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A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on a red carpet inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, hung with strings of small lights and orange paper decorations. Many men in white dhotis and shirts sit in the foreground, while women in white saris and some in colourful garments sit behind metal railings. Tall decorative pillars painted with blue, red, yellow and geometric patterns line the space. On the right, a display panel holds framed photographs and printed text, and a small deity shrine is visible at the far left. The scene appears to be a gathering at a temple hall.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A large covered hall with a corrugated roof and strings of small lights and paper decorations hangs overhead. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, while people stand behind a long steel railing on a red carpet. Tall decorative pillars painted with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns and orange tops line the space. On the right wall, framed photographs and a panel of printed text hang beside a small display. At the far end, a stage with a deity murti and colourful decoration is visible. The scene suggests a sacred gathering with people in white participating in darshan.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 10 20072007-12-10January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDevotees sit on the floor of a covered orange-walled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a green and gold sari sits on the front-left mat beside a red carpet, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang along the room, and framed panels line the walls. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron and white stands near a wooden lectern. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish his identity, so he is described only by role.2010-08-15December 23 20092009-12-23June 27 20102010-06-27A photograph inside a hall with an orange-walled interior and a corrugated translucent roof, where many devotees sit on the floor in rows behind metal railings. In the foreground a row of men and boys sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white kurtas or shirts, one wears a yellow shirt, and a young boy in a red shirt sits at the front. Tall decorated pillars with geometric patterns and dove motifs stand in the hall. A blue and purple mat with printed text lies on an orange cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a person in white stands at the right beside a stainless steel counter. Banners with printed text and images hang on the left wall.2010-08-19Interior view of a long open hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with hanging white and green palm-leaf festoons, and tall decorated pillars painted red, blue and yellow with floral motifs. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a distant altar lit with lamps and decorated with deity murti and red drapes. Several people in white stand near the side pillars and walls, and a few figures in front of the altar wear orange garments. Printed framed images and a signboard hang on the walls. The scene looks like a programme session or satsang in progress.2009-12-02A wide photograph inside a long orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Rows of seated devotees fill both sides of a central aisle lined with a red carpet and metal railings. Many men wear white robes and some wear orange; women wear white, cream and orange saris. At the far end, a decorated altar holds a deity murti framed by a red and gold arch, with a small lamp lit before it. Hanging banners in red, blue and gold line the hall, and framed photographs with text hang on the walls.2010-09-07December 02 20092009-12-02Wide view of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and metal framing, filled with seated devotees on the floor in rows facing a shrine at the left. Men in white and pastel shirts sit in the foreground, while women in colourful saris, some in white and pink, sit in the right section behind a metal railing. Tall pillars wrapped in bright multicoloured patterned fabric line the hall, with green leafy garlands strung along the top. At the left, an altar displays a deity murti set before decorated backdrops and lit lamps, and a large orange ceremonial pot stands near the railing. Framed photographs and text panels hang on the back wall behind the seated crowd.2009-12-20