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Indoor hall of a Hindu ashram with many seated devotees on a wooden floor, mostly in white dhotis and white saris with gold-coloured necklaces and red or orange borders. Center stage, a dais holds a gilded shrine with deity murtis, a golden arch and a kalasha-like arrangement, with a standing priest in saffron robes and a woman in white sari near the steps. A man in a blue shirt stands on the steps near the shrine. Tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and wooden placards in Tamil stand by the walls. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with white walls and ceiling fans, facing a raised altar area. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with gold and bead necklaces, while women in orange-red saris stand on the steps holding papers. A young man in white shirt and dhoti walks through the aisle. On the altar, a deity murti sits beneath a gold canopy with garlands, flanked by a standing figure in orange clothing and floral decorations. Tall orange and multicoloured banners hang from the ceiling, and an ornate umbrella stands at right. Printed posters with Tamil text are mounted on the left.2017-03-11October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesDense seated crowd inside an ashram hall during a puja, with dozens of devotees sitting on red mats in front of a garlanded deity murti area. In the foreground, a woman in white silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded in meditation, beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange sari. Brass thalis, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor. Behind them, many standing and seated devotees in white and colourful saris and kurtas watch. A golden standing figure statue and framed portraits hang on the walls; a banner strip of photographs runs along the top. Teal drapes frame a doorway. Several men in white with rudraksha malas sit in the crowd.2007-09-03December 26 20072007-12-26May 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a large seated congregation in a tented hall during a homa with a sacred fire pit. Many devotees sit on the floor and on chairs, mostly in white clothes with red-and-saffron shoulder cloths, and several shaved-headed men in white or saffron dhotis sit near the front. A fire pit with flames sits at the centre, and behind it an ornately decorated altar holds a deity murti with garlands, brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. On the right, a raised red-draped platform holds another decorated seat. Brass oil lamps and ornate brass stands line the scene, and a white-clad figure stands near the platform.2015-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14May 21 20182018-05-21May 01 20172017-05-01