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A large indoor gathering of seated devotees on a white tiled floor, with a red curtain and white wall behind them. In the foreground, many young boys and teenagers wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood stripes on their foreheads; several sit with palms joined in prayer. Among them are men in white dhotis and shirts, and some adults in red or maroon robes. Shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit near the front. A green-and-gold ritual brass plate and small offerings lie on the floor near the seated group. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles.

A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many people sitting cross-legged on the floor facing forward in devotion. In the foreground, several men wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads, while younger boys in maroon robes with yellow borders sit nearby. Others in white clothes and orange lanyards sit with palms joined in prayer. Shelves of products are visible behind the crowd at the back of the hall, and a few people stand near the back. The room is busy and orderly, with many devotees fully absorbed in prayer or meditation.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual with many saffron-robed young boys and men wearing white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits on the floor among the group, gesturing over metal bowls and brass vessels. Several saffron-clad participants sit cross-legged with hands raised near brass and steel plates. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit and watch, and a banner with colourful deity images hangs on the right. No figure is clearly identified as a person by distinctive ceremonial cues; the central man wears white rather than saffron.

A seated assembly of many devotees in a bright hall, many dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls and orange lanyards. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron-orange robes and red shawls wear rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads. A few older men in orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits near the centre. Behind them, rows of people sit on red mats, with a golden figure and orange drapery visible at the back. The scene looks like a formal satsang or discourse gathering.

A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis behind a front row of young sannyasi-style boys and men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white vibhuti. Several front-row figures sit cross-legged on red mats near brass plates, oil lamps and small offering vessels, consistent with a puja or ritual sitting. A banner with a small purple emblem appears at the upper left. The scene is a satsang-style ritual gathering.

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall during a puja. In the foreground, shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit before brass ritual vessels and a small gold puja set. Behind them, boys and young men in maroon robes with yellow borders sit cross-legged, one wearing orange-rimmed glasses. Further back, seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a teal top watch. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor.

A large seated gathering of devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, three men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats before brass trays holding oil lamps, flowers, fruit and kumkum. The man at centre wears glasses and holds a notebook; the men at left and right have white markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, rows of people in white and black clothes, some in saffron shawls, sit or stand with hands folded. A standing row of saffron-robed monastics stands at the upper right beside a water dispenser. Banners hang at the top left.

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Dozens of young boys and some adults sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall during a ritual, most wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass puja plates, small kalasha-style vessels, lamps and bowls sit on trays in front of them. A central figure in white dhoti and white shawl sits calmly among them. Behind the group, adults in white clothes and a woman in white sit on red mats near a rope barrier. The boys appear to be chanting with eyes partly closed.

A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees performs a ritual in a large hall. In the foreground, several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead bands sit cross-legged before brass puja trays, kalasha-style vessels, oil lamps and small offerings of flowers and fruit. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with open booklets, while younger boys in dark shirts watch from the sides. Curtains and a wall-mounted clock frame the room. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with participants following the chanting from printed texts.

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground a young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes lowered, his body marked with white ash stripes. Around him, boys in maroon and yellow-trimmed robes sit close together, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, men and women in white and orange clothing listen attentively, and a bald man with white forehead marks sits at the right in an orange robe with a beaded mala. The atmosphere is focused and devotional.