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Indoor ritual at a camp hall with corrugated metal walls and colourful painted pillars. A golden canopy shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in garlands, with a tiered brass altar and offerings in front. Several standing figures in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas attend the altar; one standing man wears a red turban and orange robe. A woman in orange sari stands to the right, while a large seated audience of women in colourful saris and shawls sits on mats on the floor behind metal barrier rails.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a open-sided hall with corrugated metal walls and colourful striped hangings on the pillars. On a raised decorated platform stands a deity murti dressed with garlands and a green cloth backdrop, with a brass ornate peetha or throne-like altar and a kalasha-style setup before it. Several men in saffron and orange robes, one wearing a red turban, stand at the left, and a woman in orange sari stands at the right beside the altar. A large audience of devotees sits on colourful mats in the foreground, mostly women in saffron, pink, green and white saris, facing the altar. No one is clearly identified as the central guru; the altar and standing officiants are the focus.2015-09-10A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with white metal walls and orange-and-green banners. At the centre, a man in a red turban and orange-saffron robe with rudraksha-style beads stands holding a microphone, while behind him a man in orange ritual dress stands near a decorated altar. Seated on green mats in front, many people in white traditional clothes sit in rows behind low rope barriers, some wearing red or saffron shawls. On the right, two men in orange and saffron garments and turbans tend an ornate golden shrine with a green canopy, a deity murti and kalasha-like vessels. A woman in a red sari with a garland stands near the centre. Audio equipment, speakers and cases are visible at left.2015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of an outdoor satsang hall draped in orange and purple fabric with striped cloth and decorative banners. A large gilded arch frames a central deity murti with a golden crown, flanked by two figures, seated on a red-cushioned throne. Seated devotees fill the green-carpeted floor, many in orange, white, yellow and teal garments and headscarves, several with hands folded. A man in orange robes stands near the centre, and a robed figure sits on a golden throne to the right beside a brass lamp and ceremonial items, with ritual objects set on a low golden table in front of the altar.2013-02-12September 10 20152015-09-10February 12 20132013-02-12Photograph inside a large orange and red tented hall decorated with draped fabric and a blue valance. At the centre stands an ornate golden shrine framing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden-yellow backdrop, with a golden arch and a pair of standing deity figures above. A saffron-robed man stands at the centre of the hall gesturing toward the altar, while another saffron-robed man in front of the altar holds a microphone. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes fill the floor, several holding lit oil lamps. A woman in saffron sits on a golden chair at the left. A seated figure in a red robe sits before a small altar at the front.2013-02-09October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a seated congregation on a red carpet facing an ornate golden temple shrine decorated with multicoloured tassel garlands and crystal chandeliers. Devotees in white, pastel and colourful saris sit in rows while a figure in orange robes sits centrally before the shrine, surrounded by standing priests in white and offering vessels. Gold-painted deity murtis and carved arches frame the shrine. The central deity murti appears to be a decorated image with a crown, but its exact identity is not clear. A person in orange robes at the centre is seated and performing a ritual; whether this is a specific candidate is uncertain from appearance alone, so the role is given as a seated figure in orange clothing, with no identity claimed.2016-04-24