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A large indoor hall with white marble floor and recessed ceiling lights during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits beside a silver bowl of yellow rice and a banana leaf with food on a tray. Rows of seated devotees fill the room, many in white and red-orange garments, some sitting on carpets and mats near the front. A golden throne-like seat and a large projected image stand at the far end of the hall. Several people seated near the front wear saffron-orange robes and some have shaved heads.

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A hall with a long double row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre a man in white kurta and orange shawl sits cross-legged with hands together, beside a woman in white and orange-red sari. Leaf plates with food offerings, small cups and water bottles line the floor. Ritual lamps or brass items are visible on the floor. Monks with shaved heads sit to the right, and a table with framed photographs stands at the far right edge. Purple patterned light panels decorate the walls, and a crowd stands in the background near the entrance.

A large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and red attire during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and sashes sit cross-legged on red mats with palms pressed together in anjali, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them, rows of men in saffron-orange garments sit with hands folded, and women in red and orange saris are seated along the floor. Metal tiffin-style containers and banana leaves holding fruit and offerings line the floor, with a small brass plate of flowers and oil lamps in the centre. Behind them a golden deity shrine and a large screen showing a robed figure are visible.

Photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, many wearing orange shawls, arranged in rows facing a raised seat. In the foreground, a figure on a cushioned throne with gold trim, wearing an orange turban and an orange wrap, faces the assembly. Devotees in front sit with hands in anjali mudra before banana-leaf style plates of food, small lamps and brass bowls on a white cloth. A red patterned rug lies to one side. Background walls are red and cream with a framed picture on the wall. Lamps are arranged along the front edge of the floor.

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A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. Rows of men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit on white mats before leaf plates of food and paper cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind them, a larger audience in red shawls and white clothing sits with hands folded. In the foreground, several women with hair in buns in red and gold garments face the group from behind. No ceremonial figure clearly stands out as a person.

A wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of people seated on the floor in rows. On the left, many women and devotees wear saffron-orange robes, some with white garments. On the right, shirtless men wearing white dhoti cloths and rudraksha malas sit before brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings, performing a ritual. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang above, and framed pictures line the walls. A large screen glows at the far end. A small ornamental umbrella stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

Indoor ritual gathering in a pink-walled hall with a wall of framed photographs and a large trident-topped staff on the right. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a bare chest, a dark red and maroon shawl, and a gold-beaded necklace sits on a low gold-edged seat, holding a silver bowl of yellow rice. Before them, rows of seated devotees in orange, saffron and red robes sit on white cloth mats in front of banana-leaf plates with small cups and water bottles. Behind them, many people in white and red-bordered clothing sit in rows. Framed portraits hang on the wall at right.