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A photograph of a puja inside an orange-walled hall. A man at left wears an orange robe and a yellow marigold garland, standing with hands together and facing a seated group. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer on the floor. In the foreground, silver-rimmed brass plates hold offerings and flowers on a gold tray, and a wooden box holds pomegranates and bananas. A red cushioned seat is at left, and a row of women and children sits in the background.

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A photograph of a devotional ritual inside a red-walled hall. At left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands before a small framed picture on a wooden stand. He holds a tray of flowers, fruit and incense. Seated devotees in white and yellow garments, some with orange shawls, hold lit oil lamps and join their palms in prayer. Brass thalis and a gold-coloured ritual vessel sit on the floor in front, and a bald older man in white kneels at the lower edge. Red cushions and mats line the floor, and a small blue sign hangs on the far wall.2010-08-16August 01 20102010-08-01August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a puja in an orange-walled hall. A man in orange robes with a yellow flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at left, hands resting on his knees and eyes closed. In front of him, a gold tray holds many small silver bowls, pink flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. Several devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats, hands folded in anjali, some holding brass plates or offerings. A rudraksha mala hangs at the lower left, and a small sign on the wall reads in Kannada. Several other people, including a child, sit further back. The setting appears to be an ashram satsang or puja gathering.2010-08-19A photograph of a seated devotee gathering in an orange-walled hall during a morning satsang-style offering. In the foreground, a figure wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and purple cap stands at a low gilded platform on the left, with fruit and flower garlands on a silver plate nearby. Around a golden tray of brass dishes and lit oil lamps, several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls hold their hands in anjali or offer flame. Others sit on orange mats in the background, and a white-clad person stands near the doorway.2010-08-16August 01 20102010-08-01August 07 20102010-08-07August 07 20102010-08-07August 15 20102010-08-15August 07 20102010-08-07A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange sannyasi robe and a large garland of yellow and red flowers, with palms pressed together in front of a red-cushioned seat. Seated devotees in white and yellow dupattas, many with hands folded in prayer, sit on the floor of an orange-walled room. A tray of fruit, apples, bananas, sweets and a brass plate with lamps and flowers sits in the foreground beside a framed picture. A blue sign reads Silence please. The scene resembles a satsang or pooja gathering, with a microphone stand in the background.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15