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January 01 2019

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A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed photographs, where a crowd of seated devotees sits in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, some with white tilak marks and turbans. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse and rudraksha garlands carries a brass tray with a lit oil lamp toward the seated group. Women in white and cream garments sit in the foreground, and a standing priest with a shaved head and bare chest appears near the back. Steel vessels and a yellow-draped table stand at the right.

March 25 2013

A crowded ritual gathering seen from the front, with many seated devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing. Two women in white and cream saris with orange borders and white head caps stand near the centre, one holding a lit oil lamp or fire vessel. A bald, bare-chested man with rudraksha malas sits with hands folded in namaskar on the right. Many people sit on mats and cloth, some wearing rudraksha beads, and a video camera on a tripod stands among them. The setting looks like a puja or homa with a sacred flame at its centre.

A seated ritual gathering in a hall during a puja, with many devotees filling the floor. Two priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and white head covers stand at centre; one holds a brass tray of offerings and the other holds a lit lamp toward the seated participants. Devotees wear saffron and orange robes, white, and colourful saris, with rudraksha malas and folded hands. A man at right with shaved head and bare upper body wears a saffron cloth and gold necklace, hands joined in prayer. A tripod-mounted camera stands behind the crowd. Oil lamp and offering tray suggest aarti or puja. a person not clearly identifiable.

Large indoor ritual gathering of seated devotees on floor mats in a hall with white chairs behind them. Many participants wear rudraksha malas and orange or saffron clothing; several women wear red or saffron shawls and sarees, and a woman in white with a red shawl sits in front. Men on the right are bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, holding small oil lamps. Women in front hold lit oil lamps. In the lower right, brass vessels and a banana-leaf plate of offerings sit on the floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink walls, wall-mounted framed photographs, and ceiling fans. Most attendees wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas, while others wear white or cream traditional attire. Women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, many pressing palms together in anjali or clapping, one woman raises a phone, and a child in white sits at the right. At the far left, a table holds fruit and food offerings beneath a decorative umbrella. Distant figures stand near a stage at the back, where a deity murti is partly visible. Attendance is in the hundreds.

A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and white or red forehead marks. Rows of women and young girls in orange saris sit cross-legged on white mats, with brass plates of offerings and small lamps placed before them. Behind them a crowd in white and cream clothing fills the room, and red curtains line the walls. Many people are visible, forming a dense assembly.

July 09 2013

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. In the foreground, rows of women in orange and maroon saris sit on mats, holding small oil lamps and brass plates of offerings, with brass kalashas, bowls, flowers and fruit set on trays before them. Many have white and red markings on their foreheads and wear beaded necklaces. Behind them, a larger crowd in white and orange clothing sits in rows under red curtains and hanging decorative banners.

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May 19 2013

March 30 2016

A large satsang hall with a seated teacher on a red-cushioned throne at the centre, wearing an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured necklace, with a microphone stand before him. Around him sit a dense crowd of devotees on the floor on coloured mats; many wear white dhotis or saffron and orange clothing with red and orange shawls, and some women wear orange saris. Small brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the mats in front. Large portraits of the teacher hang on the walls and screens above show him, and white chairs and draped tables line the room edges. Some seated people appear shirtless and wear sacred threads. The teacher sits as a discourse leader, but identity is not established by appearance alone.