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A photograph inside a long, open-sided ashram hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. Rows of devotees sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs along both sides of a central aisle covered with a red carpet and bordered by steel railings. Many wear white clothes; women wear saris and salwar in red, pink, cream and green, and some have red shawls. Framed photographs and text panels line the walls. At the far end, a brightly lit altar with a decorated shrine and red drapery is visible. The scene appears to be a satsang or pada puja gathering. Roughly fifty people are visible.

November 29 2011

A photograph inside a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, filled with seated devotees on the floor and white plastic chairs. Many people wear white, one woman wears a red-and-orange patterned top with a red shawl, and another wears a pale green sari and head covering. A red carpet runs down a central aisle toward a bright altar at the far end, where a deity murti is visible with a colourful backdrop. Framed photographs and printed panels line the walls. Some people in the foreground sit in front of a metal railing. A satsang-style gathering in progress.

A wide photograph of a covered open-sided hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, filled with seated devotees on orange mats and white chairs facing a shrine at the far end. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, while a woman in a yellow sari stands at left and a figure in a white and orange robe stands near the centre aisle beside a red carpet. Tall decorated pillars with painted patterns frame the hall. At the back, an altar holds a deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands, with a kalasha and lamps visible. Framed printed posters with photographs and text hang on the left and right walls. Many people are seated in white and pastel clothing, with a lady in a red sari and others in red, yellow and teal tops visible. The scene suggests a satsang gathering.

Devotees sit on the floor of a covered orange-walled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a green and gold sari sits on the front-left mat beside a red carpet, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang along the room, and framed panels line the walls. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron and white stands near a wooden lectern. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish his identity, so he is described only by role.

January 02 2010

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A photograph of a large seated congregation inside an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof, facing a central red carpet aisle that leads toward an altar. Many people sit cross-legged on mats on both sides, most men in white kurtas and white dhotis or trousers, and women in white and light saffron saris. A metal railing lines the aisle. At the far end a lit altar with a richly decorated deity murti and flowers stands beneath a gold canopy with pink drapes. A standing figure in white is visible near the back left, and a large crowd fills the room.

Interior photo of a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, filled with seated devotees on the floor and on white plastic chairs along both sides of a central red-carpeted aisle. Many attendees wear white clothes, and a woman in a red shawl sits in the foreground. At the far end, a deity murti is decorated with red and orange drapes under bright lights. Framed photographs and text panels line the walls on the left and right, and a speaker sits on the wall at the upper left. A grey shawl-wearing figure sits on the left side near the front. Several people wear white and saffron-toned attire, with some heads shaved.

July 22 2010

A photograph inside a covered hall with an orange-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings. Colourful decorative pillars with dove and floral motifs stand along the sides. Many people, mostly in white clothing, sit on mats on the floor, some women in white saris, and several men stand and sit near the back and along the walls, one in a green shirt. A few people stand near the far doorway. The scene reads as a gathering or darshan line, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.

A photograph of a covered hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, filled with seated devotees in white clothing. In the foreground, two women in white with rudraksha-style beads sit behind a stainless steel counter with brass lamps. Beyond a metal railing and red carpet, rows of people in white sit on mats. A large red and gold throne stands empty on the right, draped with an orange cloth. Colourful woven hangings and banana plants decorate the space, and framed photographs line the walls. An empty throne with no visible occupant is present.

November 29 2011