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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.

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Photo 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.2011-08-03A 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.2011-08-01A large indoor hall with pale peach walls and red curtains shows a seated group of children, teens and adults on a light floor before small brass puja plates, banana leaves, fruit and oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, hands near a plate of offerings, while a boy in an orange shirt sits beside him. Around them, many boys and girls in yellow, orange, purple, green and white clothes sit attentively. Several people face the front, and a few lamps glow along the floor. The setting resembles a group satsang or puja gathering.2012-05-12Indoor 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.2012-05-16May 15 20122012-05-15A large hall with a glossy pale floor and red curtains is filled with seated devotees performing a group aarti with lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with yellow border holds a lit lamp toward a plate, and beside him a man in saffron robe with a shaved head holds a lamp. Two framed portraits hang high on the back wall. Behind them, a crowd of seated participants in mixed white, yellow, red and orange clothing faces the front, with several women in yellow shawls and sari-clad women among them.2011-07-23April 08 20122012-04-08July 23 20112011-07-23A photograph of a large hall where many seated participants sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, with brass puja plates holding oil lamps and offerings in front of them. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and white tilak marks sits with palms pressed together in prayer, while a row of men in white dhotis sits beside him. Behind them, many boys and young men in colourful shirts, including red, green, orange and blue, sit on mats. A woman in an orange sari stands near the back of the hall, and a red curtain and a framed picture hang on the walls. The scene looks like a group prayer or satsang session.2012-05-08A photo of a ceremonial hall during a group puja. Many people in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments sit on the floor in rows, several with white ash marks on their bodies, holding small brass plates, oil lamps and offering trays with flowers and kumkum. A woman in an orange sari stands at center raising a multi-tiered aarti lamp. In the background a figure in white robes stands near a gold-ornate seat, and an elevated throne area with red curtains and a seated figure in white and red garments is visible. A large screen behind shows a figure in white. Oil lamps and a gold-panelled structure are visible.2017-07-20A wide hall at an ashram-style venue with rows of seated people on mats, many of them children and teenagers in white, grey and coloured shirts, sitting cross-legged on woven mats with small plates of offerings and oil lamps in front of them. At the front left, a shaved-headed man in saffron and a man in a white vest sit near the foreground. Walls display framed portraits and red-and-white bunting, with a red-draped stage and a black screen at the far end. The room appears to be a satsang or puja gathering with devotees seated in orderly lines.2011-12-18May 16 20122012-05-16