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Interior of a large hall with a white tented ceiling, ceiling fans, and hanging cylindrical banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns, elephant motifs and yellow fringes. A crowd of devotees stands in rows on orange mats, many with hands joined in prayer; women wear saffron, orange, white and peach saris and salwar kameez, while men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers stand on the right beside seated rows of red chairs. A child in a pink outfit stands at the lower left. The floor is polished white with a thin line inlay.

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July 28 20102010-07-28July 23 20102010-07-23A wide hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with decorative cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and patterned colours. Along orange and blue mats on the floor, a row of standing devotees faces the same direction with palms pressed together in anjali. Women wear sarees and salwar kameez in pink, blue, orange and white; men and boys wear white dhotis and kurtas or casual shirts. A cameraman with a tripod and camera stands among the group at centre-right. Several chairs and a wooden cabinet line the back wall. The mats bear the printed word Dhyanapeetham.2010-07-24A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling, ceiling fans and tall cylindrical hanging decorations painted with geometric patterns and yellow tassels. Dozens of devotees stand in rows on orange and blue mats across the floor. Women on the left wear sarees and salwar in cream, green, orange and white, while men in white kurtas and shirts stand in the middle and right. A single orange armchair sits near the back wall beside a wooden door, and a few children are among the standing crowd.2010-06-27July 23 20102010-07-23A wide hall with a white ceiling and colourful cylindrical pillar wraps hanging from it. Rows of devotees stand on orange and blue mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, many barefoot. The front row includes a line of children in casual clothes, including a boy in a green striped shirt and a boy in a dark shirt. Adults wear white dhotis and kurtas, cream and white sarees, a blue churidar with pink dupatta, and a blue saree. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the right near a microphone stand. Several men in white ritual clothing stand in the background, and a patterned carpet runs along the floor.2010-07-24A wide photograph inside a large white-walled hall with a white fabric canopy ceiling and ceiling fans. Long rows of standing people, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez alongside men in white kurta and light shirts, face the same direction across a white floor. Several children stand among the front rows. Tall cylindrical hangings in bright red, yellow, blue and patterned fabric with elephant motifs hang from the ceiling. A chair row with red seats sits to the right, and a white-clad figure walks blurred in the foreground at left.2010-07-27Indoor hall with white ceiling fans, tubular fabric banners in orange, blue and multicolored patterns hanging from the ceiling, and a wall clock. On the left, a group of women in saris and salwar kameez stand on orange mats, one in a red sari and a small child in red and white beside them. Along the right, a row of men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers stands on orange mats with hands folded or arms crossed. A wooden door and a small notice board are on the right wall.2010-07-14A photograph of a large hall with a tiled white floor and white ceiling fans, decorated with hanging colourful striped cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and green. Rows of devotees stand on orange mats with hands joined in prayer position. Women wear sarees and salwar kameez in orange, pink, red, white and blue, while men wear white shirts and dark trousers. A child in a dark top and pink pants stands near the front. Red chairs line the right edge, and a small framed picture sits on a shelf at the back left.2010-07-23March 06 20202020-03-06A hall with a tiled floor and a ceiling of fans, with long cylindrical hanging banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric. Rows of devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali on orange mats. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, white and cream, while men wear white shirts and dark trousers. A few children stand in the front row. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and no deity murti, aarti or other ritual activity is visible beyond the standing devotees in prayer posture.2010-07-23Indoor hall with a tiled floor and a tent-style ceiling hung with fans and tall decorative cloth pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns. Several dozen people stand in rows on orange and blue mats with hands joined in anjali, many in white dhotis and white saris, while others wear kurtas, shirts and trousers. A man in a bright turquoise shirt and grey trousers stands prominently at the right with palms together, and a man in a red-and-white striped shirt stands nearby. A small altar with a deity mural sits at the back left. Counting visible people, the number is in the 21-100 range.2010-07-04