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A group of devotees stands in a hall with white ceiling fans and a tiled floor during a ritual gathering. Most women wear white saris with yellow or red shoulder cloths, and men wear white dhotis. Two women in the centre wear saffron-orange and maroon garments. Behind them, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti under an arch, and decorated pillars with elephant motifs flank the room. A small brass vessel and offering tray sit on the orange mat at left, and an orange cloth lies on the floor at centre right.

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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.2010-10-16July 09 20102010-07-09July 22 20102010-07-22Indoor hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging colourful fabric banners, showing a group ritual gathering. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls stand and sit on the floor, while women in white saris with yellow and orange borders gather nearby. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on chairs facing a raised platform. On the right, a seated person in an orange garment tends a brass puja setup with fruit, sweets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lamp on a red patterned rug. Prayer mats are spread across the floor.2009-10-17Indoor photo of a large tiled hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, where a group gathers in an open formation. A central figure in a plain saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on the terracotta floor, with others in orange and white around him. Several women in white garments with orange or yellow shawls line the right side, and a man in an orange wrap stands at left near women in white. Chairs are stacked along the back wall. Possibly a new mission office inauguration gathering. No visible deity image, altar or a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2008-07-26A large indoor hall with a polished floor where a group of devotees stands in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. Most wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas, while several women in plain white garments stand among them. Small brass plates and oil lamps sit on the floor before them, and wall panels and framed photographs line the room. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this view.2014-10-02A photograph of a large hall with a white tiled floor and orange mats laid in rows. Many women and men in white clothing with yellow or orange shawls kneel, bow and sit with hands folded, facing toward the right side of the room. A woman in an orange sari kneels in the foreground beside a small booklet, and a woman in a long white dress with an orange shawl stands in the centre. Hanging decorative cloth banners with striped and patterned panels decorate the ceiling, and ceiling fans and lights are visible. A man in orange robes sits at the far right near a raised platform.2010-07-09A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white saris with gold borders and orange or saffron shawls, sitting on orange and yellow mats in rows facing a stage at the far end. Several rudraksha malas are visible around necks. A man in a white outfit with a red-orange shawl stands near a camera on the right side of the stage, and white-clad attendants move along the left aisle. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, blue and red fill the ceiling. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse session.2009-06-01October 08 20062006-10-08Indoor 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.2011-10-09February 25th 20072007-02-25A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2009-06-21