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January 01 2012

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A large hall with pink walls and red curtains where many seated devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Women and girls wear white, cream, red, orange and green salwar kameez and saris, with some men in white and orange kurtas at the back. Several have shawls, small steel plates and tiffin-style containers and bags beside them. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a large dark screen is mounted on the far wall, while metal stanchions line the aisle on the right. Several dozen people are visible.

Large indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains, where many seated women and girls in saris, salwar kameez and white clothing sit on floor mats before small brass plates and oil lamps. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, including one of a bare-chested figure with long hair and a white garland, which may depict a teacher but cannot be confirmed from appearance. Participants sit in rows facing forward, some with open books, others with hands folded in a ritual sitting posture.

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A large seated audience sits on the floor of a hall facing a raised stage draped in red cloth. Lined up in rows are many women and girls in saffron, teal, white and pink salwar kameez and sarees, with some men and boys in white dhotis and cream kurtas. Foreground figures include a young woman in a saffron top with an orange shawl and a girl with a tilak on her forehead. Shallow oil lamps and small brass dishes sit before the front row. Framed portraits hang on the back wall alongside tall red curtains, and a black projection screen is mounted on the left. No speaker is visible on stage.

A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung above red curtained windows. A dense crowd of many seated devotees sits on floor mats with brass plates and offering trays before them. Most wear white or orange-saffron clothing, and several women wear saffron and yellow saris. A small orange-robed figure stands near the far left by a doorway. Some people are kneeling in prayer or holding small books and phones, and a few are seated near the front on red-and-white mats.

January 01 2012

A photograph of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a framed portrait area. Several framed portraits hang on the pale pink wall above red curtains, one showing a figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece in orange and gold. Many attendees wear white, green, teal, pink and yellow saris and salwar outfits. A woman in a saffron-coloured top sits at the left with a red tray and small brass items nearby, and some participants hold books or write in notebooks. Brass lamps and flower petals lie on the floor mat in front of the group.

December 04 2011

Large seated assembly of women in orange and white clothing inside a bright hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many wear rudraksha malas, and some sit on woven mats with small bags and bottles beside them. Foreground devotees in orange saris and tops listen attentively, with a girl in orange sitting at the front. A distant figure sits at the far back of the hall, but no clear candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.

A large hall of seated devotees on mats during a satsang or discourse. Many women and girls in white, saffron, orange, green, blue and pink salwar or saris sit cross-legged on the floor, some with hands folded and a few with small brass lamps and offering plates before them. Red curtains hang along the walls beneath framed portraits and pictures of saints and deities. A projection screen and speakers are at the upper right, and a white-clad crowd fills the back of the room.

Interior of a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains where many people sit cross-legged on mats and bamboo matting in rows. Several women and girls wear white, red, pink and blue salwar or saris, and some hold their hands together in prayer. In front of them stand small brass plates, steel containers and a lit oil lamp. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall above the seated devotees.