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A large hall with a polished white floor and a draped white ceiling hung with colourful striped pillar decorations. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing white, orange, red, and yellow saris and kurtas, with oil lamps lit on small plates in front of them and brass plates of offerings. A few women in white garments sit at the front left, and a woman in orange works near the lamps. Framed pictures hang on the back wall, and a small shrine area with a deity murti appears at the far left. Some people are seated near a microphone stand at the right.

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A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most dressed in white, while many women wear orange and red saris and some sit with brass puja plates holding small oil lamps and offerings before them. Tall decorated cylindrical pillars with colourful geometric patterns hang from a draped white fabric ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the pale pink wall at the back near a small shrine area. The floor is tiled and reflects the lamp light. Many people appear seated in meditative or prayer postures.2013-01-20A large hall with pink walls, a fabric-draped ceiling and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned bands with orange tassels. Dozens of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats across the floor, many holding small oil lamps or brass plates with offerings, performing a lamp-lit puja. Most wear white, orange or blue saris and salwar kameez. Chairs are stacked along the walls and a few people stand in the background near windows with red curtains. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2015-05-05A large hall with a pale pink wall and a grey draped fabric ceiling hung with tall multicoloured cylindrical banners. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on a white-tiled floor, many women in red and orange saris and men in white kurtas. In front of them are brass plates with lit oil lamps and offerings, and a small raised area holds a framed portrait on the far wall. Some people in white sit near a row of orange cushions, and a few people stand at the back of the room. This appears to be a group satsang or puja with lamps and offering trays.2013-01-19A large hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on orange and blue mats, mostly women in white and colourful saris with long braids, many holding small brass or plastic cups and oil lamps before them. Hanging decorative tassels in red, yellow and blue decorate the ceiling. On the stage at the far end are ornate golden deity murtis and decorated altars with flowers, and a golden throne stands at the left side of the hall. No individual figure on the stage is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is named. A crowd of many dozens of people is visible.2010-11-13May 08 20122012-05-08January 20 20132013-01-20A large hall during a seated group puja, with a crowd of roughly 100 people sitting on mats on the floor facing a central area. Women in orange and saffron saris sit in the front rows with brass plates, oil lamps and small offering dishes arranged on orange cloths before them. A woman in white sits centrally, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a headband sits at the right front with brass items. Children and young people in colourful shirts fill the middle and back rows. Tall brass lamp stands and a row of ornate multicoloured hanging decorations line the high white ceiling, and red curtains hang on the side walls. A golden throne-like seat is visible at the far end of the hall.2012-05-12April 14 20122012-04-14December 22 20102010-12-22A large hall with a glossy white marble floor and a draped ceiling decorated with tall striped pillars of red, yellow, and blue ribbons. Dozens of seated devotees sit in rows on mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands resting on laps, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offering bowls arranged on red mats before them. Women wear saris and salwar in orange, saffron, yellow, red, and white, and several wear white ritual clothes. An elderly man in an orange shawl sits at the far left on a raised platform beside a golden ornate shrine with a deity murti. Red curtains hang along the walls. Several people are gathered near the back and sides, and the event appears to be a satsang or puja.2012-05-07A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white saris with red and orange borders, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at a microphone stand with her palms pressed together, facing the crowd, while another woman in white with a gold-bordered sari stands at left with her hand raised. Several seated women wear orange and red saris. Tall decorative pillars with colourful striped bands and tassels line the ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the left wall. Attendees sit on the floor in rows, some with notebooks and bags.2013-01-20A photograph of a large hall where many people sit on the floor in rows facing a shrine at the far end. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit with puja plates, brass vessels and small oil lamps before them. The men in front have their hands joined in prayer, one wearing a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread across his bare upper body. Behind them, a crowd of children and adults in mixed colourful clothing sits attentively. At the back of the room, a gilded ornamental canopy and a gold-coloured throne frame a small deity murti, with orange and red festoon hangings decorating the ceiling. A wooden lectern and red chairs stand near the walls.2012-05-08