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A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung above red curtained windows. A dense crowd of many seated devotees sits on floor mats with brass plates and offering trays before them. Most wear white or orange-saffron clothing, and several women wear saffron and yellow saris. A small orange-robed figure stands near the far left by a doorway. Some people are kneeling in prayer or holding small books and phones, and a few are seated near the front on red-and-white mats.

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December 29 20112011-12-29September 07 20112011-09-07December 25 20112011-12-25August 30 20112011-08-30Large indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains, where many seated women and girls in saris, salwar kameez and white clothing sit on floor mats before small brass plates and oil lamps. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, including one of a bare-chested figure with long hair and a white garland, which may depict a teacher but cannot be confirmed from appearance. Participants sit in rows facing forward, some with open books, others with hands folded in a ritual sitting posture.2011-12-27A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a puja with oil lamps. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and saffron kurtas hold lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, seated on red-and-white striped mats. Behind them, rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on the floor with small brass lamps and plates. Red curtains and framed portraits of a saffron-clad guru line the walls, and a large dark screen hangs at the far end. The image shows a group ritual with lamps, not a single identifiable teacher in the scene.2011-12-30December 30 20112011-12-30A large hall with cream walls, recessed ceiling lights and red-curtained windows hung with framed portraits. Many devotees sit cross-legged on striped red-and-white mats in rows, most wearing orange, white or pink clothes, with brass plates of offerings and small oil lamps before them. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree and a young woman in orange sit with hands joined in prayer. A man in a grey shirt stands at the right edge near a camera. The scene appears to be a group puja in progress.2011-12-31A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees on striped mats and cushions, many in white and saffron/orange garments, some with folded hands in prayer. Floor plates hold offerings and small bowls. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and a large screen and speakers are mounted near the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang gathering, though no a person is clearly identifiable among the seated people from appearance alone.2011-12-25Interior of a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains where many people sit cross-legged on mats and bamboo matting in rows. Several women and girls wear white, red, pink and blue salwar or saris, and some hold their hands together in prayer. In front of them stand small brass plates, steel containers and a lit oil lamp. Framed portraits hang high on the back wall above the seated devotees.2011-12-25A large hall with cream walls and recessed ceiling lights shows a seated congregation of women and girls on red-and-white striped mats, many in orange or saffron garments and white saris, some with small brass plates of offerings before them. A young woman in white loose clothing sits in the front centre, and a woman in a red top and white sari sits on a chair at the left. Framed portraits hang along the wall, and red curtains are draped beneath them. Some people are seated on mats at the back and others stand near a pillar, while a black screen hangs from the ceiling.2011-12-29April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copies