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A large hall with white walls, a white ceiling canopy and hanging yellow and blue decorated panels. Several women in matching yellow and red saris dance in the open centre of the floor, performing a group cultural programme. Seated audience members in white and pastel clothes fill the foreground and left side, many wearing white flower garlands. A man in white kurta holds a large drum on the right, and a drummer sits near the front of the seated crowd. Lattice windows with red and patterned panels line the back wall.

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June 22 20092009-06-22A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and orange clothing sits on mats while a group of performers in yellow and orange garments dances in the centre of the floor. Colourful striped pillar hangings with tassels hang from the ceiling, and a teal backdrop with a map is on the right. Several drummers and a large drum sit at the side, and a wall clock and a screen are visible at the back.2009-06-22A cultural performance in a white-canopied hall decorated with hanging yellow and multicolored patterned banners. Several young women in matching red and pink dresses dance on a light floor in the centre, with some holding small objects. A large audience of mostly white-clad devotees sits on the floor and in chairs, many wearing white garlands of jasmine. A few people in the foreground have shaved or thinning hair; no one is identifiable as a particular person. Speakers and ceiling fans are visible overhead.2009-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and ceiling fans, decorated with tall colourful patterned pillars and a teal backdrop. Several women in yellow and red costumes perform a dance formation at the left, while a man in white stands near the centre. Seated audience members in white and yellow clothing fill the floor, with a bald monk in orange robes in the lower right foreground. Rows of attendees sit on chairs at the right and on the floor in front.2009-06-22A large hall filled with a seated audience of devotees dressed mostly in white, with orange and saffron-clad attendees mixed among them, many wearing white floral garlands. Dancers in yellow and orange costumes perform on a white-floored stage at the centre, with a few performers in white nearby. Tall cylindrical hanging banners in colourful geometric patterns and yellow tassels decorate the ceiling, and a teal backdrop with a map outline hangs at the right. A screen above shows another gathering. The scene looks like a cultural programme during a darshan or annadaan-style event, with the people shown as audience members.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling, hung with many colourful cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and green. A dense audience sits on chairs and on the floor, most wearing white with garlands of white flowers around their necks, while some wear saffron and orange robes. In the centre, several dancers in pink and red costumes perform on a cleared floor, with musicians seated at the side. A green backdrop and wall clock are visible at the back of the hall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans, hanging colourful woven banners with elephant motifs, and lattice windows. Several women in red and pink striped dresses with yellow flower garlands in their hair perform a stick or rhythmic group dance in the centre of the floor. Seated audience members in white clothes, many wearing flower garlands, watch from the floor, and figures in the foreground are seen from behind. The scene reads as a cultural programme during an ashram gathering.2009-06-22June 25 20092009-06-25June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2009-06-21