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A 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.

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September 07 20102010-09-07A wide photograph inside a long orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Rows of seated devotees fill both sides of a central aisle lined with a red carpet and metal railings. Many men wear white robes and some wear orange; women wear white, cream and orange saris. At the far end, a decorated altar holds a deity murti framed by a red and gold arch, with a small lamp lit before it. Hanging banners in red, blue and gold line the hall, and framed photographs with text hang on the walls.2010-09-07A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a dense crowd sits on the floor in white and orange clothing, facing a red carpeted aisle leading to a raised altar area. Several people in white robes stand at the front, arms raised, near decorated deity murti and a small parasol. Rows of white T-shirts with a colourful circular logo hang from the ceiling beams. 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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.2010-10-06 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and a red carpet runner leading to a raised shrine. At the far end, a seated figure in orange sits on an orange cushioned seat before a decorated deity murti with blue and gold adornments, flanked by colourful garlands and an ornate stone archway. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on the left, and women in saffron, pink and blue saris sit on mats on the right, separated by a metal railing. Several standing attendants in white dhotis and saffron stoles stand near the shrine. The scene resembles a sarvadarshan gathering with the seated orange-clad figure at its centre. The central figure is seated in orange robes at the shrine, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA long covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof is filled with seated devotees on the floor, most in white or light clothing, some in orange and green saris. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a shrine at the far end, where a decorated deity murti in gold and blue stands before orange drapes and a kalasha-like arrangement. Hanging cloth banners in blue, red and yellow line the ceiling. Framed photographs hang on the right wall and a printed panel on the left. A standing man in white stands near the left wall, and a metal railing separates the aisles. 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