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December 16 20092009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, filled with seated devotees in white clothing on the floor. Many attendees wear white kurtas or saris with lanyards; some wear orange or brown garments. In the foreground a brass-rimmed vessel holding a lit flame sits on an orange cloth, while a woman in white and a blonde woman in white press their palms together. A cameraman stands behind a tripod in the middle of the room, and a man in white stands near the back. Framed photographs and colourful banners line the upper wall. The setting suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, though no specific ceremony is clearly visible.2009-12-16November 29 20112011-11-29October 02 20112011-10-02A large indoor tent hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with some in yellow, orange, pink and red saris and kurtas. Rows of white-clad participants face forward toward a stage area at the far end. A video camera on a tripod stands near the centre aisle, with a woman in a pink sari standing beside it. White canopy ceiling with blue trim, rows of ceiling fans, hanging orange and yellow floral garlands and overhead lights. a person is not clearly visible; no identifiable candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2007-12-12A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, rows of men and some women sit on the floor in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments, many wearing rudraksha malas, and several bare-chested men sit with sacred threads and gold-bordered cloth. Hanging colourful lanterns and decorations fill the ceiling. At left, an ornate golden shrine or deity murti is visible, with a golden canopy and a raised dais; a figure in orange stands near the centre. Behind the seated rows, a large crowd of onlookers stands and sits in white and coloured clothing. Brass pots and small instruments lie near the front, and a drum is visible at lower right.2018-12-31A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, showing a seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or wraps facing a distant shrine. Many sit on mats on the floor with small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings in front of them, while others sit on raised platforms behind a silver metal railing. Tall hanging cloth banners with bird and floral patterns in red, blue, green and yellow frame the space. Framed photographs and notices are mounted on the walls. A shrine at the far end displays a colourful deity image under warm light.2010-10-31 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23A photograph of a large hall where many seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange-saffron clothing, sit on mats before rows of brass thalis, lamps and offering plates set on orange cloths for a puja. In the foreground a woman in orange sari sits with her hands near the offerings. Near the front, several people in white and orange shawls sit on a red carpet beside a camera on a tripod. On the right, a man in white sits cross-legged at a low table. The hall has painted red-and-yellow pillars, a tin roof and a banner on the wall above a shelf with steel vessels.2010-09-21A large white tented hall with a fabric ceiling and hanging striped banners holds a seated congregation of white-clad devotees on yellow-green and striped mats. Many wear white kurtas or dhotis with yellow scarves or lanyards, facing forward toward the front of the hall. At the left, a figure in orange robes sits near a low yellow mat. Behind them a framed painting of a deity murti and a tall red-draped seat appear near the wall. A tripod-mounted camera is set up at the left side of the room.2009-06-10