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A photograph of a covered hall during an evening ritual gathering. Many people in white clothes sit on the floor in rows facing a low black table with objects on it, and a large projection screen stands at the left. Several men wear saffron/orange shawls and one has a shaved head with a tilak on the forehead. Colourful cloth banners with tassels hang from the ceiling beams, and a man at the far left holds a brass vessel. The setting is an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and white walls, with cables running across the floor.

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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, hung with tall cloth banners patterned in red, blue and white. Well over a hundred people sit on mats across the floor, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange shawls. In the right foreground, a seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a low white-covered platform beside a small wooden stand, while a woman in white and orange kneels nearby. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor at left. A wall fan and speaker are mounted on the right wall.2007-08-08January 03 20082008-01-03A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses hosts a seated gathering of roughly a hundred people dressed mostly in white with orange shawls. Several people in front sit on mats on the concrete floor, while a woman in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised white-draped platform at the right, facing a seated devotee in white with an orange shawl who sits close beside her. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the floor at left, and tall decorative pillars painted with red, yellow and blue motifs stand along the walls. A wall sign shows partial text and framed photographs line the left side.2007-08-08February 12 20082008-02-12February 10 20082008-02-10A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tubes, where a seated audience of many people in white clothing sits on woven mats. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl raises a brass lamp-like vessel with both arms beside a second man in white holding a similar object. Brass bells and small brass vessels sit on the mats, and a large steel pot stands at the left edge. Two hanging cloth banners with bird and floral motifs hang from the ceiling. Several children in white with rudraksha-style beads sit in the front rows.2007-09-21January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, filled with seated devotees on mats and rugs. Most wear white clothing, with some in orange or saffron shawls and one woman in a yellow sari in the lower left. Many have long braided hair. At the far right, a figure in a white robe with an orange shawl stands before a shrine area. Decorative woven banners in red, blue and gold hang from the ceiling, and a small deity murti sits on an altar at the back. A black telephone sits on a table at right.2007-08-08Indoor evening gathering in a hall with a white tent-like ceiling, tall white scaffolding frames and hanging patterned banners in red, blue and yellow. In the foreground, about a dozen boys sit cross-legged on a blue-grey mat, dressed in white kurta-dhoti outfits, several wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them, rows of men and boys in white and saffron-orange shawls sit on white plastic chairs and stand near the back. On the right, a woman in a white sari stands near a small speaker and table. A portrait-style image and printed banners hang on the back wall.2007-10-21A large tented hall with a curved white canopy hung with long colourful cloth banners in blue, red, yellow and patterned designs. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on red and dark mats facing a standing speaker in white and orange at the centre, beside a video camera on a tripod. On the far right, a woman in orange robes sits near a low table with a microphone. A shaved-headed man in orange stands near the right wall. White cushioned mats lie on the floor in front. A wall-mounted notice board and dark cabinets are visible on the left, and white folding chairs are scattered at the back.2008-01-25February 10 20082008-02-10Indoor photo of an aarti performance in a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, hung with colourful cloth banners. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shawls, stand or kneel near a row of brass oil lamps on a striped mat. Thirty to sixty children and adults in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor facing them. At the left, a framed portrait of a woman in orange sits on a white-draped table with a red-and-white mat in front. At the right stands an older man in an orange robe and beaded necklace, beside a white sofa.2007-08-26 +1 copies