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A photograph of a family seated on a marble floor during a puja at an ashram hall. A woman in a green blouse and cream saree with a gold chain sits at left, with hands folded. Beside her a woman in a pink salwar kameez and gold bangles presses her palms together. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers, with a moustache, sits with hands in anjali. At right, a woman in a yellow saree with gold bangles raises her hand toward a gold-coloured ritual vessel on a white-draped table. A boy in white shirt sits in front at lower right. Behind them are stacked books, a wooden tray holding red fruit, and cream curtains.

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Five devotees sit on the floor of a hall with pink marble steps and gold draped curtains, hands pressed together in namaskar as they pray. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits centre, with a woman in a green blouse and white sari on the left, a woman in a pink salwar kameez in the foreground, a woman in a yellow sari and gold bangles on the right, and a young boy in a white shirt at the bottom right. A white-draped table holds stacked books, a tray of red offerings and fruit, and a brass or gold object appears at the right edge.2009-08-15Four devotees sit on a white cloth in a plain room, hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed in prayer. A woman in the foreground wears a white top with a long braid, next to a young man in a white shirt with a silver bangle. A woman in a cream sari with floral border and gold necklace kneels beside an older man in white. To the right, a gold-and-red throne with a red cushion sits beside a gold tray of offerings, and stacked books and a fruit tray with red apples rest on a white-draped table behind them.2009-08-09May 12 20132013-05-12A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar on an orange-and-yellow mat. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt, rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses; beside him a young man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a light blue dupatta with a rudraksha mala also join hands. A child with dark hair in the lower right looks down. Brass lamps and offering trays sit on a green cloth in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-15A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl with a green and red flower garland and a white forehead mark sits on a throne-like chair with folded hands raised, facing a group of seated devotees. Several people in front sit on the floor with hands joined in namaskar; a man in a white dhoti and a woman in a yellow shawl are prominent, and a man in a white shirt sits nearby. Brass plates on a golden cloth hold fruits and pink flowers, and a wooden box with fruit sits in the foreground near a marigold garland. A pale pink wall and dark curtain form the backdrop.2010-09-18November 29 20092009-11-29August 15 20092009-08-15December 22 20122012-12-22Indoor temple hall with polished reddish-brown floor and white pillars. A priest in white clothes performs a puja at a central altar with brass lamps and small deity murtis decorated with flowers. Behind the altar stand two dark deity statues in orange garments with garlands. On a gold-framed throne at right sits a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed guru in meditation pose, garlanded with orange and marigold flowers, labelled as a portrait. Five people sit on green mats in front of the altar: a woman in yellow-green sari with a plate of offerings, a girl in pink, another woman in green, and a boy in a yellow shirt with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps and a small plate of offerings sit on the floor.September 15 20112011-09-15A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a red-and-orange flower garland sits on a golden throne draped with red cushions and white flower garlands, palms joined in greeting. Before him, a seated devotee in a lavender sari and glasses holds his hand, while others sit on the floor in a semicircle. A standing man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together stands behind the throne. A red tray holds fruits, and a white-draped table holds books. Two young volunteers in yellow shawls hold a microphone. Probable Swamiji (orange robe, long hair, garland, throne cues) seated in a darshan setting during an energy darshan session.2009-11-29Devotees sit cross-legged on a rug on a glossy white floor, hands pressed together in namaste. A man in a striped white shirt and grey trousers sits at left, a woman in a maroon sari holds a white plastic bag at the centre, a man in a white shirt and jeans sits beside her, and a woman in a gold-and-orange sari wears gold necklaces. At right a man in a white shirt and beige trousers wears a gold watch, and partly visible at the edge a shaved-headed person in saffron robes and wears a white bandage on the forehead and eyeglasses with rudraksha beads. A green basket of fruit sits on the floor in front. Behind them is a painted backdrop of coloured bands and blue walls with red drapes.2013-04-09