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A large indoor hall with white walls, a curved ceiling and recessed spotlights shows a broad line of men standing in rows on a red carpet runner. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many have white caps or white head coverings; several wear saffron or orange shawls and garlands with rudraksha-style beads. Plastic chairs are stacked along the left wall beneath a clock and an arched window. In the centre foreground, a man in an orange shawl and white clothes stands beside a figure in light trousers holding flowers, facing the room in welcome. Two elderly men at left lean on canes. The space is clean and bare, with a polished concrete floor.

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December 11 20052005-12-11Photograph of a large, bright hall with white walls, a high ceiling with recessed lights and a red carpet runner down the centre. In the foreground an older man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala walks along the carpet, palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, stands with hands folded, while white plastic chairs are stacked along the left wall. A small boy in white with a mala stands at the far left. A clock hangs on the wall and a palm plant sits in the lower left corner.2005-12-11Photograph of a large white-walled indoor hall with recessed ceiling lights and a red carpet runner running down the centre floor. Two lines of devotees stand on either side with palms pressed together in greeting: men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing garlands and saffron-coloured shawls, on the left, and women in white and pastel saris on the right. In the middle, a figure in an off-white robe walks along the carpet toward the far arch. A cameraman in the lower left films the scene.2005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11December 11 20052005-12-11A large seated congregation of men fills a hall for a Shiva diksha teaching session. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red garlands, sitting cross-legged on red mats in rows that extend toward the back of the room. A bald man in the front centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes and sits with hands folded. Gold-coloured ornate panels and framed religious pictures line the walls, and ceiling lights hang overhead. Many people in the crowd number well beyond twenty, so the count is in the hundred-plus range.2015-09-05A large hall with a white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights holds a seated audience of many men in white shirts and white dhotis, most wearing red-and-white or brown rudraksha-style neck garlands. They sit cross-legged on red and peach mats, with yellow notebooks and blue folders on the floor. Red curtains and framed photographs decorate the walls, and a distant small figure in orange robes sits near the front, with golden ritual objects visible beyond. The scene looks like a meditation or satsang session.2014-09-20A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of participants standing in dense rows on red carpet, wearing white clothes and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Several men in the front rows wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang above, with red curtains along the back wall and a small table with items at the lower right. Plants and flower petals lie on the floor. This appears to be a mass meditation or group practice gathering.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with red-and-white garlands draped across their chests, while several men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas; one shaved-headed man in orange at centre-right has his hands folded. A woman in the lower right wears a teal and orange sari. Behind the crowd, gold-coloured ceremonial umbrellas hang near the back wall, and a shrine with deity murtis is visible at far right. Framed photos line the walls above, and red curtains frame the windows.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJune 20 20152015-06-20A large indoor hall with a polished tiled floor where many seated people in white ritual clothes and rudraksha-style brown beaded necklaces sit on red mats, most facing forward in a satsang or meditation session. Foreground men wear white kurta-style garments and white dhotis; some hold blue and orange cushions or booklets. Behind them, a row of seated people and an elderly figure in white and orange near gilded horse and chariot-style sculptures and framed religious paintings line the back wall. Ceiling fans and recessed lights hang overhead, with a bookshop display on the right.2015-06-20A large hall with a red carpet runner down the centre floor and confetti scattered on it. A long line of people in white and cream clothing stands with palms pressed together in greeting, mostly women in white saris with some in pastel and coloured saris, along with men in white shirts. A man in white with a lanyard in the foreground claps, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. A large portrait banner at the right edge shows a bald-headed, smiling figure in orange-tinged clothing beside text reading in part 'WORLD ... CONF', and a stained-glass arched window and rows of folding chairs line the walls under ceiling lights and fans.2005-12-11