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A crowded hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with paper star decorations, and a red carpet runner leading toward a doorway at the far end. Many women in white and cream saris and white kurta-style dress fill the aisle, several holding small metal vessels or cups. In the foreground a woman in a white churidar-style outfit with a white shawl stands facing away, arm extended toward the aisle. A woman in a pink sari with a sindoor-marked forehead and a woman in an orange sari sit among the crowd. Banners and a striped decorative column line the walls.

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December 31 20082008-12-31A large crowd of devotees stands and sits in a covered hall decorated with hanging paper cranes and tall striped pillars. Many women and men wear white dhotis and saris, and some carry small metal vessels. A woman in a turquoise sari holds a child on her hip near the left foreground. Along the right side, a long red carpet runs between metal railings where devotees line up for darshan. Banners on the back wall show a seated saffron-clad sannyasi in meditation and a line of text about growing consciousness. Many people are visible, but the crowd is dense and partly cut off at the edges.2008-12-31December 30 20092009-12-30A crowded hall with a long red carpet runway running down the centre between two metal railings. Many devotees, mostly women, stand in lines wearing white saris and white dhotis with rudraksha malas; several women in the foreground hold small brass or steel vessels, and one woman in a navy and beige sari stands on the left. Paper star-shaped decorations hang from the ceiling, and colourful painted banners and printed posters line the walls. The people crowd toward an entrance at the far end, where a decorated doorway opens. The scene suggests a procession or line of devotees moving forward in a temple-style hall.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a large hall filled with devotees dressed in white, many women wearing white saris with gold borders and men in white shirts and dhotis. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a decorated altar area at the far end, lined on both sides by metal railings. Above, paper star decorations hang from the ceiling, and striped pillars frame the walls. Several people in the foreground have their hands folded in namaskar, and some carry small brass vessels. The setting appears to be a ceremonial gathering with a procession-like walkway toward the shrine.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a decorated temple hall, facing a central red carpet aisle that runs toward a distant ornate altar area. Many women in white and cream saris, some with coloured borders, sit in rows along the left; a woman in an orange and dark sari stands among them. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit along the right side behind a metal railing, and a boy in a pink kurta sits near the front right. Overhead hang strings of decorative leaves and banners, and the pillars are painted with colourful floral patterns. Several attendees wear lanyard name badges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a central figure in the visible frame.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31March 10 20132013-03-10A photo inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with yellow and white paper decorations and orange banners. On the left, a banner reads "Growing Consciousness" beside portrait images of saffron-robed figures. A row of people with palms pressed together in namaste stands at a steel railing, several in white and cream clothing and one in a red-and-beige salwar. In the centre, a tall figure with long dark hair in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with hands in namaste, and a man in a blue shirt and a shaven-headed person in white greet them. Flower garlands and a tray sit at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, pressing hands together in greeting at the railing.2009-12-02Indoor photograph of a seated group during a devotional ritual in an orange-walled hall with a striped tiled floor and hanging paper decorations. A woman in a white and gold sari stands at the left holding a round tray with a yellow powder heap and a flower. Several seated people in white, cream and saffron clothing wear white flower garlands, including a man in white at the lower center and a man in cream clothes on the right. A mat-covered floor is filled with seated devotees, and tripods with cameras stand at the right. A banner on the upper wall shows a figure in saffron, and a large framed sign with text hangs on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is confirmed in appearance.2011-11-29