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A large hall with pink walls and red curtains shows many people seated on the floor in rows, most bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold-yellow borders, several with orange shawls. Many sit before small brass puja items and oil lamps. A man in the foreground with a shaved head and rudraksha beads, and another with long dreadlocks, sit facing away. Yellow-tipped ceremonial staffs stand among the rows. A projection screen and tripod camera are at the left, and a framed deity murti is at the right.

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July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A large ashram hall with many devotees seated on a white marble floor, mostly shown from behind. Rows of men are bare-chested wearing white dhoti cloths with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while women wear orange saris and white garments. Brass lamp stands with lit flames line the middle of the hall, and small brass pots and offering plates with flowers sit before the seated group. At the front, a person in an orange robe holds a lit aarti lamp. A wall screen shows a seated figure in orange robes before a red backdrop, and staff in white and orange move around the back of the hall. This appears to be a puja or aarti gathering.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall with a red curtain backdrop shows many seated participants, mostly men, bare-chested with white dhotis edged in gold and rudraksha malas, sitting on the floor facing a screen. On the screen a figure in orange robes is shown. A standing figure in orange at the left holds up a ceremonial object, and brass lamps stand in rows among the seated devotees, with puja plates, flower offerings and small bowls in front of them. A camera on a tripod records the scene, and several women in white saris stand near the right wall. Bright white ceiling lights and a wall display board complete the room.2017-07-25A large hall where many bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja in rows. Each man has a sacred thread across the chest and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers, a small brass deity murti, a kalasha-style vessel and sandalwood paste sit before them on pink and green cloths. Behind them, rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor, and devotees in white saris sit on chairs at the right. Yellow-topped lamp posts line the hall, a screen at the back shows an image, and framed pictures hang on the walls. Several people are present, mostly seated, with the seated priests in the foreground prominent.2017-07-27A large seated congregation of men fills a hall during a ritual. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash marks on their bodies, many with hands in anjali or holding flowers. Several monks in saffron and orange robes sit among them, and one saffron-clad figure stands at a wooden lectern on the left. Brass ritual lamps stand in rows along the back, a framed picture sits on the floor, and a video screen shows colourful deity imagery at top right. Women in white saris stand at the right edge. A camera on a tripod is visible in the background.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25