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A long, bright hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a row of air-conditioning units hosts a large seated congregation on the floor. In the foreground, many boys and young men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies or white shirts, some with sandalwood or vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces. Rows of girls and women in white and yellow sit on the left behind metal stanchions along a central sandy aisle. At the far end, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands near the right wall, and a figure in orange cloth sits toward the back. Cameras and a few standing attendees are visible near the far end of the hall.

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A long hall with white walls and ceiling fans holds rows of seated children and young people on a pale floor runner, dressed in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Blue water bottles sit between them, and standing adults in white shirts and dhotis line the room in the background, some with lanyards. A small framed shrine is on the far wall. No single person can be identified with the required appearance cues.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06May 25 20172017-05-25May 26 20172017-05-26December 25 20112011-12-25July 08 20172017-07-08A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall during a satsang. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks; some are bare-chested. A man at centre-left wears glasses and a rudraksha mala, and a younger man at centre-right has long hair and a white-and-gold shawl. Tall brass lamps with lit wicks line the front rows, and framed pictures hang on the back wall. Sitting among the devotees, the visible figures are ordinary attendees and no one is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is flagged.2017-05-29A large indoor hall filled with seated participants in a ritual or satsang gathering. In the foreground, several young boys wear red robes, forehead tilaka with white stripes, and beaded necklaces, sitting cross-legged on mats; one boy holds a bundle of sticks. Two women in white saris with blue lanyards sit near brass vessels and small offering dishes on the floor. Behind them, rows of adults in white clothing sit closely together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Overhead lights, pillars with white cloth and a screen on the far wall complete the setting. Visible people number well over one hundred.2013-08-17August 16 20132013-08-16July 09 20172017-07-09A seated group of many people in a large hall with cream walls and red curtains, sitting on mats and cloths on a polished floor. Most wear white or light kurta-style clothing; some younger boys wear yellow, blue, maroon and striped shirts, and a few hold small steel plates with fruit, sweets and kumkum. Framed Hindu devotional pictures hang on the back wall, and a large dark screen is mounted above. Stanchions with ropes line a walkway on the left, and a golden shrine area is visible in the distance.2011-12-17A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang or ritual gathering, with hundreds of devotees sitting in rows on the floor. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several younger boys in front wear saffron-orange cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white markings on their foreheads. A man in the foreground with folded hands sits among the crowd, and a bald man with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits on the right. Rows of white candles or lamps line the upper background near a large video screen on the wall. A purple-shirted man sits at the left edge.2016-03-07