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A hall with an orange drape backdrop and a low brown platform on the left holding brass oil lamps and a lit kalasha-style vessel. In the foreground, several people in white clothes with orange shawls lie prostrate on the floor in full obeisance. Behind them, a seated audience of women, girls and a few children in saffron, white, red and yellow saris and dresses sits on the floor watching. Some are seated with hands together. The scene suggests a satsang or devotional gathering with prostration before a shrine.

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October 01 20072007-10-01Indoor hall with rows of children and young people in white dhotis and white kurtas, many in saffron-orange shawls, bowing forward in prostration with foreheads to the floor on a grey concrete floor marked by a yellow line. At left, a framed portrait on a draped altar table with flowers and small oil lamps. Overhead hang ornate lamps and banners on the walls. Several seated people at left wear orange and white.2007-10-01A large indoor hall with a concrete floor and a yellow painted line, where many young people in white dhotis and orange shawls, along with others in white and pink or yellow salwar-style clothing, sit and prostrate themselves face down in rows toward the front. A small table with a cloth, a brass oil lamp and an offering bowl stands at the left edge. Banners, draped fabric and a few framed pictures hang on the back wall, with ceiling fans and tall decorated poles above. Some seated attendees watch from the right side. A man in white with a shaved head stands at the far right back. The scene suggests a ritual prostration event, with the front-row figures bowed forward.2007-10-01September 30 20082008-09-30A group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, many wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, gathers in a hall with a tiled floor and orange cloth runners laid out. A man in the foreground kneels and bows forward with his head down on the floor, while others stand nearby, some with hands joined and one holding an object. A man in orange robes stands in the background near a dark curtain, and a folding table with items sits at right. The setting suggests a ritual or satsang gathering. No clear individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2010-09-17A large indoor hall with a raised stage on the left where a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, a white crown and ornate clothing is displayed on a decorated altar with flowers and a small offering bowl. Rows of people sit on the floor facing the stage; in the foreground many devotees in white dhotis and white garments lie prostrate with foreheads to the ground, while a row of younger boys in saffron/orange cloths and some bare-chested sit upright with hands folded. A yellow line marks the floor, and banners hang on the back wall.2007-10-01December 31 20112011-12-31Several devotees kneel and prostrate on a tiled floor in a hall with a red curtain, foreheads pressed to the ground and palms joined above their heads in namaskar. The foreground figures wear orange saffron robes with yellow borders and rudraksha malas; behind them, others wear white dhotis and one wears a red shawl. Brass plates with offerings sit nearby, and a mat lies at the left edge. The scene is a group prostration during puja or satsang.2011-12-29December 29 20112011-12-29Photograph of an indoor hall with a polished tile floor and a dark maroon curtain stage on the left. A person in an orange robe with hands pressed together stands near the stage, while another person in white dhoti and orange shawl stands on the right side of the floor. A devotee in white kneels or bows low on the floor in the centre, and several people in white sit along the back, some near a decorated deity murti and floral arrangement. Yellow cloth hangs from the ceiling, with ornamented pillars and ceiling fans overhead.2010-07-06July 20 20102010-07-20A seated assembly of saffron-robed swamis and devotees in a hall with white cushioned seats and a pink flower arrangement on a small table. In the centre, a woman in a bright orange sari sits on a white throne-like seat, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl lies prostrate on the purple floor in front of her, touching the ground in obeisance. Several seated men wear orange and saffron robes, one in yellow, and a bald monk in an orange shawl sits in the front row. Standing devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls line the back wall, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right edge. Red lattice screens and banners hang on the walls behind.2007-08-09