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A photograph of a bhajan session in a carpeted hall with a seated congregation. In the centre, a woman in black sings into a microphone while a man in a maroon kurta sits beside her, with a harmonium and tabla players and other musicians seated on the floor. Behind them stand large painted deity murtis, including Hanuman holding a mace with a garland and a seated figure in a red and gold robe, and a standing figure in red and gold with a staff. Several people sit in the foreground in saris and shirts, some in profile, and a young woman in a green and purple sari holds a small object. A golden lion-like carved chair is at the left edge.

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A seated bhajan performance in a hall with grey carpet, where a group of singers and musicians sit on the floor before microphones. A harmonium player in a striped shirt and a tabla player in a red top accompany them, and a man in a grey vest sings from printed sheets. Behind them stand large deity murtis: a monkey-faced figure with a green-and-pink garland and a figure in red-and-gold dress with a crown and bow, with decorated altars, marigold garlands and a golden ornate frame at left. Seated devotees in the foreground watch, several filming with phones. Visible people number roughly 15 to 20.2008-07-13A photograph of a bhajan session in a hall with a carpeted floor. Seated musicians perform in the centre: a man at a harmonium, a child with a small drum, and men at microphones leading singing. Audience members sit on the floor in front, a young woman in a black top and jeans among them, and others sit on chairs along the back wall. Behind the performers stand large deity murti figures with garlands and ornaments, a gilded throne-like seat, and a framed devotional painting on the left wall. A red-draped altar with marigold garlands is at right.2008-07-13Indoor bhajan session in a temple hall with grey carpet and white walls. Seated musicians perform in front of large deity statues: a red-faced Hanuman figure with a mace and garland, and a seated sage figure in a red shawl and gold crown. Central singer in a maroon kurta and white dhoti holds a microphone and sits cross-legged. A harmonium player in a striped shirt plays a harmonium at left, and a young boy in pink sits beside a drum. Other seated men in white and a woman in black sing. Audience members in white and light clothing sit in the foreground at bottom. A gold-robed deity figure stands at right beside a red and gold altar with a kalasha. Harmonium, drum and mic stands, and sheets of song lyrics are on the floor.2008-07-13A bhajan session in a hall with a red-draped altar of decorated murtis of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, plus a kalasha-like figure, all garlanded with marigold chains. Seated on the carpet, a man in a maroon shirt holds a microphone and sings while a man in a dark vest sits beside him, with a harmonium player and rows of devotees in salwar kameez and saris, one in purple, one in peach, one in pink and green, before them. A standing Hanuman murti with a green-and-orange form stands to the left. Audience members sit barefoot on the floor watching.2008-07-13A seated bhajan gathering in a hall with grey carpet, where a man in a maroon kurta sings into a handheld microphone while another man in a dark vest sits beside him. Behind them stand large deity murtis: a Hanuman figure with a green-and-gold garland on the left, and a cluster of colourful painted deity idols in red and orange garments on a red-draped stage, with a throne with marigold garlands on the right. Around 20 people sit on the floor facing the stage, women in saris and salwar kameez in purple, pink, peach and blue, and men in white and dark clothing. No person is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated singers are shown as ordinary participants.2008-07-13A seated bhajan session in a temple hall with grey carpet and white walls. Musicians sit at the front right: a man in a dark kurta playing a harmonium, a boy beside him, and several men with cymbals and a tabla-style drum. Facing them, a group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor, including women in saris, a woman in a red and gold outfit, a woman in a teal and beige sari, an older man in a grey shirt, and a man in white in the foreground. Behind them stands a golden peetha-style throne, a large painted tapestry of deities on the left, a mirror-framed shrine, a standing deity murti with a garland and a white-robed seated statue at the right edge. Photo shows about fifteen to twenty people visible.2008-07-13A photograph of a devotional bhajan gathering in a hall with grey carpet. Seated devotees face a shrine decorated with garlands and red drapery, holding deity murtis including Rama, Sita and Lakshmana figures and a Hanuman statue on the left. A man in a maroon shirt sits at a harmonium-style setup, and a man in white and red sits with folded hands near the shrine. Women in salwar kameez and sarees, one in light blue holding a water bottle, sit on the floor, while a rack of small colourful figurines stands at the right. Overlay text reads , , Source , which is omitted here2008-07-13A seated devotional gathering in a hall with white draped walls before a decorated altar. Garlanded deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform with marigold garlands: a monkey-faced figure with a mace and a tall figure in orange-red robes with a crown, plus a row of figures in red and orange garments. A large statue of a seated figure in white robes and a red shawl with a gold crown sits to the left. Along the floor, about a dozen people sit on a grey carpet listening: several women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, purple, pink and peach, and men in dark and grey clothing. A man in a dark sleeveless jacket sits at a microphone stand near the altar, with a small brass lamp and offerings on the red-draped floor. Wall-mounted lamps and a speaker stand at the right edge.2008-07-13A group of about nine people sit on the floor in a plain room performing devotional bhajan singing. A man on the left plays a wooden harmonium, a young boy in a pink kurta plays tabla, and a man in a black shirt beside him plays a second drum. Several seated singers hold printed song sheets and sing into microphones, including a woman in black and a man in a purple kurta. Behind them stand a black stone deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers and a large white-and-green Hanuman statue with a gold crown and garland. Shelves, books and framed pictures sit along the wall.2008-07-13April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA large seated crowd fills a hall with white curtains and gold-framed shrine alcoves on the right. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor facing the altar, dressed in white kurtas, saris in pink, blue, teal and maroon, and casual Western clothes. On the far right, decorated deity murtis stand in gilded arches adorned with flower garlands. A loudspeaker hangs on the wall at left, and a small figure in red and gold stands at the far left edge. Faint copyright text appears in the lower right corner of the image.2009-10-18A photo of a bhajan session in a plain room with blue-grey carpet and a white block wall. On the left a man in a grey striped shirt plays a wooden harmonium. Beside him a young boy in a red kurta plays a pair of tabla drums. In the centre a man in a black shirt sits at a microphone holding sheet music. To the right, several men sit on cushions; one wears a grey vest over a white kurta and reads from papers, another wears a maroon kurta, and others wear cream and white kurtas. Behind them stands a golden statue of a winged deity with a crown, and a dark deity murti draped in white and red garlands. A bookshelf, a green draped table and framed photographs are visible on the right.2008-07-13