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A photograph inside a large hall where many people sit in rows on the floor, palms pressed together in prayer, facing toward the front. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, beside a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, and a seated man in white with orange waist cloth. Rows of seated participants in orange, white and yellow clothing extend back toward a stage area with a painted backdrop of a deity and a white draped table. Leaf plates with fruit and sweets, small cups and oil lamps sit before the rows.

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A large indoor hall with a cream tiled floor and white ceiling fans shows a seated meal before a stage backdrop painted with a forest scene and a deity figure. Rows of devotees sit on orange and red mats, palms pressed together in namaskar, with banana-leaf plates of food and small cups set in front of them. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and upper cloth with a rudraksha-style neck mala and an orange cloth sits with hands folded, next to a young man in white with a red-bordered cloth and an orange lower wrap. Women in white with red and orange shawls and yellow borders sit along the left. Colourful hanging banners with yellow and blue patterns decorate the ceiling. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging decorative tassels in red, yellow and blue. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor on orange-and-white mats before banana-leaf plates with food and small cups. Most men wear white dhotis and some are bare-chested with sacred threads; several women wear orange saris and yellow shawls. Many have hands pressed together in anjali or are seated in quiet prayer. At the far end a gold ornate throne with an orange cushion and a framed portrait stand near a stage with a painted backdrop. A gold-framed armchair sits at the right. Some people stand near the throne area, and a sound speaker is mounted on the upper right.2010-11-12A wide hall with a white ceiling hung with decorative cloth pillars and a banner of painted elephants, where many people sit in rows on orange mats and green leaf plates for a seated group gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with red borders sits with his back to the camera. Nearby, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged facing the group, and a woman in orange sits at right beside a metal bowl of food and a water bottle on a low table, with a microphone stand in front. A standing man in white clothes at the far right faces the seated participants. Rows of people in white and orange clothes fill the left side of the hall, and red and orange chairs line the back wall.2010-10-12 +1 copiesA hall of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, with many in saffron-orange garments, sits in rows on orange mats before green leaf plates with small cups. In the front, a person in white stands near a tall orange-cushioned throne-like seat on a stage backdrop with orange drapes. Several figures in white with folded hands sit in the foreground, and another standing figure in white is at the right. Ceiling fans and a hanging banner are visible. The setting resembles a satsang or ritual gathering in an ashram hall.2010-09-17A long row of young men in plain white dhoti and white upper cloths sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall, many with hands joined in prayer or namaskar. Several wear gold chains and necklaces, and some have ash or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and bodies. Before each person lies a banana leaf with rice, vegetables and food, with steel cups of water beside it. At the far end of the hall a small framed portrait sits on an orange upholstered chair near a low wooden table with brass lamps. Colourful decorative hangings in yellow, red and blue hang from the white ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead.2010-10-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a large hall where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised orange cushioned seat holding a framed portrait of a bearded man. Seated lines of men in white dhotis with shaved heads and orange or red sashes press palms together on the left, while women in white saris with yellow shawls join hands in prayer on the right. Leaf plates with food, cups and small offerings sit in front of each person. Men in white stand near the back and at the right, and a white curtain drapes the ceiling beside hanging yellow and colourful banners.2010-10-12A photograph of a large hall where rows of seated devotees sit on mats in front of banana-leaf plates heaped with food, with small cups beside them, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Men on the left wear white dhotis and some are bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads; women on the right wear white saris with orange borders and orange shawls. At the far end on a raised dais, a seated figure in orange sits before a golden throne-like chair with red cushions, with a framed picture on an easel and standing attendants in white nearby. Colourful hanging cloth banners and ceiling fans hang above, with red curtains behind the stage.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12