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Indoor hall at an ashram during Navaratri celebrations, with a large group of seated devotees on mats in white and orange-saffron clothing. Many children and young people sit in rows facing a front area. A man with long hair wearing an orange shawl and white clothes stands at right, bending forward toward a seated person, with a small projector on a wooden stand at left and a laptop on the floor. Tall decorated pillars with colourful painted patterns and hanging yellow fabric drapes fill the hall under a metal-frame roof, with framed pictures on the walls. About 60 people are visible.

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A large seated congregation fills a hall with white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of devotees sit on the floor and on white chairs, many women in white saris with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, others in orange, pink and green salwar and saris, and men in white kurtas at the right. A small wall-mounted screen shows a figure, and a microphone stand stands at the right edge beside travel bags on the floor. Bookshelves line the left wall. Some attendees appear to be children and teenagers.2008-10-08A large hall with white ceiling fans, hanging yellow and orange cloth panels, and colourful woven banners on pillars hosts a seated session. Many people in white clothes sit on chairs and floor mats, some with laptops. At the right front, a standing figure in orange robes stands beside a lamp and a video camera on a tripod. Rows of seated attendees fill the centre, and a small table with a yellow cloth and a white screen sit to the right.2009-07-09July 06 20102010-07-06A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and colourful striped hanging decorations; many people sit on orange and blue floor mats facing forward, most dressed in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing lanyards. Several rows of people sit on chairs at the back. At the far end a small stage area has a wall painting of a deity and a low wooden platform. In the foreground a small projector sits on a wooden table.2010-08-08A 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.2007-10-21A hall with white ceiling fans and hanging decorative banners in yellow, blue and red, with a large framed deity mural on the back wall. In the foreground, rows of young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on striped red, green and blue mats, facing left toward a seated figure in white clothing at a small table with flowers and a microphone stand. On the right, a few people in orange and white stand near a raised dais with a golden chair and a decorative canopy. The scene shows a seated gathering listening to a speaker.2009-10-16October 12 20072007-10-12October 16 20072007-10-16Indoor hall with a large audience of seated devotees on colourful striped mats, many women in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls. In the background an orange-saffron cloth draped over a stand, and a seated person in white at the far right beside a small table with a monitor. Hanging decorative pillars with painted motifs and white drapes line the walls.2009-10-16October 01 20072007-10-01A photograph of a large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging cylindrical decorations in yellow, blue, green and red patterns with yellow tassels. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on orange mats and white floor mats facing a speaker seated on an orange-covered chair at the right edge. Many seated devotees wear white clothes, and a few wear orange and saffron garments. A clock hangs on the back wall and a striped cloth stands near the stage.2010-06-27Wide view inside a large white tent hall where a crowd of many people sits on the floor in white clothes, many in plain white dhotis and saris, with some wearing orange, green and striped shawls. Yellow floor lines and a red carpet divide the seating area. Decorative fabric cylinders with geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling. Near the centre a single standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands by a camera tripod, and a red and gold decorated backdrop with a symbol appears at the right. The scene is a seated assembly, possibly a youth gathering. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible at this distance.2007-12-25