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A large hall with cream walls and red curtains where a seated congregation sits in rows on the glossy floor facing forward. Most participants wear white or pastel clothing, several women wear white kurtas and saris, and some children in red checked shirts and white kurtas sit near the front with small brass plates of offerings and oil lamps before them. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall, and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. The scene appears to be a group satsang or puja gathering. Roughly several dozen people are visible.

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A large hall with a polished white floor and red curtains, where many seated people perform a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace sits before a small brass plate with oil lamps and offerings, and beside him a younger man in white sits with his own plate. Rows of children and adults in white, orange and mixed colours sit on mats with lit lamps and plates in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above the crowd, and a few people sit on chairs at the rear.2011-11-21July 23 20112011-07-23August 30 20112011-08-30April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains, where many seated women and girls in saris, salwar kameez and white clothing sit on floor mats before small brass plates and oil lamps. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, including one of a bare-chested figure with long hair and a white garland, which may depict a teacher but cannot be confirmed from appearance. Participants sit in rows facing forward, some with open books, others with hands folded in a ritual sitting posture.2011-12-27A wide view of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Several are dressed in orange, red, blue, yellow and pink saris or kurtas, and some wear white. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red drapes, one showing a man in a red and gold garment with a garland. A few figures near the front wear orange robes. A large screen is mounted on the far wall.2011-12-27A large hall with peach walls and red curtained windows holds a seated group performing pada puja. Rows of devotees sit on the floor before brass plates and small oil lamps with red and yellow offerings. Several men in white dhotis with orange-gold borders, some bare-chested, sit in front. Young boys in casual shirts sit among them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall, and a few people sit on chairs at the right. The floor has a white and blue mat strip, and the room is mostly full of seated participants.2011-07-26November 27 20112011-11-27A large hall during a group puja or satsang with many seated participants. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a brass plate of oil lamps and small brass vessels. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a mala and an older man with glasses sit cross-legged on a mat. Behind them rows of children and adults, many in white, sit with brass lamps and plates in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above red curtains, and an audience of mostly children and young adults fills the room.A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung above red curtained windows. A dense crowd of many seated devotees sits on floor mats with brass plates and offering trays before them. Most wear white or orange-saffron clothing, and several women wear saffron and yellow saris. A small orange-robed figure stands near the far left by a doorway. Some people are kneeling in prayer or holding small books and phones, and a few are seated near the front on red-and-white mats.2011-12-29December 29 20112011-12-29A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows many women seated cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing saffron, orange, red and white saris, with a few in blue and yellow. Many hold small oil lamps, and brass plates with offerings sit before them. Framed portraits hang along the upper wall, and a few white-clad attendants stand near the back.2011-08-30