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A large open-sided tented hall with a metal roof and green tarpaulin covering the floor. A man in plain white dhoti and shirt bends over a row of metal and glass vessels, including a glass bottle and a metal pot, while another man in white stands nearby beside brass ceremonial items and a golden kalasha-like vessel. Several people in white, some in saffron or orange-trimmed cloths, sit on the floor or stand in the background, and red chairs and bags are scattered at the right. Colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling. Watermarked archive photograph with no legible identifiable subject.

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Photograph inside a large open-sided tent-hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange and red decorative hangings. A green tarpaulin covers the floor. In the foreground a figure in a white dhoti stoops over, handling items beside two large clear plastic water jugs and a small black bag. Along the left and centre, a crowd of people in white dhotis and saffron or ochre garments stands and sits, some with bowed heads. At the right, a golden deity murti and brass ritual vessels rest on red chairs and cloth on a raised area. a person is not visibly identifiable with confidence in this scene.2015-09-10December 27 20082008-12-27A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and patterned mats, many wearing white dhotis and shawls, facing forward toward a stage area at left. Several people sit in the front rows, one in white with a rudraksha mala and bare chest, and a man in white stands at right holding a shawl. Brass plates, small bowls, pink containers and a conch-like brass item lie on the floor in front. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations in orange, yellow and blue hang from the ceiling. A video camera on a tripod records the gathering, and a person in an orange robe sits near the stage at left.2011-02-20September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a group ceremony. Several standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls perform a ritual with brass lamps and vessels on low orange stands, and a standing man in white holds an offering. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes fills the floor, and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling. On the left a man in an orange shawl stands near a drum. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the visible people are devotees and priests in white and saffron.2007-08-09A large photo of a mass annadan meal at the Kumbh Mela with many seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and turbans on long mats. Attendants in white dhotis and red-gold bordered cloths move among the rows carrying pots and vessels, serving food. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left faces a figure with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth. A central figure in white bordered cloth with a red waist cloth pours from a vessel. Brass platters sit on the floor, and the rows extend deep into a bright tent.2015-09-14 +2 copiesInterior of a long metal-roofed hall during an evening ritual. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and stand before a decorated shrine on the left, where a deity murti sits on a green cloth under a maroon backdrop with gold motifs. Several seated men in white clothes hold brass lamps and ritual vessels on the floor, with a lit flame visible in front. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars with orange tassels hang from the ceiling, and a large seated audience in white fills the back of the hall. The scene suggests an aarti or puja with oil lamps and lit wicks.2007-10-13A photograph of a large hall where a satsang or puja is taking place. In the foreground, rows of men sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and white shawls with red-and-white borders, several with white vibhuti marks or tilak on their foreheads. Brass plates, bowls, lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and green mats in front of them. Further back, a larger crowd of seated devotees fills the floor, and a man in saffron/orange robes sits at the far left. Colourful striped and patterned hanging banners decorate the ceiling, and white tube lights and windows light the room.2011-01-26Wide view of a large hall with pink walls and draped grey ceiling, decorated with tall colourful cylindrical pillar banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor on mats and orange cloths, many in white dhotis and kurtas, some in saffron. In the foreground, several boys and men sit cross-legged with eyes closed, and small brass plates hold offerings, fruit and yellow flowers. A video camera on a tripod stands at left near a row of attendants with laptops. A bald man in saffron sits at lower right with his back to the camera. Seated meditation or satsang with a large congregation.2011-02-20