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October 20 20162016-10-20October 20 20162016-10-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29December 17 20072007-12-17A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete-block walls hosts a crowded gathering of devotees seated on the floor, mostly in white clothing. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow patterned fabric with floral and bird motifs line the space. Several elderly men and women stand in the central aisle, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, a woman in an orange sari, and women in white saris with orange borders. Hanging lamps and fluorescent tubes light the room, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible at the far end.2007-02-16A crowded indoor hall with cream walls, white ceiling trusses and bright lights, filled with a dense mass of men mostly dressed in white shirts and dhotis. Several men at left wear orange and red shawls or garlands, one with a rosette badge. Colourful striped woven hangings hang from the ceiling and walls. Many people press forward with hands raised, some looking toward an unseen focal point. A few women in pink and saffron saris stand among them. No clear individual is singled out for identification.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees sits seated on the floor under a corrugated metal roof inside a whitewashed hall. Many people wear white clothes, with some in orange and yellow saris, and several boys wear rudraksha malas. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with painted geometric patterns in red, blue and yellow hang along the ceiling. Fluorescent tube lights and a ceiling fan are visible, and at the far end figures stand near a distant platform. The congregation faces the front in a satsang or evening gathering.2007-02-16February 06 20072007-02-06A large crowd of devotees fills a whitewashed hall with a steel-truss roof, many wearing white clothes and sitting or standing in rows facing a distant altar. Tall cylindrical decorations with red, blue, yellow and white geometric patterns and bird motifs line both sides of the hall, and small hanging lamps hang from the ceiling. At the far end, a lit shrine holds a deity murti in front of a dark backdrop, with a figure in white standing near it. Women with braided hair and men in white and checked shirts are prominent in the foreground.2007-02-16A dense crowd fills a bright, high-ceilinged hall with cream walls and ventilated lattice windows, with saffron and maroon banners hanging from the rafters. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls, press together facing toward the front. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge, and a figure in saffron robes is visible near the far left by a carved doorway. Several people in blue, orange and lavender shirts fill the foreground, with a few women in saris among the crowd.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall in a temple-style building with a cream walls, a metal roof and hanging yellow-and-green ceremonial banners. At left, an ornate shrine with gold-painted pillars holds a lit deity murti. Many devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange or red shawls, press together with hands folded or heads bowed in prayer. A man in a purple shirt and a man in a maroon shirt stand in the centre, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Several people are visible in the foreground, some seated on the floor. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by the appearance cues required, so no candidate is marked.2014-06-29 +1 copies