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Wide view of a hall with white floor and ceiling fans. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and red-and-gold garments face a raised white stage with a red valance, backed by a decorated shrine with painted pillars, a central deity murti and framed portraits. A white-clad figure sits on the stage near camera tripods. Two projection screens on the side walls show a framed image. Steel stanchions and a white runner run down the centre aisle, with a few seated people in white on the left and a small tray of offerings in the foreground. Pada puja setting.

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A large hall with a central stage backed by a decorated wall of ornate pillars, a golden throne-like seat and deity murti figures in niches. Dozens of seated monks and devotees in orange and maroon robes face the stage on the floor, with rows of cloth mats and bags. Two projection screens flank the stage, the hall has ceiling fans and white ceiling lights, and a central white carpet runs between rows of stanchions toward the stage. A few people sit in white clothing at the front right, while a standing figure in orange appears at the far left edge.2013-07-30A wide view of a large hall with white ceiling tiles, ceiling fans and recessed lights. Many devotees sit on red mats in rows facing a raised stage, many in orange and maroon robes, with some in white clothes near the front. A central aisle with stanchions leads toward the stage. The stage has a decorated backdrop with painted figures, a central deity murti and a small gold statue on a platform. Two projection screens flank the stage, showing portraits. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage. Several people sit in the front-left foreground, one in white on the left edge. The scene is a satsang-style gathering.2013-07-27A large indoor hall set up for a temple pada-puja. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on red mats on both sides of a white carpeted aisle. Orange-clad women sit on the right and left, some in white. A white-clad figure sits near the front on the white stage platform, which has a red canopy and a shrine with deity murtis, a golden peetha and kalasha-style pillars. Projection screens on each side show a portrait, and video cameras on tripods face the stage. Steel stanchions and chains separate the aisle, and a few brass plates or offerings sit on the floor near the front left.2013-07-26Wide interior photograph of a large hall with a white-tiled ceiling and ceiling fans. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many wearing saffron and orange robes and some in maroon or red shawls, facing a raised platform. On the stage stands a decorated shrine with painted pillars, gold ornamentation and a framed deity image, flanked by two projection screens showing figures. A man in white stands on the platform beside a camera tripod, and a row of silver stanchions guides an aisle of white carpet down the centre. Several sit near a seated figure in orange at the front-left.2013-07-28A wide photograph of a large indoor hall with white tiled floor, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Dozens of seated devotees fill the rows: monastics in saffron and orange robes and attendees in white clothes sit on red floor cushions facing a raised stage. On the stage a central gold-framed deity shrine with painted figures stands between red curtains, and a seated speaker in white is visible at the front. Two projection screens on either side show portrait images. Silver stanchions and a white carpet runway divide the seating; a camera on a tripod records the event. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance, so the candidate is uncertain.2013-08-03September 24 20132013-09-24September 18 20132013-09-18September 07 20132013-09-07July 06 20132013-07-06September 13 20132013-09-13September 21 20172017-09-21September 25 20132013-09-25