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Photograph of a devotee gathering in a whitewashed hall decorated for Navaratri with strings of small lights along the ceiling and colourful woven banners hanging on the walls. Rows of people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a central altar with a deity murti and a seated figure in saffron robes. Many attendees wear white clothes, while women wear bright saffron, pink and red saris. Shelves hold rows of small figurines and a small brass lamp flame burns near the front.

February 18 2011

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Indoor photo of a seated audience in a plain white-walled hall with a tiled floor, facing a small raised area at the front. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged, hands together, addressing the crowd, with a man in white clothes seated beside. Many attendees sit on white plastic chairs and on the floor, women in white and orange-bordered saris, men in white shirts and orange shawls. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the back wall above a small garland, and an Indian tricolour flag is draped on a table at right. Colourful paper streamers and balloons decorate the room, marking an Independence Day gathering.

Indoor photo of a white-walled hall with a seated group facing a wooden lectern and microphone, with a brass oil lamp and small brass bells in the foreground. Two saffron-robed men sit on white plastic chairs at left, one with a long grey beard and rudraksha mala, the other with a shaved head and beaded mala. Beside them a woman in a yellow top and a woman in an orange-pink sari sit on the floor, and a woman in a white sari sits near the lectern. Many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in front, and a man in orange and white sits at right. Tall patterned banners with bird motifs hang on the walls, and the scene appears to be a gathering or satsang.

Indoor photo of a seated gathering in a thatched-roof hall decorated with strings of triangular pennants in pink, purple, yellow and blue. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats: women in white and cream saris, one in a green sari, one in a maroon and gold sari, one in a yellow floral sari, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A standing man in a white shirt stands at right, and an older man in white stands near the back wall beside educational charts. Children sit at left, and a television and a wooden table with toys are visible. Colourful educational posters hang on the walls.

December 25 2008

A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, filled with seated devotees in white and cream clothing, many with orange shawls. In the foreground, two people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats before a ritual setup of brass lamps, silver vessels, a small deity murti on a purple-draped stand, fruit, flowers and a fire pit with wood. Tall colourful cloth banners with bird and floral patterns hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures line the back wall. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang in progress.

October 07 2008

October 18 2007

A large hall decorated with rows of colourful balloons and orange pennant flags hangs from the ceiling. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, mostly in white clothing, with women in saris and children in front. Pillars painted with flowers and birds frame the space. At the far end, a stage holds decorated deity murtis and figures in orange robes stand near a red-draped table, with a canopy overhead. A few people at the left stand near the table, dressed in white. A banner with photographs hangs on the left wall.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls, where a large seated audience in white clothes faces a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low platform beside a yellow cushion, with a woman in an orange sari nearby. A framed portrait of a deity murti hangs at the back, flanked by orange curtains and a row of tall decorated rods. Two standing attendants in white at left hold papers and a microphone. The seated audience wears white and cream clothing, some on mats, with a fan visible at the left edge.

August 09 2007