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A long hall with a white marble floor and draped grey ceiling, decorated with colourful striped pillar wraps. Two rows of devotees stand facing each other with palms pressed together in anjali, forming a corridor toward a distant altar area with a garlanded, lit display. On the left, men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with white vibhuti marks on his forehead; a young boy in white stands among them. On the right, women wear sarees in pale green and blue-patterned tones, and a woman in a striped white sweater wears a lanyard. A pillar wrap and devotee lanyards are visible. The scene suggests a formal group greeting or satsang gathering.

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A long hall with polished floor where two lines of devotees stand facing inward toward a decorated stage at the far end. On the left, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand with hands folded; a young boy in a grey shirt stands in front. On the right, women in green salwar, grey shawls, a yellow and blue outfit and a grey shawl stand with hands clasped. Colourful striped pillars with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling, and an arched floral backdrop frames a red-draped seat on the stage.2010-12-22A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling, ceiling fans and tall cylindrical hanging decorations painted with geometric patterns and yellow tassels. Dozens of devotees stand in rows on orange and blue mats across the floor. Women on the left wear sarees and salwar in cream, green, orange and white, while men in white kurtas and shirts stand in the middle and right. 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Men in shirts and trousers stand in the centre and right, and a man in white sits cross-legged near the right. Decorated pillars with colourful patterned bands and fabric-draped white metal frames line the room, with ceiling fans overhead and speakers on the walls. The scene appears to be an evening darshan gathering, with no clearly visible a person candidate.2010-07-10Photograph of devotees standing in two long queues on either side of a cream carpeted aisle inside a large, pale hall with recessed ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures on the walls. On the left, women in saris and salwar kameez, some with red and orange shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste; a young girl in green and red embroidered dress holds flowers. On the right, men in white dhotis and orange kurta, a man in orange kurta with arms folded, and men in white and green clothing wait in line behind silver stanchions. 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