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A large hall with a projection screen on the left showing a small image, and a framed portrait of a woman in red and gold hung high on the back wall between red curtains. Rows of seated people fill the floor, many holding small lit oil lamps or candles. Children in colourful shirts sit in front, and adults in white, cream and yellow saris and kurtas sit behind them. Near the centre, a standing man in white raises a hand and a bell, while a woman in an orange sari stands beside him with a lamp. Plastic containers and small offering plates sit on the floor. The scene looks like a yoga session with a lamp-lighting ritual, but no a person figure is clearly visible.

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A large hall with a row of people seated on the floor holding small oil lamps aloft, flames visible among them. Many attendees wear white, saffron, yellow and striped shirts. Toward the back, a standing person in white raises an arm near a bell, while others sit on chairs and mats near a red curtain. A projection screen on the left shows an orange-robed figure, and a framed portrait hangs on the upper wall. Floor mats and plastic containers are placed around the group.2011-08-01Photo of a seated group in a hall facing a stage with a large blue cosmic backdrop and a golden throne holding a seated figure in orange with red flowers. Many devotees sit on mats with brass plates of food, banana-leaf-style trays and small oil lamps, several raising lit lamps. Monks in white dhotis and saffron robes sit among them, and a standing figure in white clothes stands at the left of the stage. Video cameras on tripods film the scene, and a projection screen shows a small image at upper left.2011-08-03Indoor satsang in a hall with red velvet curtains and a projector screen showing a seated figure in orange and gold. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on mats across the floor, many in orange, saffron and white clothes. A small figure in white sits on a raised stage at the far left beside a red draped seat. A golden deity murti and a brass lamp stand on a wooden podium at the centre, with oil lamps on tall stands near the front rows.2012-05-16August 30 20112011-08-30A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows many women seated cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing saffron, orange, red and white saris, with a few in blue and yellow. Many hold small oil lamps, and brass plates with offerings sit before them. Framed portraits hang along the upper wall, and a few white-clad attendants stand near the back.2011-08-30A photograph of a hall during a group puja where many people sit on the floor facing a stage. Most wear white dhoti-style clothing, some bare-chested, and several hold lit oil lamps raised toward the stage. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the front. On the stage a large golden throne with a crown-like backrest and red cushions stands before a purple cosmic backdrop showing a glowing blue figure, and projector screens on the side walls show small images of a seated figure. A tripod-mounted camera stands near the stage. Behind the seated group, others in white and orange clothing and plastic containers with offerings are visible.2011-08-03December 30 20112011-12-30Large indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains, where many seated women and girls in saris, salwar kameez and white clothing sit on floor mats before small brass plates and oil lamps. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, including one of a bare-chested figure with long hair and a white garland, which may depict a teacher but cannot be confirmed from appearance. Participants sit in rows facing forward, some with open books, others with hands folded in a ritual sitting posture.2011-12-27A seated group performs an evening ritual in a hall with cream walls and red curtains. Many people hold lit oil lamps and flames aloft with raised arms, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings on the floor before them. Monastics in saffron-orange robes sit among white-clad devotees and children in colourful shirts. A bald man in white dhoti and saffron shawl sits near the centre, and a woman in orange sits at the back. Near the upper right, flames burn above the group.2011-12-15A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30December 03 20112011-12-03 +1 copiesA large hall with cream walls and a polished tile floor where a group of people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, performing a seated puja. Portraits in gold frames with red drapes hang along the upper wall, some framed with red fabric and lights. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and sleeveless vest sits beside a man in orange and white garments, with brass lamps, bowls and plates of offerings placed before them. Rows of seated boys and men in white, striped and colourful shirts face a red-draped stage with a black screen behind it. Stacked mats and a sound system stand at the right edge.2011-12-17