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A crowded hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned banners, ceiling fans and strip lights. Dense crowds of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes fill the floor, many with arms raised. In the centre a woman in a red top and red garment wears a long garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling with her arm lifted. Nearby a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his arm raised among the people. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.

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December 23 20082008-12-23June 21 20092009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful cloth banners and ceiling fans, filled with a dense crowd of devotees. Many people raise their hands and press palms together in greeting or devotion. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some wearing orange or saffron shawls and garlands, stand near the centre, while women in white saris, cotton and bright salwar kameez, and some with long braids, fill the foreground. A bald person in white is at left, and a figure in orange robes stands at right. Several people wear saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beads. The atmosphere is a satsang or group gathering with many people in white clothing and raised hands.2009-06-21December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A dense crowd fills a large hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned banners hanging from the rafters. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a white garland, stands among people dressed in white kurtas and dhotis. Many devotees wear orange shawls, and women in saris and salwar kameez fill the foreground. Several people in white reach toward the central figure, and some raise their arms. Some people appear in close contact with the central figure. The crowd is too dense to count individuals exactly.2009-06-21December 23 20082008-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25June 21 20092009-06-21December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23