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A large indoor hall with white walls, a tent-like ceiling and hanging orange, yellow and patterned fabric bunting. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white clothes with orange shawls, some with hands folded in prayer. On the left, a yellow cloth is laid on the floor and a man in white with an orange shawl sits near the front. Several large orange-draped chairs are placed in the foreground, and a man in a lavender shirt and khaki trousers sits on a white plastic chair at right with hands pressed together. A painted backdrop of a deity hangs on the left wall, and bookshelves line the back. A bookstall or information stand appears at the rear.

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange and patterned floor mats, mostly dressed in white with some in orange or yellow. A man in front right wears an orange shawl over white clothing and sits on a chair; a woman beside him wears a pink top. Colourful hanging fabric banners with geometric patterns decorate the white tented ceiling, with fans and lights overhead. A framed painting of a deity appears at the left wall. Sitting quietly in satsang or darshan-style gathering, participants wear lanyards and rudraksha-style neck cords. No identifiable depiction of a presenter is clearly visible.2009-12-13Photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tented hall during a festival programme, with many people sitting on white floor mats facing the front. Many boys and young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in the foreground, while women in colourful saris and some men in orange or saffron shawls sit further back. A man on the right wears a striped shirt and glasses and sits on a white plastic chair. Hanging striped decorative cloths in orange, yellow and blue decorate the tent ceiling, and a painted banner with deity imagery hangs on the left wall. Stage and front details are not clearly visible.2008-10-01Large seated congregation of men and boys fills a bright hall with a white ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron or orange scarves and rudraksha malas, and a few in yellow shawls. They sit cross-legged on striped mats and carpets facing toward the front. At the far left, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands near the edge. A wall shelf with a lit display and a small altar area appears at the back. Count is well above twenty.2008-10-02Indoor hall filled with seated devotees on yellow and multicoloured mats during an evening darbar gathering. In the right foreground a bearded man in saffron robes sits on a white chair, hands resting in his lap, close to a video camera on a tripod. Rows of men and women in white and orange clothing sit before him, with a few children in yellow shirts. Hanging yellow and blue decorative banners with elephant motifs line the white tent ceiling, and a small shrine area with lit lamps is visible in the background.2008-09-30October 01 20082008-10-01A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging decorative panels in red, yellow and blue patterns. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with many wearing orange or saffron shawls and yellow scarves. Some wear rudraksha malas. A screen on the left shows a distant figure, and a small table with red cloth sits at the right edge. The seated group appears to be in a satsang or discourse setting, with a few people in the front row sitting cross-legged.2008-03-27A photograph of a large seated congregation in a tent-roofed hall with colourful woven hanging banners and yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on a blue mat, most dressed in white kurtas and white shirts, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha or red-and-white malas. At the far left, a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands at a lectern or podium, addressing the gathering. A bronze Nataraja statue stands against a dark backdrop at the left, and a bright yellow lamp shade hangs at upper right. Some devotees have hands pressed together in prayer.2006-10-21A seated audience fills a tented hall during a Navaratri-period gathering. Rows of devotees sit on mats and folding white chairs, many men in white kurtas and dhotis, and several saffron-clad sadhus in orange garments in the foreground. Colourful hanging cylindrical banners with elephant motifs and tassels hang from the white tent ceiling. A painted backdrop of a deity scene is visible at left, and a bookstall or display counter stands at right.2008-10-01A large indoor satsang hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow lampshade-style fixtures and tall multicoloured striped pillars. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white dhotis and shirts with orange and red circular badges pinned to their clothing, sitting on orange mats. Some younger boys in blue, yellow and red shirts sit in the front rows. Attendees at the far end stand near the stage area, with white-clad figures moving along the side aisles. Drummers or musicians are partially visible at the right edge. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable on the stage from this view.2010-07-24A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01September 30 20082008-09-30October 02 20082008-10-02