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Inside a hall with red-patterned floor mats and decorated pillars, many seated women and girls in orange and white clothing sit in rows, several with hands pressed together in prayer or holding a small brass plate. A woman in a white sari stands at the left edge carrying papers, and a man in orange stands near a video camera on a tripod in the background. Colourful umbrella-shaped canopies hang from the ceiling, and an ornate silver-trimmed structure with a red cushion stands at the right near a deity murti. Several people sit on the floor in a prayer gathering.

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April 15 20182018-04-15Interior of a large temple hall with red-and-white striped pillars, carved stone columns, and colourful paper umbrellas and banners hanging above. Many seated devotees sit on red mats in a dense audience. Foreground: a woman with long braided blonde hair, wearing an orange kurta, writes in a notebook. Beside her, a woman in a grey striped top and khaki trousers with a rudraksha mala listens. Several women in orange and saffron clothes sit with hands folded; one wears a rudraksha mala and a bindi. A woman at left in white holds a microphone and a paper. In the background, a deity murti and decorated figures stand near the hall's shrine area. No clear appearance-based candidate for a person is visible.2018-04-15A photograph of a ritual satsang hall with a large group of devotees seated on the floor in rows. Many wear white clothes with orange shawls or orange saris, and several in front have brass plates, small dishes and oil lamps arranged on orange cloths in front of them. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on a red carpet near a laptop, pointed at a seated man in white at the front right who is pressing his palms together. Striped orange and blue pillars and a hanging banner with portraits and printed text decorate the orange-walled room.2010-09-21September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a large indoor hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats and cloth in rows; women in white with yellow shawls, women in orange saffron robes, and men in white and saffron garments predominate. Brass plates, small brass lamps and offering trays sit in front of them. Near the front, a monk in orange robes sits beside a golden ornate throne-like chair, and another figure in white with a shaved head sits on the carpet area. A tripod camera stands in the central aisle. Banners with photographs hang on the far wall, and tall decorative cylindrical pillars wrapped in patterned cloth line the hall. The people are sitting as a congregation during the ritual.2010-09-07A photograph of a large open hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated metal roof, where many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands pressed together in prayer. Women in orange and saffron saris and white sarees with orange borders sit in front, with brass thalis, small bowls of offerings, and a plate of marigold garlands at the left edge. A standing man in white clothes and a shaved head at right, beside a video camera on a tripod, appears to be leading the gathering. Colourful hanging decorative tassels are suspended from the ceiling, and framed printed photographs and a text panel hang on the back wall. Other people in orange robes sit to the right near a red carpet.2010-11-03A large indoor hall with white draped ceiling and red-and-gold canopy umbrellas over a seated assembly. Foreground and middle rows show many monastic disciples in saffron and orange robes, several with shaved heads and long-haired figures with garlands and beaded necklaces, seated on a multicoloured striped cloth with brass vessels. A woman in orange holds a microphone at centre. A cameraman in white stands at right with a tripod-mounted camera, and devotees in white sit along the back and sides. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2016-12-18October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a large group of devotees seated on a red floor covering under a decorated tent during a Navaratri ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Temple setting. Many people wear white dhotis and saris with gold and orange borders, rudraksha malas and sacred ash, sitting in rows in front of golden deity shrines and altars. Colourful hanging tassel decorations and a golden bull figure appear in the foreground. Several standing figures in white and bare-chested devotees also appear near the back.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA large indoor ritual gathering under a white tented hall with draped fabric and hanging lanterns. In the foreground, many bare-chested men and some women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats, wearing saffron and orange garments and white sacred threads, many with long or braided hair. Behind them, rows of women in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas sit on the floor and at white-clothed tables. Several multicoloured parasols stand near the front, a camera operator films at right, and a large screen shows a figure at upper left. Several people are seated at a distance near the back.2016-12-18