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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many women and some children sit on colourful striped mats and cushions, most wearing white or cream sarees and kurtas with gold borders, while several wear saffron-orange garments. A woman in a white saree with gold border sits with hands folded in prayer, and others have eyes closed in meditation. A gold-framed throne with red backdrop holds a murti and deity figures are displayed on a central altar with gold cloth. Handbags and bags sit on the floor in the foreground.

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August 26 20172017-08-26A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with pale pink walls and framed posters. Many people in saffron-orange robes sit on orange mats with palms pressed together in prayer, several with white and horizontal markings on their faces and bodies. Some wear long loose hair. Others in white and in a blue sari sit among them. At the back, a golden framed deity murti or portrait sits on an altar, with a hanging lamp at left.2018-03-25July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees sits on the grey carpet of a hall before a row of painted deity murtis on a raised platform, including figures in gold and red costumes with crowns. Several women wear white and cream saris with gold borders, and a man in white kurta sits at right with a hand to his chin, a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Foreground devotees wear white, one with a red bindi. A brass vessel stands at right edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance; no presenter is clearly visible on a raised seat.2007-11-15August 26 20172017-08-26A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a satsang or meditation session. Many women wear white and cream saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and yellow outfits; a woman in the front row wears a yellow dress and sits with arms folded, eyes closed. Others wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls. Framed pictures and portraits line the pale walls, and a golden decorated shrine or throne-like ornament stands at the right edge. Shoes, bags and water bottles rest on the floor near the front.2017-08-26A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink-washed walls and tall windows, with devotees sitting on orange and yellow mats and cloth. Along the back are several deity murti in ornate garlands and gold-trimmed robes, including a central figure on a golden seat. Many devotees wear white dhotis, white kurtas and white sarees, while others wear saris in purple and pink and a man in a beige shirt sits in the foreground. A small child in a red outfit stands among the seated crowd. The scene conveys a satsang or darshan gathering.2009-12-24A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows many seated participants in rows on mats, performing a puja. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear red, maroon or white. Several women in the foreground press their palms together in anjali. Brass puja plates, oil lamps and small kalasha-style vessels sit on low trays before them, with a folded white cloth and a water bottle nearby. Ceiling-mounted boards and framed images line the upper walls. A padapuja style devotional gathering is shown, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible in the frame.2014-07-08A photograph of a satsang or discourse in a bare-walled hall with grey carpet. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange robe, and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised wooden chair at right, hands gesturing as he speaks; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable). Seated before him on white cloths are devotees in orange and saffron robes and a woman in white. Behind them stand tall painted deity murtis in gold and red garments, and a plate of fruit, brass vessels and flowers sits on an orange mat in the foreground. Several devotees in white and orange sit on the floor, and a woman in a red sari sits on a chair at right.2007-11-12October 10 20162016-10-10A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, women in white and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats with small brass vessels, oil lamps and food offerings arranged before them; one woman in a blue floral kurta and white dupatta sits in the centre, and another in a deep red sari with orange wrap sits at right. Behind them rows of people in saffron and white sit on the floor, and a few men in white and orange stand or sit near the back. Coloured fabric tassels hang from the ceiling, pink curtains frame the windows, and a framed picture and a banner hang on the walls. No individual can be identified as a person from the image.2012-04-20May 21 20182018-05-21