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Indoor evening gathering at an ashram hall with a blue floor and rows of children seated cross-legged, viewed from behind. Most wear white or pastel salwar kameez and have long braids, including a girl in red and a girl in light green. On a raised stage at left stands a small deity murti under a golden canopy, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. A few adults in white stand at the stage edge, and a kalasha-style lamp is visible near the stage.

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May 04 20062006-05-04Photograph of a large indoor hall with a blue floor mat where thin girls in mixed clothing sit cross-legged in rows, many wearing white, yellow, orange, pink and green salwar or sari-style dress, with name badges on their chests. Behind them on a stage are a large dark backdrop with a gold ornamental frame and a deity murti, and a few adults in white stand near the stage. A red and orange flag hangs at the left beneath a steel truss roof. The children appear to be attending a seated programme session.2006-05-04Indoor hall with a blue mat where thirty-plus girls and young women sit cross-legged in rows, many in white, pink, yellow, orange and green salwar or sari-style clothes, some wearing lanyards with name badges. In the background a standing man in white clothes stands near a raised altar with a large framed deity murti under a golden arch, a dark backdrop and a small statue. Metal scaffolding and a red and blue banner hang overhead. A camp-style satsang or program setting for a youth residential session.2006-05-04October 06 20082008-10-06Photograph of a large tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women and girls in white, pastel, pink, green and blue saris and salwar, many with long braided hair, sitting on striped woven mats and cloth. Hanging ornamental tassels in red, yellow and patterned fabric decorate the tent ceiling. At the far end, a raised stage with a dark drape and a large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair stands above a small dais, with an ornate seat and a candle-like lamp in front. Side walls show additional framed portraits, and a small stand holding a trident-like object is visible at the right edge.2007-02-15February 24 20072007-02-24Interior of a plain hall with grey walls, a metal truss roof and hanging ceiling lights. Thirty to forty people in white clothes sit cross-legged on striped mats, most seen from behind with long dark braids or hair tied back. Near the front, two figures in orange and white robes stand or sit facing the seated crowd. A small white table and a television screen are visible along the right side.2007-08-26February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a dimly lit hall with a dark curtained stage at left and a framed deity picture on a small stand near it. Rows of seated students in white clothes sit on striped mats on the floor, some with orange sashes and braided hair, some in red and purple saris. Several standing people in white clothing stand near the stage and at the back. Yellow and patterned drapes hang from the ceiling and a yellow curtain is at upper right.2007-08-26Photo of a seated congregation in a decorated hall facing a central dais. On the dais, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-style chair in front of a large backdrop portrait of a man with long dark hair and a red-and-white printed background. Strings of red and gold garlands and colourful striped tassel hangings decorate the stage. Many devotees sit on striped mats, mostly women and girls with long braided hair wearing white saris and white dresses with gold borders, along with some in green, pink and orange clothing. Several fans stand on the dais and an oil lamp is visible near the throne.2007-02-24A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of many women and girls, most in white or light saris and salwar with long braided hair, sitting on orange and patterned mats. In the background stage, two figures sit in cream armchairs in orange robes before a dark blue draped backdrop and a framed portrait; a few people in white stand at the sides. Orange and blue banners with tassels hang from the walls and a projection screen is mounted above the stage.A photograph of a hall during an evening class where many seated students face a raised area at the front. In the foreground, girls with long braids sit on a purple mat, several wearing white with orange sashes, one in a red top and one in a purple top. Rows of seated people in white clothes fill the mats on the right. At the front left, two standing figures in white and orange stand near a wooden cabinet, and at the centre a standing group in white clothes gathers beside a framed picture of a seated figure in an orange-and-gold image. Yellow hanging banners and ornate fabric panels decorate the walls and ceiling.2007-08-26