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A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a long, plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and cream walls. Rows of people sit on mats and cloth-covered floor seats, many in white ritual clothing, while others wear red, orange and yellow saris and salwar outfits; a young man in front wears white with a red-bordered shawl and glasses and sits with hands in prayer pose. Hanging from the ceiling are tall striped cloth banners in red, yellow and blue with floral motifs, and small paper or wooden deer and bird decorations. A brass oil lamp stands at left beside a low table with a silver tray and flowers, and an open doorway at the back shows more people moving inside.

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October 17 20072007-10-17October 13 20072007-10-13October 12 20072007-10-12Photograph of a devotee gathering in a whitewashed hall decorated for Navaratri with strings of small lights along the ceiling and colourful woven banners hanging on the walls. Rows of people sit cross-legged on striped mats facing a central altar with a deity murti and a seated figure in saffron robes. Many attendees wear white clothes, while women wear bright saffron, pink and red saris. Shelves hold rows of small figurines and a small brass lamp flame burns near the front.2007-10-13Photo of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, where a seated congregation sits on mats and rugs in rows. Many participants wear white clothing, and several young people in white and red sit at the front near brass oil lamps, bells and small silver-coloured vessels arranged on the floor. A few women wear orange, red and blue saris. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs line the walls. A white plastic chair stands at the left edge beside a small wooden stool. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with an oil lamp lit before the group. No individual can be identified from appearance, and no candidate for a person is clearly visible.2007-10-15A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and a bright decorated pillar wrapped in colourful geometric patterns with red flowers. Many people, mostly children and teenagers, sit cross-legged in white clothes, with some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Brass ritual items, including bells, a lamp and a plate of offerings, sit on a woven mat in the foreground. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits at the right edge. Light comes from ceiling fixtures and an open doorway at the back.2007-08-08A seated group of young boys and men in white ritual clothes sit in rows on striped mats inside a corrugated-roof hall at an ashram. Many wear white kurta-style garments and some wear saffron or orange robes. In the left foreground, boys sit behind brass bells, bowls and pooja vessels. A green-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a framed portrait of a person in orange robes, with a plant beside it. Hanging saffron and patterned fabric banners with dove motifs decorate the ceiling. A figure in orange robes sits at the far right edge near the front. A printed caption on the altar reads 'Amarananda Maha Sankalpam'.2007-10-14A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls hosts a seated gathering during Navaratri celebrations at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and kurtas, with some women in red and orange saris. In the foreground, a row of brass lamps and a set of small brass deity murti or ritual vessels rest on the floor. Tall banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang from the ceiling. At the right edge, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded beside a small table, and another person in orange sits near a microphone stand. Decorative paper birds dangle from the rafters.2007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13A hall with a corrugated roof and cream partition panels decorated with leaf garlands and tall banners in blue, red and orange. Seated devotees on striped mats face a ritual at the front-left: a young man in white kneels beside brass plates of offerings and a metal pot, while a woman in white and orange sits nearby. Rows of seated men and women in white, saffron and orange clothes listen with hands folded in prayer, and a standing woman in orange stands at the left doorway. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja gathering, with a red-draped seat at right.2007-10-21October 12 20072007-10-12Large indoor hall at Aadikailaasa with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly in white dhotis and kurtas, with some in orange-saffron shawls and robes. Brass ritual vessels and a small brass lamp sit in the foreground at left. A tall ceremonial pillar wrapped in painted blue, red and orange patterned fabric with a yellow fringe stands in the centre, and smaller painted hangings line the walls. At the far right, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothing sits with palms joined in namaskar, a possible a person candidate whose face and figure are not clearly distinctive. Glass display cabinets line the left wall. The scene reads as a Navaratri day-two gathering with seated devotees.2007-10-13