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A large hall filled with seated devotees in white, cream and pastel saris and kurtas performing a group puja. Many sit on the floor on blue, purple and green mats before brass thalis holding lamps, flowers and offering plates. A woman in the foreground wears a white head covering with hands pressed in anjali. Rows of chairs fill the left side. Colourful hanging decorations line the white tented ceiling, and video screens hang on the walls. A camera operator stands near the back.

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December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 10 20092009-12-10December 10 20092009-12-10December 10 20092009-12-10December 22 20092009-12-22A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and pale pink walls, filled with a seated crowd on orange and purple mats. Most attendees wear white, cream and orange clothing, and many sit before brass plates and small trays with flowers, oil lamps and offerings. Ceiling fans turn overhead, and a video camera on a tripod and a large screen stand at the back near the stage area. Several people in orange robes stand near the front, while a woman in a bright green dress sits in the foreground. Some attendees wear white and orange garments, and the scene reads as an organised group programme in a meditation or puja setting.2009-12-10A large hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations, with a crowd of many people seated on mats and chairs on the floor, most in white or pastel clothing, performing a lamp-lit devotional ritual. Many attendees hold or tend small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, and a few wear saffron-coloured scarves. Wall screens and bright lighting frame the gathering. The seated congregation fills most of the floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this wide view.2009-12-22December 10 20092009-12-10December 15 20092009-12-15A large indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with colourful cloth banners in red, blue, green and orange. Hundreds of attendees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, sit on black and orange chairs at long tables set with brass plates, cups and small oil lamps, while others sit in rows facing a stage at the far end. Several large flat-screen monitors hang on the walls. The crowd appears to be a seated satsang or darshan gathering with ritual place settings.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22