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A crowd of devotees gathers inside a covered hall in front of an ornate deity murti and a large decorated backdrop with gold-framed arches. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt bends over a white-covered table laid with brown ritual items and small round pieces. Around him women in saris, including a woman in a pink shawl with arms folded and another in a purple sari, stand among men in white kurtas with rudraksha malas. Hanging lamps and a framed painting are visible on the walls.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12March 04 20162016-03-04Indoor bazaar or stall scene at an ashram-style event with a white draped canopy. Visitors crowd around a long white-covered table where two women in white saris with gold borders handle items including rudraksha malas, red beads, small brass and gold items, and religious trinkets. Behind them, framed portraits on the wall show a figure in saffron-orange robes, and a woman in an orange sari with a long braid stands at right. Many people in shirts, saris and salwar kameez browse and look at the goods, and books or prints are displayed on a table at left.2010-01-09A large crowded indoor hall with a high arched ceiling and tall pillars, where a dense queue of devotees, mostly men and women in white shirts and white or light clothing, press toward a long row of tables. Many attendees hold or handle small rudraksha malas and printed cards at the stalls, with several people seated behind the tables sorting items. Colourful draped banners in blue, green and red line the back of the hall, and a few framed portraits hang on the walls. The scene suggests a busy distribution or sales counter at a satsang-style event.2010-02-14December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded workshop interior with a corrugated metal roof and orange steel roof trusses. Dozens of people in white shirts, white dhotis and sarees, and a woman in an orange sari with a red-bead necklace move through the space, some in a tight group around a woman in a red sari holding a microphone. Shelves, carved wooden and painted sculptures, figures and decorative panels fill the room, and a gold-framed structure stands on the right. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt. The scene suggests a guided campus tour.2016-03-04December 12 20162016-12-12Devotees line a long white-covered table under a large metal-roofed pavilion, browsing and buying printed items. Volunteers in white and yellow clothing assist at the table, one woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala handles items and money, and a bespectacled woman in white with a mala stands at the right. Displayed goods include framed portrait prints, booklets, trinkets and small packaged items. A banner with printed photographs hangs in the background.2009-07-26A photograph inside a large open-sided hall with corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights. Several women in saris and salwar kameez crowd around a long table displaying gold-and-colored ornamental garlands, beaded crowns, and decorated caps; one woman in a purple outfit and pink shawl gestures at the wares while others wear rudraksha malas. Hanging golden and purple decorative lanterns and striped tassel decorations hang overhead. Behind them stands a large bronze Nataraja statue, a golden ornate deity figure, and framed devotional paintings on the wall. A few men in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the left.2016-12-12