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A photograph inside a plain orange-walled hall where a seated group of devotees takes part in a ritual offering. A standing person on the right, wearing a long yellow and red marigold garland and an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, faces the group behind a small wooden stand holding a silver plate of bananas, apples and sweets. In the foreground, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis sit with hands joined or hold orange cloth bundles over brass plates and steel bowls. A bald man in orange and a bald man in white stand or sit nearby, and a woman in a pale green sari sits in the background. A framed photograph hangs on the upper-left wall. The scene shows a satsang-style gathering with puja items.

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Indoor satsang in an orange-walled hall. A man with long swept-back hair and a multicolour flower garland, wearing a saffron/orange sleeveless top, stands beside a red-upholstered throne-like seat with gold trim, facing a seated group. Seated devotees in white and yellow garments fold their hands in prayer; a shaved-headed man in orange and a bare-chested priest with tilak sit at the front before brass trays of fruit, sweets, flowers and puja items. A woman in white holds a brass vessel at left, and several people in white stand in the background doorway. The swami-like figure appears as a person presiding over the gathering, and a wooden stand holds fruit, bananas and sweets. A banner and framed photos hang on the back wall.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an orange-walled hall. A man standing at right, wearing a saffron sleeveless top and a large garland of yellow marigolds with red roses, faces a seated group with palms pressed together in namaste. Seated devotees include men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a blue salwar and another in a green sari, a young boy in a pink shirt, and shaved-headed men in white ritual clothes with sacred threads. In front lie silver plates, bananas, sweets and fruit, and a small book on a red-cushioned seat. A banner with photographs hangs on the back wall.2010-08-15Indoor ritual scene in an orange-walled hall. A standing man on the right wears an orange sleeveless top, orange cloth, long hair tied back and a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms together before a red-cushioned golden throne-style seat. In the foreground, a woman in white with glasses and a mala holds her hands together over brass and silver trays of flowers, red fruit and sweets. A young woman in a yellow shawl and white sari sits beside her, and a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits at the lower left. Behind them, several men and women in white and yellow sit on orange mats, one holding a microphone.2010-09-06A seated man in an orange robe wears a long yellow and red flower garland and sits with palms together on a red-cushioned seat beside a brass tray of fruit and offerings. Around him, devotees kneel and sit in a satsang hall with orange walls; a woman in a white outfit and yellow shawl presses her palms together, a bald man in an orange shawl sits near the front, and women in white and yellow shawls listen with folded hands. A microphone stand stands at the right and a 'Silence please' sign hangs on the wall. Visible people number about ten.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor courtyard with orange-painted walls during a seated devotional gathering. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a silver tray of fruit. Several devotees in white dhotis and white garments, some with yellow shawls and white tilak, sit cross-legged on the floor with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates of fruit and offerings are set before them. A seated older man in white with a rudraksha mala watches. a person appears as the standing figure in orange; this is an appearance-based label. Satsang or seva setting.2010-08-16Indoor puja in an orange-walled hall with a red-cushioned gold throne at right. A standing man in saffron robe with long dark hair tied back stands beside a wooden offering stand holding fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white ritual dress, some with shaved heads and white tilak marks, sit on orange floor mats; one woman in a yellow sari sits near the front with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel rest in front, with a small silver tray of offerings. Several people in white and yellow attend the padapuja.2010-08-08August 01 20102010-08-01