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A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seated and standing on a carpet in a room with beige wall panels and a red NO SMOKING sign above. Many people wear white kurtas or white clothes with red-orange shawls and red-orange lanyard badges. Adults and children sit cross-legged in the front rows, while standing attendees line the back. On the right, a framed deity image hangs near a sign reading Devi Annapurna. A table with offerings or food stands at the back left.

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A large seated group of devotees fills an indoor hall during a ritual gathering. Many wear white kurtas or tunics with red or orange shawls and red lanyards, while others wear dark or casual clothes. Children sit at the front, with a young boy in a white kurta and a boy in a maroon shirt prominent in the foreground. A standing man in white with a red shawl stands at the back, and a framed deity image with a red background hangs at the top right. A no smoking sign is visible on the upper wall.2014-07-26A crowded indoor hall with a patterned carpet, where many devotees in white clothes and red shawls with lanyards stand and sit closely together. A man with glasses and white garments bends forward in the foreground, and a woman in white with a red scarf sits near the centre. Children in white and light-coloured clothing sit on the carpet among adults. Behind them, people stand near a table holding bowls and offerings, with a 'NO SMOKING' sign on the wall. The scene resembles a group devotional gathering or satsang.2014-07-26A large indoor satsang hall with seated devotees on white sheets over patterned carpet. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange shawls, and many hold notebooks or pens. In the foreground a man with glasses and a rudraksha mala writes in a notebook, and a bald man in red shawl and glasses sits nearby. Behind them rows of attendees fill the room, with a no smoking sign on the wall at upper left.2014-07-19A communal meal in a hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet eating from white plates and bowls. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a bowl and spoon. Behind her a man in white with an orange shawl serves food. Centre, a red cloth covers a table bearing a small brass item. Above, a framed print shows Devi Annapoorani seated on a throne with a kalasha-like vessel, beside a painted portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in orange robes with a mala. Children and adults in white, orange shawls and red saris eat annadan style.2014-07-24A crowded indoor sitting-room gathering of devotees in white clothing and red-orange shawls, many wearing lanyards with name badges. Several men and women stand along the back and sides, a bald man in white with a red shawl at the upper left, and a woman in a pale pink wrap in the back centre. Seated in the foreground, women and girls in white tops and red shawls face forward, some with their hands folded, a girl in a yellow hair tie at the lower left. A small black speaker stands at the top left against white walls. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2014-07-26July 17 20142014-07-17A seated group of devotees in white clothing with rust-red shawls performs a puja in a hall with a red carpet and low wooden tables holding banana-leaf offerings. In the foreground, a woman with short dark hair on the left presses her palms together, a woman in the centre keeps her eyes closed with hands folded in her lap, and a man in white with glasses on the right sits cross-legged with his hands in anjali. Behind them, many more people in white and red stand or sit, some with hands in anjali and some wearing red garlands. A man in saffron is visible at the far right, and a camera operator stands near the back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2014-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor satsang hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on white sheets over a patterned carpet. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several hold notebooks and pens, appearing to take notes. Bags and orange cloth lie beside them. A few devotees in the front row wear rudraksha malas. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in the frame; the focus is on the seated audience during the discourse.2014-07-19May 23 20152015-05-23A photograph of a seated satsang in a carpeted hall with white bedsheets on the floor. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged, wearing a red-orange shawl printed with dark script, looking forward. Beside him a man in white clothes with glasses and a red shawl sits with hands clasped, and a bearded man in white sits at left. Behind them many devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit in rows. A notebook and pen lie on the floor in front, and an orange cloth sits at the left edge. A no smoking sign is visible on the wall.2014-07-19A photograph of a seated congregation inside a hall with dark wood-panelled walls and a red-framed doorway. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on a red-and-white striped floor covering, most wearing orange scarves over white, pink or saffron clothing. Several women hold open booklets, and brass puja trays with a small lamp, a bell and kalasha-style vessels sit in front of them. The seated crowd is large, with many more people visible toward the back of the room.2012-07-22A large indoor hall with a seated audience facing a stage at the far end. Rows of devotees sit on white floor mats and some on chairs, many in white clothes with red shawls draped over their shoulders. On the stage, a rainbow-coloured fan-shaped backdrop frames a central seated figure in orange, with a large screen above showing a similar image. Red drapes, a patterned carpet runway and a 'NO SMOKING' sign are visible. Several people in white and orange stand near the back and sides. The scene suggests a satsang discourse with a live video relay.2014-07-19