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A crowded indoor hall with a coffered ceiling, recessed lights, wall-mounted air conditioners and arched alcoves in cream and gold tones. Many devotees wear saffron-orange shawls and robes, mingling and facing various directions. Several shaved-headed men in orange stand among them, and a man in a white shirt is at center. A tripod-mounted light stands at left and a wooden door with a patterned panel is at right.

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November 18 20092009-11-18A seated audience fills an indoor hall with cream walls, arched alcoves and a decorative coffered ceiling with recessed lights and wall-mounted air conditioners. Many attendees wear saffron-orange shawls and cloths, while others wear white, pink and grey clothes; several have rudraksha or bead malas. Most sit cross-legged on the floor, some with hands pressed together in namaste and others clapping. A standing woman in white on the left raises her hands, and a camera on a tripod stands among the crowd near speakers on stands. Several people appear to be in the front rows; no speaker or throne is clearly visible, so no one is identified as a person.2008-06-28A photograph of a hall with a crowd of devotees, many in orange shawls and orange kurtas, standing and raising hands in the air while facing a raised platform at the far end. Near the front, a woman in an orange top and white garment presses her palms together in anjali. At the front of the platform, a figure in orange is visible, beside a brass lamp stand and a small framed picture, with a black speaker on a stand at left. Some participants wear white clothes and a man in a yellow checked shirt sits at lower right. The walls are beige with arched niches and brown panels, and the room is lit by ceiling lights.2008-06-28Inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and metal truss, a man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair places his hand on the forehead of a devotee with grey hair. Around them, saffron-robed monks, men in white shirts and a man in a yellow-orange shawl look on, and a wooden offering box with rudraksha beads sits in the foreground. Behind the group, an orange-walled doorway opens onto greenery and more people.2010-08-14August 01 20082008-08-01Indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with arched white and tan walls and an ornate ceiling. Many people sit on the floor and in chairs, mostly in white, cream and pink clothing, with several wearing rudraksha malas. A tall man with a grey beard and orange robe sits near the front centre, and a man in a bright orange shawl stands near a tripod-mounted camera. A man in yellow sits at left beside a round table. The room is full of attentive devotees listening to a discourse, with a camera on a tripod in the foreground.2008-06-28April 16 20082008-04-16October 15 20082008-10-15August 02 20082008-08-02July 16 20142014-07-16A joyful crowd of devotees gathers in a hall with red and white draped curtains and a large white backdrop panel on the right. Many people in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sway and smile, arms linked, in a group dance. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand among them, including a figure on the left with a beaded garland and a woman in orange with a red-and-maroon shawl. Some men are shaved-headed. Behind them, a larger seated audience fills the background. The energy is festive.2010-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01