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A wide view of a seated congregation in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a central aisle lined by metal railings. Many devotees sit on mats and white chairs, mostly dressed in white with some in blue and red, several wearing rudraksha-style beads. Colourful cloth-wrapped kalasha-style hangings with bird motifs hang from the ceiling, and a draped altar with a deity murti and an orange cloth stands at the right.

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A long corrugated-roof hall with rows of seated participants on mats facing a central aisle, mostly in white clothes with a few in blue and orange saris. Along the right, a raised area with orange and red draped altar cloths holds deity murti, brass lamps and kalasha-like items. Hanging cloth decorations in red, blue and yellow with tassels line the ceiling. Most people sit cross-legged or on chairs near the front, with a few standing near the entrance. This is a satsang-style gathering.2009-06-01December 02 20092009-12-02A seated audience of devotees sits on mats in a covered pavilion with a concrete floor and metal railing down the center aisle. Many women wear white or pale clothes, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while one woman in the foreground wears a blue top and another in a light sari sits at left. Hanging colourful cloth banners with bird motifs and yellow tassels line the ceiling, and a figure in pink stands near the open doorway at the far end. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view; the front of the stage is not visible.2009-06-01December 02 20092009-12-02June 01 20092009-06-01Devotees sit on the floor of a covered orange-walled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a green and gold sari sits on the front-left mat beside a red carpet, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang along the room, and framed panels line the walls. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron and white stands near a wooden lectern. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish his identity, so he is described only by role.2010-08-15A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with hanging green leaf strings and tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned panels with bird motifs. Many devotees sit on woven mats on the floor, some in white clothes, others in blue, grey and white; a woman in a blue top sits near the metal railing. Toward the back, several monks in orange and saffron robes stand and walk through an archway, with a central figure in white. Brass and ornamental items, including an orange-draped deity murti, stand along the right edge. Crowd is sizeable and seated.2009-06-01Wide interior view of a long, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, filled with seated devotees on the floor in rows divided by stainless steel railings. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with red and white ribbons or lanyards around their necks, and some women wear sarees in pink, red and beige. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with floral patterns and bird motifs in red, yellow, blue and orange hang from the ceiling along the aisle. Framed photographs line the walls on the left and right, and a standing figure in white stands near the far end of the hall, with the aisle leading toward a distant doorway.2009-12-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with a white-walled interior and a metal roof truss, hung with colourful woven fabric banners with orange tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on mats and blue plastic chairs, many with hands folded in prayer or eyes closed. Men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas sit near the front, women wear cream and orange saris, and a bald man in white cloth sits at the lower right. Overhead fans are visible and the far end of the hall shows a small altar area. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering.2011-10-09June 01 20092009-06-01December 02 20092009-12-02