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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel beams and fluorescent tube lights. Dozens of devotees, mostly in white clothes, stand close together and face toward the right side. Several women wear saffron or orange shawls and have long braids. A tall red velvet drape hangs against a carved stone pillar on the right, and a hanging decorative banner with geometric patterns is visible near the centre. Some people have their hands folded in prayer, while others look on attentively. No single central figure is clearly visible in the frame.

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Night-time photograph of a covered open courtyard at an ashram, with a crowd of many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in saffron-orange, moving and standing in an orderly group. Several white-clad men stand in the background. In the foreground, two women in white with orange shawls face a stone platform with carved relief panels; a red velvet cloth drapes over the stone edge, and a brass pot and a small lamp sit on the platform. Tall decorated pillars with painted panels hang from the ceiling and fluorescent tube lights illuminate the hall. Many people appear to be in prayer or devotional attention.2007-09-21Interior photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing in rows inside a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Many people wear white or pale clothing, while several women wear sarees in red, blue, orange and pink. Some women have their hands folded in prayer, and a few people carry bags. Two tall decorated cloth banners with floral and bird motifs stand on the left and centre, and small brass lamps sit on mats on the floor at the lower left. Speakers are mounted on the walls.2007-09-21December 17 20072007-12-17December 17 20072007-12-17December 10 20072007-12-10December 17 20072007-12-17February 16 20072007-02-16December 17 20072007-12-17July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a crowd of men and boys in white clothes gathered under a corrugated metal roof at night, in a covered courtyard beside a whitewashed building. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several have bare feet. A man at the left wears a red and white garland or beaded necklace and holds his hands together in greeting. A small boy in front centre looks toward the camera, and a bespectacled young man at right in a white shirt with a red stripe is close to the lens. A tall colourful striped pole stands near the centre, and a red cloth hangs on the left pillar.2007-09-21December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tube lights, showing a crowd of men in white ritual clothing with white dhotis and shirts. Many stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or with hands folded, heads bowed in prayer, near a carved grey stone pillar and a stone platform on the left. Several men wear shoulder cloths and lanyard badges. On the right, one man in an orange shawl stands among the white-clad group. Striped red, yellow and blue banners hang from the beams, and a wall sign reads partially in English. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering during evening hours.2007-09-21