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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall decorated with hanging fabric banners, paper garlands and framed portraits on the walls. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some in orange shawls or saffron-coloured garments, and many sit on blue mats or white plastic chairs. Several women in the front rows hold notebooks or palms pressed together. A woman in a white sari sits near the front, and a girl in a white dress is in the foreground. The scene suggests a gathering of students and devotees during a seated programme.

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A large seated congregation fills a tent-like hall with blue mats, many people with hands pressed in anjali or folded in prayer. Men in white kurtas and saffron-bordered shawls sit in rows, some wearing rudraksha malas, while women in saris and salwar kameez sit among them and several boys in light shirts sit near the front. Banners of framed portraits of a woman hang on the side walls, and a dark deity murti sits on a shrine at the far end. Strings of colourful paper lanterns and fabric hangings decorate the ceiling. Behind the rows, a pale-yellow stall-like structure stands at the left.2006-10-02A large seated audience fills a hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall cloth-wrapped pillars banded in colourful patterns with orange tassels. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women wear yellow or orange stoles and orange shawls. They sit cross-legged on white mats facing forward toward a stage at the far end, with flower arrangements and decorations visible near the front. Several participants at the front right wear orange and saffron cloth. Ceiling fans and wall clocks are visible.2010-09-18 +1 copiesMarch 26 20082008-03-26July 17 20082008-07-17January 06 20132013-01-06December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a ritual gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and colourful painted cloth-wrapped pillars hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground, a seated figure in a flowing orange-saffron shawl faces away from the camera toward a group performing a ceremony on mats. Two people in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged with hands joined in a gesture of worship. Before them lie brass plates of fruit and sweets, a brass bowl, a lamp, and dried sticks and offerings on woven mats. Behind them, rows of seated devotees wear white and orange garments, many with white marks on their foreheads. A small framed picture of a deity hangs on the left wall.2007-10-21A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesIndoor youth gathering under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful patterned fabric banners and tassels. Many young people in white clothes with orange sashes sit on the floor in rows facing a seated figure in white at the front, with a table holding flowers and water bottles. Several adults in white and orange sit on chairs in the foreground, some wearing orange shawls. Purple, pink and white balloons hang at left, and posters and banners line the walls. The scene resembles a youth convention session, with the central speaker's position at the front.2007-10-01A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling holds a seated congregation of many people, mostly women and some men, dressed in white garments and sitting on colourful striped woven mats. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical decorative banners with yellow tassels and painted geometric and animal motifs, plus a large yellow drape. Rows of white plastic chairs line the left side, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the right. A banner is mounted on the back wall. A figure in white stands at the far back near the wall. Congregants sit cross-legged or kneel, with many looking forward toward the front of the hall.2008-04-12A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the ground under a canopy of coloured cloth, with garlands and decorated poles, at an outdoor gathering. Most are women in white, cream, yellow and orange sarees and salwar outfits, many with hands pressed together in anjali. Several wear rudraksha malas and small ornaments, and a few young boys in shirts sit among them. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand and move at the back. Green mats cover the ground in front, and the crowd extends to the open field beyond.2007-08-17 +2 copies