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Photograph of a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging paper stars and ribbons. Devotees sit on mats on both sides of a central aisle covered with a red carpet, many wearing white clothes, with some in orange and pink saris. A metal railing separates the seating. At the far end, a brightly decorated deity murti in red and gold stands before a shrine. Wall panels with framed photographs and printed text line the side walls, and colourful woven fabric hangings are draped from the beams.

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A long hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls shows a large seated audience facing a distant altar. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some wear orange, pink and green saris and tunics. The aisle between the seated rows has a red carpet and metal railings. At the far end, a colourful deity murti is decorated in red and gold with lamps before it. Framed orange-walled panels line the right side, and hanging paper decorations and striped tall banners decorate the ceiling and walls. Many people sit cross-legged on mats, and a few stand near the entrance on the left.2010-09-14A 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 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. Visible people are numerous and seated.2010-08-19Wide interior view of a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, walls painted orange. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, face a central altar at the far end lit with lamps and decorated with a colourful deity murti in purple and gold. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle between metal railings. Several men in white stand near the altar area and at the left side. Framed photographs and printed panels line the walls, and loudspeakers hang at the top corners. The crowd fills the hall, numbering well over a hundred people.2010-08-19Interior of a long corrugated-roofed hall with orange walls and a central red carpet aisle leading to an altar at the far end. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats on both sides of the aisle, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, pink and beige saris and salwar. A man in white stands near the left wall. At the altar, a deity murti stands under a decorated canopy flanked by ornate pillars and hanging saffron and blue banners. Framed panels with printed photos and text line the walls, and metal railings guide the aisle.2010-08-19September 14 20102010-09-14A 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.2010-09-09September 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07Interior of a covered satsang hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and hanging star-shaped paper ornaments. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, face a raised shrine at the far end where a colourful deity murti is decorated and framed by orange drapes. A central red carpeted aisle with metal railings leads toward the shrine. Some devotees wear saffron and other colours; a few are bald or shaved-headed men in white. Hanging woven textile panels in red, black and cream decorate the walls, and framed photographs line the right wall. No one can be clearly identified as a specific individual; the scene shows a large seated congregation during a satsang or pada puja gathering.2010-09-14A covered indoor hall with orange walls and a metal-framed corrugated roof hosts a seated congregation on mats and a red runner. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and some men in white, sit in rows facing a shrine at the far end, where a richly decorated deity murti in gold and red stands before a backdrop of flowers and lamps. A standing man in white near the left wall faces the shrine, and a few figures in white stand near the right side. Above the left wall hangs a framed photograph with a caption block of text. Speakers and striped hanging banners frame the room.2010-08-19September 07 20102010-09-07