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Indoor gathering in a community hall with beige walls, drop ceiling lights and wooden flooring. Several seated devotees in folding chairs face a wall-mounted television showing a bearded man in orange-and-white ceremonial dress seated before an ornate backdrop; a smaller laptop screen on the TV stand shows the same figure. A framed painting on the left shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace. Attendees in white dhotis and saris, one in a red-and-yellow shawl, walk and carry plates of food. A gold carved figure stands by a tall green plant. A woman in a gold sari eats from a paper plate, and a woman in a red blouse and salwar sits nearby. The scene is a prasad or annadan serving during a broadcast darshan.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 9/10/20242024-09-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group in a Toronto ashram room with light wood floors and brown folding chairs. Several attendees face a flat-screen television showing a deity murti with a pink-robed central figure and gold ornaments. At right, a woman in a patterned top stands gesturing toward the group. Nearby stand bookshelves filled with books and a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure. A woman in white and a man in white and gray clothing sit in the foreground. A purple-and-pink framed picture of a seated figure hangs on the right wall, and a banner with the word Kailasa appears at left. Some attendees wear white or grey garments.2024-02-24A photograph inside a small temple-style room with cream walls, a gold-toned wall, and a wall-mounted TV showing a video. Several adults sit on folding chairs watching. 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