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A photograph inside a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth. A group of devotees stands on orange and blue mats with hands folded in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear cream and white saris with gold borders, and a boy in a striped shirt stands at the left edge. A man in a white kurta and a white-clad man holding a folded paper stand in the centre, and a cameraman stands behind a tripod-mounted camera. A woman in a yellow sari and a woman in a pale yellow top appear at the right edge. A man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and white clothes stands in the centre of the line. The scene suggests a satsang or pada puja gathering.

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A photograph of a standing group of devotees in white ritual clothing with palms pressed together in anjali, barefoot on a colourful striped mat over an orange floor in a tented hall with white ceiling fabric and decorated pillars with elephant and geometric patterns. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, one bearded man wears glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, women wear white saris and salwar kameez, and a young child in an orange outfit is held by a woman. A red chair stands at right. No clearly identifiable a person is shown in this frame.2010-07-24A photograph of a satsang hall where a long line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on orange-and-blue runner mats. Women wear white and cream saris, some with orange or gold borders, and men wear white kurtas and dhotis. Several children stand among them, one in orange shorts. Colourful woven hangings and yellow tassels hang from the white tent ceiling. On the right, a cameraman with a tripod films the gathering, and a person in white stands near the far right edge. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11A hall with white ceiling fans and hanging striped tassel decorations; a row of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on orange and blue mats, facing forward. Adults in white dhotis and saris, a woman in a blue top with a pink shawl, a woman in an orange salwar, and several children in casual clothes including a striped green shirt stand near a tripod-mounted camera. Orange and blue mats cover the floor and a red chair sits at the right edge.2010-07-24Large tented hall during a yoga session at AadiKailaasa, with many people standing in rows on patterned floor mats, hands pressed together in namaste. Most wear white clothing: men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white saris with coloured borders. Some have lanyards and identification badges. A woman in front wears a white sari with a gold border and rudraksha-style beads, a woman on the right wears a red blouse and cream sari, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left. Hanging cylindrical banners with yellow, orange and dark geometric and animal patterns decorate the ceiling, and a screen is visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the presence is unsure.2008-07-16June 22 20092009-06-22Indoor hall with white ceiling fabric, ceiling fans and decorative yellow, red and blue pillar hangings. A young sannyasi in orange robes walks barefoot down a central aisle, smiling, while devotees on orange and blue mats stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Children in striped and plain clothes on the left, adults in white dhotis and kurtas on the right; a tripod-mounted camera stands near the aisle. A clock hangs on the back wall.2010-07-24July 09 20102010-07-09July 22 20102010-07-22July 23 20102010-07-23A wide hall photographed from the side shows a seated audience of devotees on orange and blue mats facing a stage at the right. Many women and men wear white clothes, and several women wear orange or saffron saris. Two standing figures near the right wear white robes with yellow shawls, and one of them holds a microphone. A video camera on a tripod stands in front of the stage. Striped Indian banners hang from the ceiling, and red chairs sit at the left side of the hall. A man in the front rows wears orange clothing. The scene resembles a satsang gathering.2010-07-11A photograph of devotees lined up in a large tented hall with white ceilings, ceiling fans and colourful fabric-wrapped pillars with yellow tassels. In the background a decorated deity murti stands near an altar with flowers. Several devotees stand on orange and patterned mats with hands pressed in anjali. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, and one man in an orange-yellow shirt and grey trousers folds his hands. Women wear saris and salwar kameez, and a few children stand among them. A woman in white attire stands at the left edge near the stage.2010-07-04