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Photo of a congregation seated on mats and rugs inside a covered hall with a red-carpeted central aisle leading toward a shrine. Many devotees, mostly in white clothes, sit in rows facing forward; a man in a light blue shirt sits near the foreground and a woman in pink and white sits at right. Metal railings divide the seating. At the far end, a red and gold deity murti or altar is decorated with garlands under an arch, with hanging banners on the left and framed pictures on the walls. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind, including a child at lower left.

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October 06 20102010-10-06A photograph of a seated congregation in a covered open-sided hall with an orange-painted interior and a corrugated roof. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white and light clothing, facing a shrine at left where a deity murti stands in an ornate niche with a flower garland. A few people in saffron, yellow and white stand near the shrine. Steel railings separate the seating area from a narrow walkway on the right, where women in saffron and white walk past framed panels and a printed banner reading the event schedule. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.2010-07-23September 07 20102010-09-07A large seated congregation in a temple hall, viewed from behind, with rows of devotees in white clothing sitting on mats along a red carpeted central aisle. Men on the left are mostly shaved-headed or short-haired in white kurtas and white garments, while women on the right wear white, pink and orange saris and salwars. A metal railing divides the aisle. At the far end, a brightly decorated altar with colourful deity murti and red and gold draperies is visible. No individual at the front can be clearly identified as a specific person from this angle, so the central figure is not clearly visible. Seated devotees appear to be attending a satsang or darshan.2010-10-06A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, filled with seated devotees facing a distant stage at the far end. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some wear orange or saffron garments and pastel kurtas. Long rows of seekers sit on mats and on blue plastic chairs at the right, with steel railings dividing the central aisle lined with red carpet. Several people in the foreground have long hair and are seated with their backs to the camera. Along the walls hang framed photographs and printed panels, and tall banners with woven patterns hang near the stage, which holds an illuminated decorated altar area and a figure in the distance.2010-09-09A wide view down the centre aisle of an open-sided, tin-roofed hall with orange walls, where a long red carpet runs toward a raised altar. Several hundred seated devotees fill the floor on both sides, most in white clothes, with some in bright saris and shirts. Rows of metal railings line the aisle. At the far end, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and draped cloth, flanked by hanging banners and oil lamps. Framed photographs hang on the side walls, and a white-draped table with offerings stands at left. The event appears to be a satsang or puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2010-09-09A photograph of devotees seated on mats in a covered temple hall facing a shrine with a large, colourfully dressed deity murti flanked by ornate pillars and red and orange drapery. Most seated devotees wear white or cream clothing; one person in the foreground wears a white t-shirt with a small logo. Along the right side, more devotees in white and orange saris sit behind silver railings, and a few people stand near the left side of the shrine, one holding a small tray. Speakers hang from the roof above the hall.2010-07-23Wide photograph of a crowded open-sided hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated metal roof. Many devotees sit in rows on woven mats and red carpet, mostly women in white, cream and orange saris and some men in white. A standing man in white stands at the left near a wall panel. In the background, a decorated deity murti is set in an ornate shrine with a red and gold canopy, flanked by hanging blue and red cloth banners with gold trim. A framed portrait with printed text hangs on the left wall. Several people sit at the front in orange and white clothing.2010-08-19September 07 20102010-09-07December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copies