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A seated group of young boys and a few girls in orange and red saffron robes performs a devotional musical session before a decorated deity murti. The deity is draped in a yellow garland with pink and white flowers, and the murti sits on a golden throne-like dais behind a magenta backdrop. Several boys in front hold rudraksha malas and wear white tilak on their foreheads, while a few play large barrel drums with bamboo sticks and small cymbals rest on the floor. A tall ornate brass lamp stands at right, and maroon velvet curtains frame the hall with a white tiled floor.

A group of young boys and girls in orange and maroon ritual dress sit cross-legged on a white stage, hands folded in prayer and chanting. Several play large hand drums with wooden frames and drum heads, and a brass horn lies on the floor beside them. Behind them stands a golden throne-like seat draped with pink cloth and garlands of yellow and red flowers, with a deity murti seated on it. Sacred thread-like garlands and rudraksha malas hang around their necks and they have white forehead markings. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

A photograph of children and young students in orange and maroon garments seated on a white floor in prayer before a decorated deity murti. The murti, adorned with thick garlands of yellow and pink flowers, sits on a golden throne-like altar against a dark red curtain. Several students press their palms together in anjali, while others hold small hand cymbals and sit beside large drums with woven frames. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A silver standing lamp stands at the right edge of the frame, and a few seated figures are visible in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

Outdoor temple-style gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. Many children and young people sit on the ground in orange and red robes, some with white and orange turbans. At front left, a seated drummer plays a pair of tabla-like drums, and a woman in yellow and orange dress sits nearby. In the centre, a man in orange clothing tends a small flame near a raised platform with a decorated deity murti and floral offerings. Colourful striped mats cover the foreground and a standing crowd watches from the back. Trees and a red container wall appear in the background.

A hall of seated devotees during a kirtan performance. On a raised stage, a row of young girls in maroon and orange saris sit cross-legged behind microphones, several playing small hand instruments and one holding a bell-like object. Behind them stands an ornate gold-and-carved shrine structure with a golden deity figure at the top. In front, rows of young boys and men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor, many shaved-headed, and a row of women in white and red saris sit on chairs and mats toward the foreground. A large drum rests at the right edge. Ropes on low posts separate the seating areas.

Evening gathering of many seated devotees on a red carpeted stage at an ashram, most dressed in orange and saffron garments with rudraksha malas. A woman with light hair in orange robes sits near the centre, and a girl in orange with a mala sits prominently in the foreground. Other attendees wear white, green, pink and red saris and salwar. Several sit with folded hands or in meditative posture. Foreground figures are blurred.

Night outdoor event on a red-draped stage where a row of young students in maroon kurta-style garments with gold trim sit cross-legged, several wearing rudraksha and bead necklaces and wrists strung with beads, with microphones on stands in front of them and small brass items on the stage. Behind them a crowd of adults watches under string lights, with orange poles and a white barrier lining the stage edge. A large wooden pole angles in from the upper right, and a metal vessel sits at the right corner.

Young boys and girls in red and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor with palms pressed together in prayer, white sacred marks on their foreheads and rudraksha beads around their necks. Several play large barrel drums in front of them. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti with a crown and flower garlands in yellow, red and green, flanked by a golden arch and a magenta drape in a hall with a wall fan and window.

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A seated group of young boys in maroon tunics with yellow trim sits on a red mat during a satsang gathering. Many boys have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and some hold small orange items. Behind them, adults in white and orange-saffron attire sit in the crowd, including a man with rudraksha beads at the centre-right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.