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A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and whitewashed walls, where a seated gathering sits on striped mats facing a central area. Several people in saffron or orange robes sit near the middle, while a standing figure in white clothing stands near a stone shrine on the right. Many devotees in white garments sit in rows, some women wearing long dark braids, and a woman in a green shawl sits in the front left. Tall vertical banners decorated with bird and floral motifs in red, blue and yellow hang from the ceiling along the walls. Brass oil lamps and ritual objects are placed on the floor near the front. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone, so the central robed figures are described by role only.

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Indoor satsang in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. A bearded man in a white shirt and orange dhoti stands at left with hands joined in namaskar, facing a seated assembly of devotees in white clothes. Many seated devotees sit on mats in rows, several holding books. Two men in orange and saffron robes sit on white chairs at upper right. Colourful striped and flowered hanging banners decorate the ceiling, and a brass oil lamp stands in the foreground at right beside a seated woman in white. A white plastic chair row lines the left wall.2007-08-09Indoor ashram hall under a metal-framed corrugated roof, with a seated congregation in white clothes on woven mats facing a central dais. On the dais stands a white bull statue (nandi) beside a small deity murti and a laptop. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the front on a mat, with people in white and a few in red saris seated around. Decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth, strings of colourful beads and small lamps adorn the walls, and shelves hold rows of small items. A man in white stands at the left edge. Several people in the hall appear to be children or youths.2007-10-16August 09 20072007-08-09A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a group ceremony. Several standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls perform a ritual with brass lamps and vessels on low orange stands, and a standing man in white holds an offering. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes fills the floor, and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling. On the left a man in an orange shawl stands near a drum. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the visible people are devotees and priests in white and saffron.2007-08-09Evening photo of a covered open-sided hall during a vilakku pooja. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in rows, some holding brass oil lamps, while a man in white stands at the front near the lamps. Tall cylindrical decorations painted with red, yellow and white floral patterns and a dove emblem stand in the hall, and orange pennants hang from the roof. A raised shrine area with a deity murti is visible at the back, with an orange-robed figure seated near it. Many people in white and orange sit in the foreground facing the front.2006-12-31August 09 20072007-08-09June 22 20082008-06-22Indoor evening puja in a decorated hall with white walls, fairy lights and a tin roof. A deity murti sits on a decorated seat or throne beside a white bull figure, with colourful woven banners hung on the pillars. Several seated devotees in white and orange sit on striped mats facing a small fire pit with lit lamps, and an orange-robed sadhu sits near the fire. Rows of devotees in white shirts and saris fill the floor, with a man in a light blue shirt seated on a chair at the left. About thirty people are visible, and the scene appears to be a ritual gathering.2007-10-14Indoor photo of a Navaratri puja in a sheltered hall with a metal roof strung with small garlands and a line of decorative fabric banners in red, orange and cream. A seated figure in orange robes with a tall cap sits before a raised altar on which a deity murti stands beside a white bull figure, and a white-clad attendant tends the altar. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats, some in red and multicoloured saris, with a standing man near the left wall. Shelves hold clay pots and figurines.2007-10-16October 16 20072007-10-16December 24 20082008-12-24February 16 20072007-02-16