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A 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.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20102010-09-07A 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.2010-08-19A large seated crowd of devotees fills a covered hall with a corrugated roof, ceiling fans and strings of decorative hanging ornaments in orange, red and striped patterns. Many women in sarees, several in white and pink, sit with hands pressed in anjali, while men in dark and white clothing sit toward the right on a red carpet behind a metal railing. A standing man in white on the far right also joins his palms. A rope barrier runs in front of the seated devotees, and portraits and banners line the walls at the back.2010-01-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large covered hall during a festival event, with a long red carpet running down the centre between metal railings. Hundreds of seated devotees fill both sides, many in white and pastel clothing, with some children and women with white flowers in their hair. At the far end, a decorated stage with floral garlands and hanging yellow leaf strings shows several robed figures in orange and saffron standing near a deity murti setup. Two men in white stand at a glass counter on the left, and the walls display banners and framed panels.2008-12-31June 27 20102010-06-27August 15 20102010-08-15September 07 20102010-09-07A wide photograph of a satsang hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and painted decorative pillars. Many devotees sit in rows on mats, women in white with orange or yellow shawls, hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed. A low wooden dais with a red carpet and an orange cloth stands at the front, with a cameraman and tripod filming the gathering. A framed text panel on the right wall describes a discourse on initiation. Behind the metal railing, men in white stand and sit toward the back. The setting suggests a pada puja gathering at an ashram.2010-08-25A wide view down the centre aisle of an open-sided, tin-roofed hall with orange walls, where a long red carpet runs toward a raised altar. Several hundred seated devotees fill the floor on both sides, most in white clothes, with some in bright saris and shirts. Rows of metal railings line the aisle. At the far end, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and draped cloth, flanked by hanging banners and oil lamps. Framed photographs hang on the side walls, and a white-draped table with offerings stands at left. The event appears to be a satsang or puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2010-09-09December 31 20082008-12-31