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A hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging orange and patterned banners. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair walks down the centre aisle toward the doorway, hands pressed together in namaste. To the right, a row of women in white saris with black beads stand with hands joined in prayer, some with long braids. A blue cloth runs along the floor, and a small altar or painted figure is visible near the back wall.

A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with a light grey ceiling and hanging woven cylindrical banners with red, black and yellow patterns and tassels. A man with long dark hair and a broad smile wears a saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot across the concrete floor, hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him a line of people in white ritual clothing stands with palms joined, including a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and women in white sarees, one with a green embroidered border. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the orange robe, identified by the saffron robe and long swept-back hair; he is shown as a participant greeted by the line.

October 07 2006

A photograph inside a tented hall with white fabric ceiling draped over the room and colourful striped pillars hanging from it, with ceiling fans overhead. A central figure in an orange-red saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, walks barefoot across a striped mat, apparently at the centre of a group. Around him many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a purple top and blue skirt stands at right, and a man in white with a dark rudraksha mala and a bracelet also stands at right with hands folded. Another man in white holds a silver tray near the centre. Behind them a few more people in white stand on striped mats.

Indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed trusses, decorated with colourful striped hanging cloth tassels. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head cloth walks down the central aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange, cream and gold-bordered saris line both sides, all with hands folded in prayer. A brass plate with flowers and a small green tray of offerings sits on the floor near the aisle, with colourful woven mats underfoot. Blue plastic chairs line the right wall.

October 08 2006

A photograph of an indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling with hanging colourful cloth pillars and fluorescent lights. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand with palms pressed together in namaskar along the left side, some on orange mats. A woman in white stands near the centre. On a raised platform at right, a figure in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a tall stand microphone stands by a white podium in front of red velvet drapes; the figure has long dark hair and is holding an orange cloth, with no clear cues to confirm an identity. A small orange-clad figure walks in the back doorway. Cardboard boxes sit at the lower right corner.

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A procession walks down the centre aisle of a bright, high-roofed hall with corrugated metal roofing, ceiling fans and an exposed steel truss. Lines of devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A central figure in a saffron-orange headwrap and orange robe walks barefoot on a pale mat, hands joined in prayer, followed by a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread. Men in white shirts and women in white and saffron saris and salwar kameez line the aisle, with a wall clock and colourful striped hanging banners along the walls. The setting resembles a padapuja or satsang welcome procession.

A photograph inside a tented hall with white fabric ceiling, ceiling fans and tall decorated pillars wrapped in coloured bands. Devotees in white dhoti and saree with gold borders stand in two rows with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre, a woman in a bright orange long dress and a rudraksha mala stands before a man in orange robes holding a tray, while another man in white stands nearby. A red and white striped mat lies on the floor at right.