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A photograph of a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, decorated with tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric. A woman in a yellow-orange sari stands at the front holding a microphone while speaking to a seated audience. Many people sit on mats and carpets on both sides of a red-carpeted central aisle, with men in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris and salwar. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a red shawl are seated near the front left. A metal table holds a brass bell in the foreground, and a woman in white with a plain sari sits in the bottom foreground.

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June 27 20102010-06-27A photograph of a large hall where many seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange-saffron clothing, sit on mats before rows of brass thalis, lamps and offering plates set on orange cloths for a puja. In the foreground a woman in orange sari sits with her hands near the offerings. Near the front, several people in white and orange shawls sit on a red carpet beside a camera on a tripod. On the right, a man in white sits cross-legged at a low table. The hall has painted red-and-yellow pillars, a tin roof and a banner on the wall above a shelf with steel vessels.2010-09-21A photograph inside a covered hall with an orange-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings. Colourful decorative pillars with dove and floral motifs stand along the sides. Many people, mostly in white clothing, sit on mats on the floor, some women in white saris, and several men stand and sit near the back and along the walls, one in a green shirt. A few people stand near the far doorway. The scene reads as a gathering or darshan line, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.2010-08-08A photograph of a Bhagavad Gita satsang in an open-sided hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof with ceiling fans. Many seated devotees sit on mats and rugs, most in white shirts and trousers, with some in dark or casual clothes; a child in a blue top sits in front. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the left near a small orange-topped altar table. Colourful fabric-wrapped hanging cylinders decorate the ceiling and a metal railing separates the front rows. A framed poster is on the wall behind. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance here, so no candidate is identified.2011-11-20December 16 20092009-12-16A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red-orange walls hosts a long gathering of seated devotees on both sides of a central red carpet aisle. Many attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange and mustard tones. At the far end, a red and gold shrine holds a deity murti beneath decorative arches, and a figure in saffron-orange sits near the front while others in white sit in the foreground. Tall cloth banners with geometric patterns in blue, orange and red hang along the walls. Metal railings line the aisle, and a stage lamp stands near the shrine.2010-09-20A photograph of a covered hall viewed from the rear down a long central aisle lined with a red runner and metal railings. Many devotees sit on mats on both sides, most wearing white head bands and white or light clothes, some in orange or pink. At the far end a lit altar holds a deity murti with red and orange draping, flanked by tall blue-and-gold decorated pillars. Wall posters and framed photographs line the side walls. A few people stand near the altar, and the scene is dimly lit with fluorescent tubes overhead.2010-08-01A photograph of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, where a crowd of mostly women and children sits on the floor in white, yellow, orange and pink saris and kurtas, many with orange and yellow shawls and garlands. At the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne on a red carpet, facing the audience; a row of white-clad seated men is beside the carpet. Hanging decorative streamers and tall painted pillars line the ceiling, and a wall banner shows framed photographs. A railing separates the seated devotees from the dais.2011-03-03A photograph of a seated audience inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. In the foreground, women in saffron, orange, white and yellow saris and salwar sit on the floor, several with yellow shawls, one wearing a bindi and holding a bottle of water. Behind them rows of attendees in white clothing face a raised dais at right, where a red carpet leads to an ornate gold-framed red throne displaying a framed portrait of a figure in orange. Two men in white sit near the dais. A tall decorated kalasha-like pillar with hanging garlands stands at centre, and framed photographs hang on the right wall.2011-03-03June 18 20102010-06-18Interior of a white-walled hall with a blue-trussed metal roof and ceiling fans, hung with decorative patterned banners. Many seated devotees face forward on blue plastic chairs and orange-and-green mats, most with hands joined in namaskar. Women wear orange and yellow saris, and men wear white dhotis; several people hold orange-brown shawls. Brass lamps and offering plates with flowers sit on mats in front. Background shows a small shrine area with a deity image. Visible photograph of a group ceremony.2011-10-09A long hall with white walls, blue steel roof trusses and ceiling fans, decorated with hanging orange and multicolored fabric panels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on striped mats, many in white dhotis and shirts, and several women in orange and red saris. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe sits with hands raised in anjali beside brass plates and small offerings on a mat. Other priests in white, some with shaved heads and white vastram, sit holding brass vessels and performing a ritual, with small brass plates of flowers and fruit arranged before them. The scene suggests a group puja or satsang.2011-10-10