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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls holds a seated congregation of many devotees, mostly in white and cream clothing, facing a raised stone platform. At the centre front, a standing person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair speaks before a camera on a tripod. Behind her, a shrine with red curtains displays a multi-armed deity murti and additional figures, with kalasha-style decorations hanging on the pillars. Many participants sit with heads bowed, some with hands raised. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse session.

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Wide view from the back of a covered hall where a large seated crowd, mostly in white and light clothing, sits on mats facing a shrine. On a raised stone dais, a deity murti and garlanded figures stand under pink drapes and a central arch, with an orange-robed figure beside the shrine. Two people in orange and white stand at the left near the dais, and a man bends forward at the right edge. Tall striped and orange tassel banners hang from the ceiling, and a bird motif appears on the decorations. Several people in the crowd are partially visible, and the setting suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2008-01-17A wide photo of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, decorated with striped cloth-wrapped pillars. Large crowd of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, facing a raised shrine platform. On the platform, several figures in saffron-orange robes stand around a stone altar, with red and gold drapes framing a deity murti at the back. Robed attendants in orange and white move around the altar, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Trees are visible through the open doorway behind the shrine.2008-01-17A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and fluorescent light holds a dense seated crowd in white clothes facing a raised altar. On the altar, a decorated deity murti stands before pink curtains and a garland of flowers, with brass oil lamps and kalasha offerings in front. Several robed priests in saffron and orange garments stand on the platform performing puja. Most of the audience sits on the floor, many with their backs to the camera, and a few women wear saris and salwar-style outfits. Trees and shrubs are visible outside through the windows and open sides.2008-12-28A wide photograph of a covered open-sided hall where a large seated crowd, mostly in white clothing, faces a raised shrine platform. On the platform, several figures in orange and saffron robes perform a ritual before a deity murti with ornate decorations and red curtains. Two attendants in white dhotis with red shawls stand at the platform's front edge, and hanging cloth banners with patterns and orange tassels frame the pillars. Trees are visible outside the open sides of the hall.2008-01-17A photograph taken from the back of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, showing a seated congregation facing a decorated stage. Thick audience rows fill the foreground, many with heads bowed or turned toward the stage. On the stage, several figures in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand around a shrine-like structure with red curtains and a central golden deity murti or altar bathed in lamplight. Tall decorative fabric pillars in orange, black and patterned panels frame the hall. Several people in saffron and white stand near the stage edges.2008-01-17December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesMarch 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a covered open-sided hall where a large seated crowd faces a raised stone stage at the far end. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white, cream and muted clothing, with some in dark sweaters and saris. On the stage, several people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand around an altar decorated with red and pink drapery, flowers and a deity murti or framed image. Tall woven banners in red, green, blue and orange hang from the pillars, and orange lanterns are fixed to the walls. The scene resembles a satsang gathering in progress. The audience numbers roughly several dozen people.2008-01-17A photograph of a Pradosha puja and homa in an open-sided hall at Aadi Kailaasa, Bengaluru, with a stone shrine behind and red curtains draped at its sides. A priest in a saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, holding a lamp or offering before a seated orange-robed figure on a white-draped platform in front of the shrine. A second priest in white sits on a mat to the left, with offerings of fruit and flowers on a cloth in front of him. About fifteen devotees in white and cream clothing sit cross-legged on mats in rows, several with hands folded. Colourful hanging cloth banners with bird motifs hang from the roof, and sunlight glows through the trees outside.2008-01-20December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated audience in a large hall facing a decorated stage. Rows of devotees sit on mats and cushions, many in saffron, white, yellow and red clothing, several with notebooks. At the stage, a saffron-robed man stands at the right edge beside a central altar draped in orange and white cloth, with marigold and floral arrangements, a golden deity murti and a red kalasha-style vessel on a platform. A projection screen hangs above, and a woman in white stands near the left wall beside banners with woven patterns. Other people move through the aisles. The scene appears to be a satsang or darshan programme.