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Indoor hall with white walls and a corrugated roof where many seated devotees, mostly in white clothes with some orange-shawled attendees, sit on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing forward. A glass display cabinet behind them holds objects, with a sign reading "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age" above it. Other wall displays, framed pictures, a decorated umbrella-like canopy, and a large ornamental golden shell-like piece appear on the left. Plastic chairs line the edges. Most attendees wear white kurtas or salwars, and a few wear orange garments. No individual clearly identifiable as a central figure is visible; the seating centre is occupied by devotees.

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A large seated gathering of devotees fills a white-walled hall with a corrugated roof, many dressed in white with orange shawls or sashes and rudraksha-style beads. Most sit cross-legged on mats in rows, several with hands raised in greeting or applause. A display board with a Kannada and English caption reads about items used by Paramahamsa in his young age, and cabinets with framed objects stand against the back wall. A decorative ceremonial umbrella and a conch-shaped object are near the left wall, and an orange-curtained doorway is at the right. A figure at the far back appears partly visible. No clearly identifiable speaker is shown at the front of the room.2008-12-06A large indoor hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, filled with many seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing orange or saffron scarves and lanyards, sitting on floor mats and clapping with palms together. Some women in white saris and one in orange sit at front. 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Most wear white clothing, with some in orange and purple saris, and many have rudraksha malas and small beads around their necks. Several smile and clap, and some hold their hands together in greeting. Behind them, a wall displays a glass-fronted cabinet and framed photographs, and a banner reads in English and Kannada 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. A decorated canopy, flower arrangements and a framed picture hang nearby. No single figure at the front is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2008-12-06A large group of seated devotees fills a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, many in white clothing and some in orange or saffron shawls, several wearing rudraksha or beaded malas and lanyards. Rows of people sit on mats, smiling and clapping or gesturing with hands folded, while others look on attentively. Behind them, a glass display cabinet and wall panels show objects and a bilingual sign reading 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. 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