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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on colourful striped woven mats, most dressed in white with some in orange shawls, saffron and purple clothes. Many people sit cross-legged reading open books or booklets with glossy illustrated pages. A man in the front right wears a white kurta and an orange shawl, and a man in the foreground has a blindfold tied over his eyes. Strings of colourful hanging lanterns and decorations hang from a white tented ceiling, and large screens at the far end show a stage. Cameras on a scaffold rig film the session.

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December 01 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01July 19 20092009-07-19Photograph of a large seated congregation on a red carpet inside a hall decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and streamers. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sit on striped woven mats, several holding up mobile phones to record. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white, orange, pink and green clothing sits and raises phones. Two large projection screens are visible at the back, and cameras are set up on the right.2016-12-03December 01 20162016-12-01December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats, many dressed in white kurtas and pale clothing, some in saffron and orange robes. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands near seated participants. Ornate paper lanterns and red, orange and blue decorations hang from a white draped ceiling. A projection screen is visible at the front and women in saris stand and walk among the crowd. The scene looks like a satsang or group session, with devotees sitting attentively.2016-12-01December 06 20162016-12-06A large hall filled with a seated congregation in white ritual clothing, many wearing white kurtas and dhotis with lanyards, sitting on mats before brass plates and small copper or steel offering vessels. Ceremonial bunting in red, yellow and blue hangs from the ceiling, and a painted deity image appears on the left wall. Several men in orange or saffron robes are visible among the rows, and some seated devotees hold papers and pens. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam ritual session in a temple hall.2009-07-01Wide photo of a large white-roofed hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats, many in white clothes. Hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephant and bird motifs in yellow, red and blue line the ceiling. At the far end a screen or stage area with a wooden dais and banners is visible. Many people sit cross-legged facing forward, and the crowd is densely packed across the floor.2009-01-03