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A large indoor puja gathering with many participants seated in rows on red-and-white striped mats on a tiled floor. Most wear white clothing with red-orange shawls or stoles, and many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or hold open printed booklets. Brass plates, small bowls, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and a brass kalasha-style vessel are arranged in front of them. A standing figure in white stands near the back by a doorway. The room has warm wood-panelled walls with red patterned trim.

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September 05 20122012-09-05September 03 20122012-09-03May 01 20142014-05-01March 01 20132013-03-01A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees on striped mats and cushions, many in white and saffron/orange garments, some with folded hands in prayer. Floor plates hold offerings and small bowls. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and a large screen and speakers are mounted near the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang gathering, though no a person is clearly identifiable among the seated people from appearance alone.2011-12-25April AF 2012A photograph of a large seated group during a ritual puja in an indoor hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. Rows of people sit on red mats before brass plates of flowers, fruit, lamps and small offerings set on green and orange cloths. Many women wear red-and-gold saris, while others wear white or orange garments. In the foreground a woman in an orange top sits behind a brass plate with flowers, and a woman in white sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A metal chain barrier runs along the right edge beside open booklets.2013-07-23December 28 20142014-12-28A seated group of devotees in a hall during a morning yoga or puja session. Women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed and hands folded, while others in maroon and red garments sit cross-legged on mats. A woman in the foreground holds a brass plate with lamps and offerings.2013-01-03A seated audience fills a bright hall with cream tiled floor during a workshop session. In the foreground, women sit on red floor cushions in saffron, rust and orange saris and salwar kameez, many wearing rudraksha malas and tilak marks; one woman in white sari with a pink-orange shawl writes in a notebook. Others wear white and cream outfits. Behind them rows of men and women in white and orange clothes sit on mats, and a bare-walled hall with wooden doors and a few lights frames the scene. No speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2016-08-28July 23 20112011-07-23A large hall with red mats in rows where many devotees sit cross-legged during a puja. In the foreground a man in white clothes sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a woman in an orange robe sits with a brass bowl. Further back, rows of seated women in white, red and orange saris and shawls face small thali trays with flowers, lamps and offerings laid out on the floor. Stacked red mats and red curtains line the walls, and a sign-free ceremonial setting is visible at the edges.2013-07-23