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A hall with orange-painted walls, a tin roof and decorative striped pillars, where a group sits on mats in a padapuja-style gathering. In the foreground, women in white and orange saris and an orange-clad woman hold lamps and small brass plates, some with offerings on orange cloth. Across a red carpet aisle, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits on a mat holding a brass plate and lamp, with other white-clad devotees seated behind. A framed poster on the right wall shows text and a photograph. Many seated devotees fill the back of the hall.

September 30 2008

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, with a red carpet running down the centre aisle. A man in saffron robes with a shaved head sits cross-legged on the right, holding a lit lamp and a small vessel, while a row of people in white and cream clothing with saffron shawls sit on mats with brass plates and oil lamps in front of them. Several women seated at left hold lamps and brass dishes, and a row of seated devotees in the background watch. Flower garlands rest on a ledge at right, and colourful striped pillars and framed printed posters line the back wall.

A 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.

A large seated audience fills an indoor hall with red carpeting and orange floor mats, attending a satsang-style gathering. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style malas, sit in the foreground, some with hands folded. Women in saris, including yellow and green ones, sit toward the left. Steel railings separate the seating areas, and tall decorative banners with yellow, orange and blue floral patterns hang at the right. A framed panel on the upper left shows photographs of a robed man in meditative poses above printed text. Ceiling fans and a cloth canopy are visible overhead.

A photograph of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation of devotees sits in prayer. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside another seated man in white with a red-and-maroon-bordered cloth. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl joins palms in namaskar. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats over a red carpet, and a woman in a pink-patterned sari sits at the left. Tall decorated cylindrical pillars with bird motifs flank the hall, and a camera on a tripod films the scene. a person presence is uncertain; the seated figures are described by role only.

A photograph of a seated congregation in a covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats and blue plastic chairs, some with rudraksha malas and ID badges on lanyards. Several wear orange or saffron clothing. Tall painted cloth banners with red, green and blue geometric patterns, dove emblems and yellow flowers hang from the ceiling. Metal railings and a chain separate the seated rows from a standing area. The scene appears to be a formal gathering or satsang; no person is identified as a person.

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tin-roofed hall with orange-painted walls, many wearing white and cream clothes with yellow and orange shawls. In the foreground, women sit on orange and maroon mats near a metal railing, some working on laptops. A red carpet and orange cloth lie before a small seated elder in white on the right, while a video camera on a tripod and a laptop stand in the centre. Decorative striped pillars line the back wall, and a banner with photographs and text hangs above the crowd.

A seated congregation of devotees in white clothing fills a covered hall with a concrete floor and corrugated roof. Rows of people sit on woven mats behind steel railings, many in white shirts and white kurta-style garments, some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A bald man with a long beard, in white with a mala, sits at the right edge of the front row. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars and paper streamers hang from the ceiling. Wall boards and a framed photo display text and portraits, and a bookshelf stands at left. Personal bags and folded white cloth lie in the foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as the speaker in this view.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, decorated with tall colourful cylindrical pillars in red, blue and yellow. Several rows of seated devotees fill the room, many dressed in white with orange or yellow shawls, and many with hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes sits beside another man wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, with a small book on the mat. A woman in a white patterned sari sits on a red carpet at the left, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the metal railing. Framed banners hang on the wall at the top left.

September 06 2010

A photograph of a ritual in a plain room with orange-painted walls and a red floor mat. A man in orange robes stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a wooden cabinet holding fruit, a rudraksha mala and small offering trays. In the foreground, a woman in white with a light-coloured head covering and a woman in white and orange pour or arrange items from silver and gold-toned plates on a tray. Seated in rows behind them, several men and women in white dhotis and sarees, some with yellow shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded or joined in prayer. A man in white sits at far left near a microphone stand, and a framed poster hangs on the upper-left wall. The scene reads as a pada puja or devotional offering.

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