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A large white hall with ceiling fans and hanging decorative fabric banners in blue, yellow and red. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings. Blue and red plastic bowls and lit lamps are arranged on the floor in front of them, and a wall clock and a wooden cabinet are visible on the right. A man in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp.

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August 29 20092009-08-29A large hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging cloth banners in red, yellow and blue, with a framed painting of a deity on the far wall. Many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and purple cushions, holding small lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands and placing brass plates and small offerings before them during a guru-puja meditation session. Some participants wear rudraksha malas. Blue and green cups and small brass bowls sit on the floor among the mats. No single person is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesA large hall with white walls and hanging colourful fabric banners with tassels overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on purple and green yoga mats in rows, most dressed in white kurtas and white clothing, some with lanyards. Brass plates with oil lamps, small diyas and offering bowls sit before them. A painted backdrop of a deity murti stands at the far end of the hall beside a set of ceiling fans. Several participants have hands in anjali mudra.2009-08-29August 29 20092009-08-29A photograph of a large hall with a tiled floor where rows of people sit cross-legged in white clothes, many holding small oil lamps or brass trays with flames during a lamp ritual. A white ornate throne-like seat with a small table stands at the far left, draped with an orange cloth above the stage area. Colourful painted pillars hang from the ceiling, and a painted deity mural appears on the right wall. No individual can be confidently matched to a named person from appearance, and the throne is unoccupied, so no in-person candidate is established. The people in the foreground wear white and orange clothing, and some hold lit lamps near the floor.2009-08-29July 07 20092009-07-07October 07 20102010-10-07A wide photograph of a large hall where well over a hundred men sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, all dressed in white dhotis and shawls, many with hands folded in prayer or holding small items. Each mat has a brass plate with offerings and small oil lamps lit before them, and several lamps glow across the floor. Above, tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in multicoloured patterns with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling. At the far end a large framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair hangs above a stage, and a small monitor sits near the front. Festive, ritual atmosphere of a group satsang or puja.2010-12-26