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A large indoor hall with a polished floor where a seated group of people sit in rows during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several saffron-robed men sit on orange mats with brass and steel vessels, small oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Some men wear white dhotis with shawls and bare upper bodies, others wear white clothes with gold borders, and a figure at right wears white with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them a large audience in white and colourful clothes sits on the floor. Framed portraits hang on the far wall above the seated crowd, and a red-tinted ceiling light runs along the room.

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September 03 20112011-09-03December 08 20132013-12-08A large hall with pink walls and framed deity portraits hung high on the walls, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together, flanked by brass plates and small oil lamps on the floor. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white shawls with gold-yellow borders sit cross-legged, some with hands folded in prayer, others holding offerings. Beside them, a bald man in a white shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits in a meditative pose. Behind them, rows of standing and seated devotees, including women in saffron and white saris and children, fill the hall, with white candles standing along the aisle. A red cloth hangs near the back.2011-08-20 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20112011-09-08September 27 20112011-09-27A large hall with orange walls and a red carpet runner down the centre aisle, lined with rows of seated devotees. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on woven mats, holding brass bells, diyas and small ritual vessels, with brass plates of flowers and offerings before them. Along the right, older men in white sit on chairs with hands folded in namaskar. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling.2010-10-06A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange cloths, many with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, praying with hands joined. Brass plates with lamps, flowers and offerings sit on mats in front of them. Two large screens on the back wall show a deity image in red and gold. Several children in orange are among the seated participants, and a few devotees wear white garments and rudraksha malas.2017-07-02October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white, many men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, sitting on the floor in rows during a satsang. In the foreground a bald man in white with a red-trimmed cloth sits with hands folded near brass puja vessels, small bowls, and a set of brass items on an orange cloth. Children sit among the adults. Colourful striped hanging decorations with orange fringes hang from the white ceiling, and tall windows line the pale pink walls. No clear depiction or identifiable a person figure is visible at the front of the hall.2010-09-16A large hall with a polished floor where many seated people sit on mats in rows facing forward during a group satsang or puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls with red and white borders sit cross-legged, some with tilak and sandalwood marks on their arms and chests. Two monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit at the left edge near brass vessels and bowls of offerings. Framed portraits hang on the pale wall above a row of red-and-white draped windows, and additional people in white and colourful clothes fill the back of the hall. Many attendees wear headphones, and small brass lamps and offering plates lie on the floor.2011-08-30June 09 20112011-06-09October 18 20102010-10-18