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Two smiling men dance holding colourful striped sticks raised overhead in a bright hall with a white drop ceiling and fluorescent lights. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a red-orange shawl, a black cap and a beaded mala. The man in the centre wears a salmon-pink kurta and has grey hair and a beard. Other people in white clothes stand behind them, and a wall with framed pictures appears at right.

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A group of devotees stands in a hall at an Inner Awakening mandala session, several holding colourful striped sticks in pink, yellow, green and purple. The central young man with long dark wavy hair wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl, and gestures as he holds a stick. Beside him a bearded man in a maroon kurta and an orange-red shawl with white beaded necklaces also holds a stick. An older bald man in white with glasses and a teal beaded necklace stands at right. Other participants and a hazy crowd fill the background under a warm haze, with a red digital clock and an ornate shrine at the top left.2016-10-02October 02 20162016-10-02A photograph of a lively stick dance inside a hall with a white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red shoulder cloths and red waist sashes, swing thin multicoloured sticks in pairs and circles. In the foreground a man in a smiling pose wears a loose orange-peach kurta and white dhoti, mid-motion with a stick. At the right edge a golden ornamental palanquin or throne-like structure with red fabric is visible. Around 20 men are visible.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Photo of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-orange sashes in a bright, tiled hall with ceiling lights and fans. Several are holding thin colourful sticks, appearing to perform a stick-based dance or ritual movement. A smiling man on the right wears an orange-pink kurta and a white-shirted man near him wears a red scarf, while a man at the left edge wears a red shawl and mala beads. Some men wear red-and-orange lanyards.2016-10-03Indoor photo of a large hall with white walls, framed photo panels and ceiling lights, where devotees perform a dance with colourful sticks. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds up a sticks, beside a man with long dark hair in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Others in white kurtas and orange shawls swing bright pink, purple and yellow sticks, and a child in pink stands at lower left. Behind them, participants in white clothing and orange sashes gather, and a golden decorative fan hangs on the left wall.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02Crowded indoor hall with a busy, blurred crowd of devotees in white, red and purple clothing. In the centre, a bald man with glasses wears a cream kurta and raises two colourful sticks above his head, one green and pink, the other yellow and pink. Beside him a bearded man in white robes with a long-haired companion; a man in white with a red lanyard and a smiling young man in the foreground. Background shows decorated deity murti area with orange and gold lights and a golden railing.2016-10-08October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03