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Indoor temple-style hall with a glossy tiled floor where devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats for puja. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sits on a mat, holding incense and performing a ritual with a silver puja plate holding flowers, a small brass vessel and oil lamps, beside a silver lamp stand and a pink covered container. Behind him rows of seated devotees wear white and yellow shawls, a few wearing saffron and green saris, with hands joined in prayer. Pale walls and a window frame the room.

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August 18 20112011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18August 18 20112011-08-18A seated shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi robe with maroon-edged cloth and a beaded bracelet sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste during a paduka puja. In front of him is a brass plate with flowers, a small brass cup, incense sticks, a brass oil lamp and a metal bell-like vessel. Behind him rows of women in yellow and white saris and dark clothes sit on the glossy floor, some with small oil lamps lit. Another man in white with glasses sits to the right.2011-08-18October 10 20112011-10-10October 10 20112011-10-10Seated devotees in a hall during a puja, with brass plates of flowers, lamps and small vessels set on red cloth before them. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace sits cross-legged with hands folded, looking forward. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments wears a gold-bead garland and sits with hands resting on his knees. Behind them, men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with white ash marks on their skin sit in rows. A microphone stand is at left.2010-10-17A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders sit on the floor before brass puja vessels, one with a bald head and glasses pressing palms together, the other with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holding an offering. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white sits along the floor, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms, hands folded in prayer. Small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings lie on an orange cloth. A woman in orange sari-style dress sits among the line. Other seated devotees fill the background near orange cushions.2010-10-28October 04 20112011-10-04A seated satsang audience fills a bright hall with a glossy white floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits with hands clasped, beside another orange-robed sannyasi. Nearby, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit on mats, and brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and flowers are arranged on orange and green cloths before them. Behind, rows of devotees in white, yellow and orange sit attentively.2011-02-16A seated group performs a ritual puja in an indoor hall, with several devotees holding incense sticks that send up smoke. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange and saffron robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a sacred thread, holding a brass bell and incense. Beside him, a man in orange clothes with glasses holds incense, and others in white and orange sit in rows behind. Brass puja vessels, small oil lamps, fruit, flower offerings and a banana rest on orange cloth in front. Young boys in striped shirts sit at the left edge.2011-12-28February 02 20132013-02-02