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A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a close circle inside a plain whitewashed room with shelves of cardboard boxes at left and yellow-and-orange striped curtains at right. A man in the centre wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace and faces the others. Behind them a framed portrait in a yellow-and-red border shows a robed figure with a flowered backdrop. A woman in a blue-and-white sari stands at right. The men appear to be gathered in a seva or group meeting.

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April 17 20112011-04-17February 23 20082008-02-23A group of devotees in white traditional clothing gathers closely around a tray held at the front. The tray holds two round sweet balls and a framed colourful image of a deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments. A man in the centre wears an orange shawl, a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and a woman beside him also wears an orange shawl. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas. A man kneeling in front holds the tray's edge, and a young girl with braided hair in a white top sits at the bottom right. Shelves of boxes and a framed picture appear in the background.2008-02-23Indoor photo of devotees in white shirts and dhotis standing with palms pressed together before a portrait on a white-draped seat in a whitewashed hall. The framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, set beside a brass oil lamp and a small white chair. A dark-haired woman in white stands near the altar, while a man in glasses and a red cap stands at the right edge. Orange and brown floor mats cover the concrete floor, and a yellow door opens to another room.2011-04-17A crowd of devotees with hands pressed in anjali stands in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth receives a blessing, with another person in orange beside them and a hand touching the head of a devotee. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right holding a wooden tray of offerings. On the left wall hangs a framed poster of several photographs and an orange wall-mounted box is fixed above. Some devotees wear white shirts and dhotis, and a red-and-blue patterned cloth is draped on an older man. The scene reads as darshan and blessing, with the swami-like figure's identity uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-13Crowded indoor photo of devotees in white cotton clothes and some in orange shawls gathered in a hall with a yellow platform and a red panel behind them. A young man in the center with short dark hair and a white kurta presses his palms together in namaste, smiling. A man in a grey sleeveless sweater stands in front of him, and an older bespectacled man in white appears at right. Behind them on the yellow platform hangs a large portrait of a figure in a cream turban and white garment with long dark hair, labelled as a printed portrait. Overhead are metal roof trusses.2005-12-15July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA blurred indoor photograph of a crowded hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights. A large framed picture on the back wall shows a robed figure with long hair against a green and red background. Many men in white and light-coloured shirts crowd together, with a shaved-headed man in an orange and yellow robe in the right foreground, and a woman in dark clothing with a white flower in her hair at lower left. Several people are pressing forward toward the centre of the room.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd at a railing inside a temple-like hall with orange cloth hangings. In the foreground, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked shirt, stand with palms pressed together. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare upper chest, wearing an orange shawl, reaches out with his right hand toward the devotees while smiling; a bright orange stool stands beside him. Behind him, a brightly coloured deity murti is visible in a shrine niche, and a man in a pink shirt stands nearby. A young man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in total.2009-11-25A blurred indoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in a small room with white walls. Two women in the foreground wear white clothes, and the woman on the right has an orange-yellow shawl draped over her shoulders. Several people in white shirts and white dresses stand around them, one man smiling at the far right. Behind them, a small shrine area holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a framed photograph of a bearded figure in a light turban hangs on the wall. An orange-lit arch frames the shrine. The scene looks like a gathering inside a temple or devotional room.2006-11-01A blurred indoor photo in a small room with pale green walls and religious posters, including a framed devotional picture and a green-and-gold poster. A young man in the centre wears a white shirt with an orange-saffron shawl across his shoulders and looks toward the camera. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp at the right edge, and a man in a red shirt stands behind. Several other people in white clothing crowd the doorway, and an older man in white stands at the left edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2006-11-05A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red lotus-vine border painted along the wall. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala faces the camera from behind, holding a wooden box with items inside, and an orange-robed figure with long dark hair is seen from the back. Several men with folded hands or raised palms stand in front of them, including a grey-haired man in a white shirt and a bald older man in the lower left. On the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands joined, and another in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands behind. Orange cloths hang on the wall at the top left and right.2009-12-16