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Dim indoor hall with a large crowd seated on the floor facing a stage area. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left beside a tiered, illuminated lamp stand (oil lamp arrangement) and a screen showing a deity image. Many attendees hold small lights and sit in rows; others watch from a balcony and upper walkways of a modern atrium with glass railings. Warm, low lighting. Ceremonial evening gathering.

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December 22 20122012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor and on tiers in the background, many dressed in white and light clothing. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and light shawl stands on a raised stage beside a monitor displaying a deity image, with a lit golden decorated tree beside him. Warm amber lighting, glass railings and a balcony with more seated attendees fill the scene, with small oil lamps glowing on the floor near the front row.2012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22Wide interior photograph of a large, dimly lit hall with a high ceiling and an upper gallery. Many people in white clothing sit closely on the floor in rows facing a stage at left, where a shirtless man in white dhoti stands near a lit chandelier-style lamp stand and a tall white curtain. A projection screen shows an image beside the stage, and small lamps or candles glow among the seated crowd. Others watch from the balcony railings above. Ritual or satsang gathering setting.2012-12-22A photograph of an evening ritual in a tall atrium hall with glass railings and balconies. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the centre holding a lit golden aarti lamp shaped like a tree. Seated devotees in white and red clothing fill the floor in front of him, many holding small lit candles, while more people watch from the upper balconies. Two monitors show the ceremony in the foreground.2012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22Evening devotional gathering in a tall atrium hall with warm lighting and a glass-railed balcony packed with observers. In the foreground a man with bare upper body wearing a white dhoti holds a lit ornate aarti lamp with flames aloft toward a seated crowd. Many seated participants in white clothes and red shawls sit on mats on the floor, some with hands raised, and a large screen on a stand shows a video feed. Oil lamps and small candles glow among the audience. A figure sits on a raised platform at the far right of the hall.2012-12-22Photo of a large indoor satsang hall with a tall atrium, balconies and warm red lighting. A standing man in a white dhoti and bare upper body waves a lit golden aarti lamp toward the front of the room. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls fill the floor and balconies, many with hands in namaskar or holding papers. A puja table with brass plates and lamps sits at the left edge, and a large framed painting hangs on the upper left wall. A bald man in white sits in the foreground with his hands together. The photo appears to show an evening aarti during a satsang gathering.2012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22December 22 20122012-12-22