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A photograph of a seated audience inside a bare-walled hall with grey carpet, gathered before a decorated altar. In the foreground on the left, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a sleeveless coral-red top faces the group, gesturing with one raised hand; the figure's back is turned to the camera. Seated on the floor in the lower centre, a man in a blue kurta and blue trousers sits with hands resting before him. Behind them, rows of seated devotees wear white and pastel clothes, with some in saris and salwar. The altar holds a large golden-brown deity murti under a canopy with a red-and-gold umbrella, flanked by garlanded figures, a yellow hanging banner, and a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange. To the right stand colourful dolls in orange and green saris, and a dark stone Shivalinga-style form with a white cloth sits on a tiled plinth beside brass oil lamps and a white feathered whisk. A ceremonial brass and tray arrangement lies in the foreground. Persons counted: about 50 visible in the scene.

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A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre, beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes seated at the shrine edge. Pink and purple drapes frame the shrine, and a kalasha and brass lamps rest on the platform. Dozens of people sit on the floor in front, many in white, yellow and blue clothing, some in saffron. Overhead are ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. The image is a photo of a seated congregation at a temple shrine.2009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29A photograph of a seated group gathering in a bare white-walled hall with grey carpet. Along the back, a row of white and gold statues sits on a tiered stand, and a golden drape hangs on the right beside a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure. Two ornate palanquin-like canopies with fringed umbrellas flank an elaborately decorated seat. A standing man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands near the centre. 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At right, a monastic in orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor. Many attendees wear white, cream, red and saffron clothing, and a woman at centre wears a red sari. A gilded mirror frame and a small shrine area with a pink cloth appear on the right. A gold-framed shrine and an exit sign are visible on the back wall.2007-11-07A large seated audience of devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls fills a hall during a satsang session. At the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a brown leather throne, gesturing with raised hands while speaking. Behind him is a decorated shrine with a deity murti and orange-and-red banners. A woman in white stands at left near the shrine, and a digital clock is mounted on the wall. Gold-ornate pillars frame the stage on the right.2015-07-09A seated group of devotees faces a shrine with large painted deity murtis in ornate crowns and bright garments. At the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform beside brass lamps and offerings, with a red-cloth-draped table. Devotees in white, orange, pink and blue clothing sit on mats before him, some with offering plates of fruit and flowers. A garlanded deity figure stands at the far right edge, and garlanded figures stand in the background. Several people are visible in the foreground, seated on the carpet.