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A large indoor hall filled with many seated men in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders, most wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on orange mats in rows. Each holds or tends a small oil lamp or flame, with brass plates and bowls of offerings before them, and several open books lie on the floor. One man in the foreground holds a lit lamp, and a single monk in saffron-orange robes sits at the left edge. Lamps glow throughout the hall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance here.

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November 12 20102010-11-12A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees dressed in white, many wearing blue or white lanyard-style cords and rudraksha-style necklaces. In the foreground, men sit on orange mats in front of brass thalis with lamps and small offerings, holding lit diyas or oil lamps during a collective puja. Some participants wear white dhoti-style garments with red-bordered cloth, and several have shaved heads and tilak marks. Wooden-style cushions and a pink tray are visible.2010-09-12October 10 20102010-10-10 +2 copiesA large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants in white dhotis and white garments, many holding small oil lamps or lit flames in their hands during a collective puja. The foreground shows a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes seated at lower left, and several men in white with rudraksha malas and sacred thread-like cords sit on orange and striped mats before brass plates, bells and small lamps. Dim light and haze fill the room, and the scene looks like a group ritual or satsang with lamps lit before the assembly.2010-11-13November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A large hall filled with seated men in white ritual clothing, many with shaved heads, sitting on mats and holding lit oil lamps (diyas) aloft in their hands. Brass plates with offerings, small metal cups and red cloths are arranged on the floor before them. Some wear white dhotis with gold-bordered or red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. Behind them, rows of onlookers in colourful clothing stand or sit, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the left edge. This appears to be a group pooja with lamp offerings in a meeting hall.2010-11-20A large hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, performing a group puja with oil lamps (deepa) and brass plates of offerings in front of them. In the foreground, a few men in saffron-orange robes with marigold garlands sit on mats, one holding a small lamp. A camera on a tripod and a monitor at left record the event, and a red-draped stage with white cloth is visible at the far back. Sunlight streams through the upper windows, and orange banners hang from the ceiling. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is marked.2010-12-22A photograph of many young men seated cross-legged in rows on mats and a tiled floor, dressed in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. Many hold lit oil lamps or small flames, and brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit before them. A few seated men lean forward to tend the plates, and a bald man in the centre tends a lamp on a brass plate.2010-12-27A large photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall with a white tiled floor. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas sit in long rows, many with sacred threads and beaded necklaces, holding oil lamps and raising their arms toward the flames. Brass plates with offerings, small pink and gold trays, and folded white papers lie on orange mats in the foreground. A few devotees in saffron-coloured shawls sit among the rows. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2010-10-25A seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold up lit oil lamps during an evening ceremony in a hall. Foreground devotees with red-and-white and gold-bordered shawls hold flames, with thalis and offerings on the floor. Behind them, rows of seated spectators in casual clothing watch, some with white and dark shirts. The scene reads as a lamp-lighting ritual, an aarti or puja in a satsang setting, though no printed name or clear Swamiji figure is visible.2010-12-26A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a temple hall, many wearing white dhoti-style garments with maroon-red borders and rudraksha malas. Most hold lit oil lamps or diyas aloft or near brass plates of offerings, as in a lamp-lighting puja. Several figures in the foreground, including a bald man and a man with glasses, raise flames toward the camera. Brass plates with flowers and small lamps sit on orange cloths in front of them. Behind, more people in white and colourful clothes fill the hall under warm lighting. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-12-28