small lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flower offerings and a metal box. A bald man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red border and sits with folded hands before his offering tray. Some participants wear orange, red and green clothing. Several plastic containers stand nearby.2011-07-29A seated group performs a puja in a bright hall with polished white floor and pink walls. In the foreground a woman in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, with brass plates of offerings, flowers, lit oil lamps and a small kalasha before her. A woman in orange sits at left with hands joined, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl at right also keeps hands folded. Thirty or more children and adults sit in rows behind, many in colourful shirts, watching and praying. Several people are visible, but the crowd is clearly larger than twenty; the view shows many more seated devotees behind the front rows.2012-05-16May 10 20122012-05-10May 16 20122012-05-16