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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting in rows on the floor facing the front during a pada-puja satsang. Brass plates with offerings and small lamps sit before the front rows. On the right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit near a pair of drums. Golden deity figures and framed portraits in red and gold line the walls, and ceiling lights and red curtains fill the room.

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A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on the floor in rows before low trays with brass plates and oil lamps during a puja. Several men in front wear saffron-orange robes, and a bald man in orange sits near the centre front. Drummers in orange clothing sit at the right edge beside drums. Golden deity murti and decorated figures stand along the left wall beneath framed devotional pictures, with a ceiling of recessed lights and maroon curtains.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits of robed figures along the wall, with red valances above them. Rows of seated men in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats, many with brass puja plates and small lamps set before them. Two men in saffron-orange robes sit at the front left, one holding a small brass vessel. Many more people, including some in white and some in colourful clothing, fill the background seating under ceiling lights.2011-08-23October 02 20162016-10-02A large hall with cream walls and a polished white floor holds a seated congregation of many devotees on mats. Front-row men wear white dhotis and shawls, several with white-painted foreheads and bare shaved heads, and others wear saffron or orange robes. Behind them, rows of seated participants wear white, red, yellow and pink clothing, and small brass lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang along the back wall above red-draped windows, and a small emblem appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-04 +1 copiesNovember 20 20162016-11-20November 12 20162016-11-12A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits along the back wall, hung with red and maroon drapes. Several dozen seated participants fill the floor: in the foreground, about five monastics in saffron/orange robes with shaved heads sit on mats before small brass lamps, steel plates of offerings and red and yellow pots, while behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shawls and forehead markings, sit in rows. Plates of food, small lamps and mats are arranged in front of them. No individual's identity is established from appearance; the portraits on the wall are printed pictures, not physical people.2011-09-07A large hall with a polished floor and pale walls hung with framed portraits of deities and saints, red valances above them. Rows of devotees sit on the floor, many in white dhotis and shawls, some in orange robes. In the foreground, several sannyasis in orange saffron robes sit cross-legged on mats with brass plates, lamps and small vessels set before them. Metal stanchions with a ribbon-free rail run across the middle of the hall. Overhead, recessed red-tinged lighting lines the ceiling. A few people in the background wear white and orange, and a small purple logo appears in the top left corner.2011-09-03 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20162016-01-31August 24 20142014-08-24A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of men seated on the floor in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and red-brown shawls, reading and writing in notebooks at a satsang. In the foreground a bald man in white with a red-brown shawl writes in a notebook. At the far end of the hall, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and flowers near golden ornamental displays. Wall banners and framed pictures line the walls, and fluorescent ceiling lights hang over the room.2014-08-24