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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hung with long cylindrical banners in red, blue, white and orange with floral and bird motifs. Dozens of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white and orange clothing with orange shawls and yellow sashes. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat before a low ritual arrangement of flower petals, fruit, and a yellow-painted altar with a lit oil lamp. a person appears seated centre-right with flowing hair, saffron robe and mala, while other saffron-clad men sit nearby.

March 22 2008

A large indoor hall with a white-washed wall and a corrugated roof hung with long orange, blue and red banners decorated with flower motifs. Seated on orange cloth mats, a crowd of several hundred devotees faces the front, many in white and orange clothing, some wearing yellow garlands. At the front, a woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat beside a microphone stand, while a row of white-clad and orange-clad participants sit cross-legged nearby. A tray of fruit and brass ritual items rests on the floor at the right. Wall-mounted photographs and a printed panel are visible in the background.

A photograph of a procession inside a open-sided pavilion with a white corrugated roof and hanging cylindrical fabric banners in orange, yellow and red with floral and bird motifs. A group of about thirty devotees walks in lines across a wooden-floored aisle. Many wear white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls, and several women wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and a long-sleeved orange garment leads the group, holding a small object in his hands. Behind them, an ornate decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and fabric drapes is carried in the background, with trees visible beyond the open sides. Wall photographs and framed panels line the hall.

A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a white tented hall at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with a satsang or discourse in progress. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats, many women in white saris with orange shawls and some in orange or yellow garments. Ornate hanging fabric banners in red, yellow and blue decorate the tent ceiling. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a few people stand near the edges. At the far right a figure in orange robes sits near a white-draped table, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance. Printed banners on the side walls are partially legible. Visible crowd size is in the hundreds, so the count is 100+.

Photograph of devotees lining both sides of a passage beneath hanging orange and blue decorative tassel banners in a hall. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks down the centre with hands held together in greeting, while people in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together. A girl in pink and a woman in a pink-and-white checked dupatta stand in the foreground, and a child in a red striped shirt appears at the right edge. a person candidate: the saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible, but the face and overall appearance are not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is a sannyasi-style figure in the centre aisle.

A group of devotees in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with tall cylindrical fabric banners in orange, blue, red and white with floral and bird motifs. Several people in orange sashes and orange robes, and others in white dhotis and orange shawls, walk or dance together across the bare concrete floor. A woman in an orange sari in the centre smiles and gestures, while a bearded man in orange robes walks nearby. At the far end, an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands is visible through a doorway. Framed photographs hang on the right wall and a blue plastic chair sits near the wall.

October 08 2006

A photograph of a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, where a seated group of many people in white and yellow clothing sits on the floor in rows. Several rows of seated devotees, many in white with yellow shawls, face a raised seat at the right. A figure in orange robes sits on a red cushioned seat with hands joined, while a woman in white kneels before him with folded hands. Brass bells and lamps are arranged on a mat in front of the seated group, and vertical decorative banners with floral patterns hang from the ceiling. A person in white stands at the right taking photographs.

A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging striped cloth banners in red, green, and orange. Seated devotees fill orange and yellow mats on the floor, several women in yellow and orange dress and others in white. In the centre, a standing group of men and women in white and orange garments with marigold garlands around their necks stands facing the front. A tall dark-haired man in a white kurta is at the front right, and a bearded man in a white robe stands near him. Behind them a small altar with a framed deity image sits near a wall, and a seated speaker in white is at the left with a large altar picture of a goddess to the left edge. Some participants wear orange sashes. Loudspeakers hang from the tent frame.

Indoor hall with white walls, a row of ceiling fans and rows of white plastic chairs on white sheets over a concrete floor. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks down the central aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees line both sides: men in white kurta and dhoti, women in saris and salwar kameez, several bowing or folding hands in greeting. Hanging decorative pillars with woven patterns and orange tassels frame the hall, and framed photographs with a banner hang on the back wall.

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