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Indoor hall with a polished tile floor where many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward during a puja. Most wear white or light tops with some in red, teal, and mustard clothing; several hold small plates of offerings and some oil lamps are lit on the floor. Red curtains hang at the windows, a speaker is mounted high on the wall, and two framed printed posters hang on the wall above, one showing a woman in white and the other a red and orange image labelled Silent Power. A standing woman in white appears at the back of the hall.

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Interior of a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains where many people sit cross-legged on mats and bamboo matting in rows. Several women and girls wear white, red, pink and blue salwar or saris, and some hold their hands together in prayer. In front of them stand small brass plates, steel containers and a lit oil lamp. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall above the seated devotees.2011-12-25August 30 20112011-08-30A 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.2011-11-21Photograph of a large hall with a polished tiled floor where many people sit cross-legged in rows on mats, performing a puja with small brass and clay oil lamps and plates of offerings placed before them. Most wear orange, saffron and white clothing; a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari and another in a red-and-white top sits with hands folded. Framed portraits hang along the side walls behind red curtains, and glass display cases stand at the far end.2012-04-07December 30 20112011-12-30A large hall of seated devotees on mats during a satsang or discourse. Many women and girls in white, saffron, orange, green, blue and pink salwar or saris sit cross-legged on the floor, some with hands folded and a few with small brass lamps and offering plates before them. Red curtains hang along the walls beneath framed portraits and pictures of saints and deities. A projection screen and speakers are at the upper right, and a white-clad crowd fills the back of the room.2011-11-27A 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 hall of seated devotees on mats and floor cushions during a group gathering. Many boys and young men sit in rows in white kurtas, orange and saffron tops, striped shirts and green t-shirts, several wearing beaded malas. Some hold or sit beside small brass plates with oil lamps, fruit and sweets, and steel lunch boxes rest on the floor. Behind them, older men in white and orange sit on a raised area, and framed portraits and posters hang on the pale walls beside red curtains. Sunlight comes through large windows at right.2011-12-13September 24 20112011-09-24August 22 20112011-08-22Large 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 large hall with a glossy pale floor and red curtains is filled with seated devotees performing a group aarti with lit oil lamps. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with yellow border holds a lit lamp toward a plate, and beside him a man in saffron robe with a shaved head holds a lamp. Two framed portraits hang high on the back wall. Behind them, a crowd of seated participants in mixed white, yellow, red and orange clothing faces the front, with several women in yellow shawls and sari-clad women among them.2011-07-23