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A photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and tall colourful cylindrical pillars hung with decorative tassels. Crowds of devotees fill the floor; many women wear cream and white sarees with gold borders, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. Orange cloths cover low platforms and mats along the left and centre. A few people sit on the floor and at the orange-covered tables near the front, and a black speaker stands in the lower right corner. Among the crowd near the back, a golden deity murti is carried or displayed. Some figures in the background appear to be photographers and camera operators. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.

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A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and tall vertical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns hanging from it. A dense crowd of devotees fills the space: many women wear white or cream sarees with gold borders, some in yellow, orange and red sarees, and several men wear white. In the foreground a man in saffron/orange robes with a sash stands near an orange-draped stage area, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands nearby. Some seated devotees sit on orange cloth-covered platforms. A photographer with a camera is visible at right. Several hundred people are visible.2010-07-24A wide photograph of a large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar, with some men in white kurtas. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterns with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. Near the front, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands among devotees, and a woman in orange and yellow sits at an orange-draped table. A videographer with a camera stands at the centre, and a stage with a backdrop is visible at the far end.2010-07-24A large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with yellow or orange borders, and some men in white kurtas. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterns with orange fringes line the white-draped ceiling. An orange-covered stage platform stands in front, with a video camera operator and a camera on a tripod filming the gathering. Some people sit on the floor in front of the orange-draped platform while others stand and move through the aisles.2010-07-24A large hall filled with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, with several figures in saffron and orange clothing. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with orange tassels line the white draped ceiling. Many people sit on the floor on orange mats, some wearing orange scarves and round orange badges, while others stand and walk through the aisles. A cameraman with a video camera stands at left, and a young man in white with a rudraksha-style mala is at centre. A raised stage with a backdrop is visible at the far end.2010-07-24A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall colourful striped pillars hung with orange tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the room, many wearing orange or red stoles, with orange floor mats and orange-draped tables. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and white top with an orange stole stands facing the audience. Several seated women and girls sit on the floor in front, and a cameraman and microphone stands are visible at the right.2010-07-11A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2009-06-21A large indoor hall filled with devotees during a satsang-style gathering. White canopy fabric drapes the ceiling, and tall decorated pillars with bright colourful bands and orange tassels line the room. Many people in white clothes wear yellow or saffron scarves; a woman in a saffron sari and a man in orange stand near the centre, and a woman in a blue sari stands in the foreground beside a young boy. Video cameras on tripods film the crowd at left, and a table of bananas and fruit sits at the lower right. A distant stage area and orange-draped platforms are visible at the back.2010-07-24A large hall with orange floor mats and colourful decorative pillars hanging from the ceiling, filled with devotees. Many women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez sit on the orange mats or stand in groups, some with yellow shawls and red dupattas. A woman in the foreground wears a pink patterned sari with a red shawl and a second woman covers her eyes with her hand. Men in white kurtas and dhotis are scattered among the crowd, and a figure in orange robes stands near the right side. Children and infants are present among the seated devotees, and some people hold small items in their hands. Folding chairs and blue plastic stools line the back of the hall.2010-07-24A large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Some wear orange sashes and round orange-rimmed badges pinned to their shirts. Colourful painted pillars wrapped in patterned panels with orange tassels line the room, beneath a white draped ceiling with ceiling fans. Orange floor mats run through the crowd toward a stage at the back. In the foreground a young man with a red-orange cord and a white shirt stands among others, while an older man in a blue shirt and a man in a dark shirt stand nearby. The scene looks like a gathering of devotees in a hall, with no clearly identifiable a person visible in this view.2010-07-24A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in white clothing move around the floor, some seated on striped multicoloured mats and others on white plastic chairs at right. A few women wear saris in yellow, pink and blue. A man in white at right stands near seated men with garlands. Fans and speakers hang from the ceiling, and a teal curtain is visible at right.2009-06-22A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorated pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns hanging with orange tassels. A dense crowd fills the room, mostly dressed in white: men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white saris with gold borders and some in orange or peach saris. Many people sit on orange floor mats at left and center, while others stand in lines near a raised white platform on the right. On that platform, a bald man in a white garment with an orange shawl stands beside a woman in an orange sari, and a cardboard box of papers sits on the counter. Devotees in white and orange move toward the platform, and a plain white fan stands at the right edge.2010-07-24Photo of a large crowded hall with white draped ceiling and tall decorated pillars painted in bright blue, yellow and orange patterns with orange tassels. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes fill the floor, many wearing yellow or orange shawls. Women in orange and saffron saris stand near the centre, and a camera operator with a tripod works in the crowd. In the lower right, a tray holds bananas and fruit. The stage at the far end is partly visible behind the crowd. Scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-07-24