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Large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, with several monastic participants in saffron/orange robes and ceremonial garlands in the front rows. Brass plates, small oil lamps, flowers and kalasha-style offerings are arranged on orange and red mats before them, indicating a group puja or satsang. Pink walls display several framed portraits and a dark wall hanging, and a cameraman stands at the left edge filming. The room is bright with red curtains along the back wall.

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A large seated congregation of devotees performs a group puja in a spacious hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed deity portraits on the back wall. Many men and boys wear white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, while several monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in front. Some hold small brass lamps or oil lamps and raise them in ritual offering, and brass vessels, plates and bowls sit on mats before them. A watermarked-free view shows the seated rows stretching into the distance under bright ceiling lights.2012-01-01A large photograph of a hall filled with seated devotees performing a group ritual. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls, many with bare upper bodies, sit on mats holding small oil lamps and brass plates; several wear rudraksha malas and forehead tilaks, and one in orange robes sits at the left edge. Behind them rows of white-clad participants and women in saris fill the floor. Framed portraits of deities hang on the pink walls above red curtains, and a red-draped stage stands at the back. A photographer stands near the stage. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2012-01-01September 27 20112011-09-27January 08 20122012-01-08August 23 20142014-08-23A large hall with pink walls and framed deity portraits hung high on the walls, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, flanked by brass plates and small oil lamps on the floor. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shawls with gold-yellow borders sit cross-legged, some with hands folded in prayer, others holding offerings. Beside them, a bald man in a white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits in a meditative pose. Behind them, rows of standing and seated devotees, including women in saffron and white saris and children, fill the hall, with white candles standing along the aisle. A red cloth hangs near the back.2011-08-20 +1 copiesPhoto 116787692012-01-01August 24 20142014-08-24July 09 20172017-07-09June 01 20172017-06-01 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground, a group of men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the floor, several with white and orange tilak on their foreheads, holding their palms together. Two men on the left wear saffron-orange robes, one with his head bowed and hands folded, the other seated cross-legged with palms joined. Brass puja plates and small brass vessels with flowers and offerings sit on red mats in front of them. Behind, rows of devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in prayer, and video tripods stand on the left side of the frame. Lighting is hazy.2010-09-16 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01