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A photograph of a large hall where many children and adults sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands pressed together in prayer or seated before brass plates with fruit, sweets and small oil lamps. Boys in striped shirts and shorts dominate the front, with a bright orange bag and a candle flame visible on the floor. Behind them, women in saffron, pink and yellow saris and men in white and orange clothes sit in devotional stillness. A man in an orange kurta with hands folded stands out near the right, and a shaved-headed man in white sits among the adults. Red curtains and a white door frame the room. The scene resembles a puja or satsang gathering.

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A 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.2012-04-04A large hall at an ashram where many seated people perform a ritual with brass plates and small oil lamps on mats in front of them. Most participants are boys and young men in colourful t-shirts and shirts, with several adults in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis near the front. Some people hold their palms together in anjali, and plates hold fruit, flowers and small dishes. Red curtains, framed pictures on the walls and wide windows frame the room.2012-04-04A large hall filled with rows of seated boys and young men performing a worship ceremony on mats. Each small place has brass plates with oil lamps, a small brass bowl, flowers and offerings, and incense sticks. In the foreground, a boy in a red shirt and light blue trousers sits with hands joined, while a boy in a blue striped shirt and blue shorts sits beside a brass plate. At the far right, an orange-shirted boy sits cross-legged. Near the back, a woman in white sits before a low table at the front of the room, with a white cloth on the floor and red curtains and chairs along the wall.2012-05-08May 09 20122012-05-09A seated group of boys and young men sits cross-legged on mats during a puja in a hall. Several wear white tilak or forehead bands and orange or saffron shirts, including a boy in a rust-orange kurta in the right foreground with hands folded. A boy in a khaki shirt sits centrally with eyes closed near a brass ritual plate holding a small ornate lamp. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and small plates are arranged on the floor, with a lit lamp in a clear container at left. Behind them, adults in white and blue shirts sit among rows of attendees and red chairs.2012-05-02May 16 20122012-05-16April 29 20122012-04-29May 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13A large indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees in rows on white floor mats. Most wear orange or saffron stoles and shawls, and some men wear white dhotis and white shirts. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style mala, seated before brass puja vessels and small oil lamps. Boys in striped and red shirts sit among adults. Orange bags rest on the floor, and a banner and orange drapes hang in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2012-05-01May 15 20122012-05-15May 10 20122012-05-10