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Interior view of an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, filled with seated devotees on the floor and on blue plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing with some in orange and blue. Many attendees face a distant altar at the far end, where a deity murti is decorated with red and orange drapery. A wooden lectern stands at right in front of the audience. Framed printed text panels hang on the right wall, and a book display lies at the bottom edge. a person is not clearly visible in this wide shot, so no candidate is identified.

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September 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07A 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.2010-08-19A 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 14 20102010-09-14Interior 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.2010-08-19A 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.2010-09-14Wide 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.2010-08-19A 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.2010-09-07July 21 20102010-07-21