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A photograph of a large hall where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats for a ritual. Many wear white dhotis and white garments, and several women wear saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Most have their hands pressed together in anjali. In front of them, brass and steel lamps, small metal cups and vessels sit on green banana-leaf plates with offerings along a yellow-lined floor. Tall bamboo poles with orange flags stand around the hall, and a wall display and banners hang above. Behind the rows, more standing people in white are visible. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with participants seated in devotion.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Photograph of a large hall with a pale concrete floor and yellow lines where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and green mats. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several hold small brass or steel cups and plates set in front of them. Standing figures in white move among the rows near the back, and a figure in white stands near a draped table at the right. Hanging colourful textile banners decorate the pillars and walls, and a set of framed notices is visible on the back wall. +1 copiesA photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on a bare concrete floor for a shared meal in a hall. Rows of people in white clothes with orange shawls sit with hands folded in anjali, with banana leaf plates in front of them holding rice, vegetables and fruit, and small steel cups and lamps placed between them. Long orange-tipped ceremonial sticks stand upright along the rows. Some people wear saffron scarves and white dhotis or white kurtas. In the background another person in a white and orange outfit walks past, and framed signs and a bookshelf line the back wall. Two sides of the row are visible, with people seated on both.2006-12-27A photograph of a large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful decorative banners with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls and sit on mats before small brass plates, lamps and flower-decorated leaf plates, with small metal cups in front of them. Several men in the foreground have hands pressed together in prayer. Orange flag poles stand among the seated rows, and a striped cloth hangs at the left edge. Many more people sit in the background. +1 copiesA long hall with rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, sitting cross-legged on the floor before banana-leaf plates of food with white cups. Several people hold long slender sticks with orange tassels, and brass vessels are placed along the rows. Hanging orange-and-maroon decorative banners line the walls, and a framed picture stands at the far right. Plastic chairs are stacked against the back wall. Many attendees are visible, mostly women in white saris and men in white kurtas with orange shawls.2006-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large white tent-like hall with a dark stage backdrop at left and colourful patterned hanging panels overhead. Rows of devotees sit on red mats in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, many with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, small lamps and banana-leaf plates with food sit before them on the floor. Two figures in white stand near the stage at left, and a person in white stands at centre-back near a flower-decorated area. Bamboo poles with orange flags stand among the rows. Some seated people are in white salwar and sari-style clothing. The scene appears to be a maheshwara pooja style ritual gathering with offerings. +1 copiesA seated row of women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in prayer inside an open-sided pavilion. Brass kalashas and steel tumblers stand before them on the floor, beside banana leaf plates of rice, curry and papadums. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth tassels rise between them. Behind, a large portrait of a man in a white turban and white clothing is mounted on the wall, though no clearly identified Swamiji is present in person. Several people in white stand and serve in the background, and a foreign woman with light hair kneels among the devotees.2006-10-12December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a hall where a long row of women sit cross-legged on orange and white mats in prayer, hands pressed together in anjali. Many wear white saris with yellow borders and some have orange or red shawls. Each seated group has a plantain leaf meal with small cups in front of them. In the foreground at the left edge, partially visible men sit with folded hands. At the far right a woman with long light hair sits in yellow and white clothing. In the background a man in white robes stands near the back by a stage, and a brass plate, bowl and glass sit on a low wooden tray in the centre. Orange chairs and a white pillared backdrop are visible at the top right.2010-10-12Photograph of a whitewashed hall where rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls sit with palms pressed together on striped mats, facing a framed portrait of a figure in orange garments on a draped seat. Long rows of leaf plates with offerings, small cups and lamps line the floor between the two groups. Orange ceremonial staffs stand along the left wall, and a man in white stands at the far doorway. Fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan are visible.2007-06-22