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Photograph of a large white-walled indoor hall with recessed ceiling lights and a red carpet runner running down the centre floor. Two lines of devotees stand on either side with palms pressed together in greeting: men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing garlands and saffron-coloured shawls, on the left, and women in white and pastel saris on the right. In the middle, a figure in an off-white robe walks along the carpet toward the far arch. A cameraman in the lower left films the scene.

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December 11 20052005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11Photograph of a large, bright hall with white walls, a high ceiling with recessed lights and a red carpet runner down the centre. In the foreground an older man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala walks along the carpet, palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, stands with hands folded, while white plastic chairs are stacked along the left wall. A small boy in white with a mala stands at the far left. A clock hangs on the wall and a palm plant sits in the lower left corner.2005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11August 13 20162016-08-13November 11 20152015-11-11A large indoor hall with white walls, a curved ceiling and recessed spotlights shows a broad line of men standing in rows on a red carpet runner. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many have white caps or white head coverings; several wear saffron or orange shawls and garlands with rudraksha-style beads. Plastic chairs are stacked along the left wall beneath a clock and an arched window. In the centre foreground, a man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands beside a figure in light trousers holding flowers, facing the room in welcome. Two elderly men at left lean on canes. The space is clean and bare, with a polished concrete floor.2005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11A large indoor satsang hall with cream flooring and recessed ceiling lights. Many devotees, mostly women and some men, sit on white cloths and rugs in white clothes with red and orange shawls and rudraksha malas. On the left, a small group of musicians sits on a raised red-draped platform with harmonium and drums. A cameraman in white stands at a tripod on the right. A devotee in the foreground holds a notebook and writing pen. Orange marigold flowers lie on the floor near the front row.2014-07-19Photograph inside a large white tent hall with arched ceiling and high grid windows, showing a long central aisle lined by rows of devotees in white clothing standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis; women on the right wear white saris and rudraksha malas. One figure in a rust-orange robe walks up the aisle toward the entrance, and a black bag sits on the floor near the right row. Vertical ornamental banners hang from the ceiling.2006-10-07A photograph inside a large hall with cream tiled floor and rows of ceiling lights, where many people in white ritual clothing sit on red mats. In the foreground a man in a white kurta holds a microphone on a cable, while a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a row, several wearing brown rudraksha-style garlands around their necks and holding small yellow sheets. Behind them devotees sit in white and red garments, and framed pictures line the back walls.2014-08-24A long hall with a central aisle where a line of devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra on both sides. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some older men wear rudraksha malas. Women on the right wear white saris and a woman in a red-brown sari bows her head. A single figure in an orange-red sari walks down the central aisle toward the doorway at the far end, bright light entering through the high lattice windows. Striped woven runners line the floor, and a banner hangs on the right wall.2006-10-07