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Interior of a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, seen from the back as rows of attendees sit on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or light clothing, and a woman in red sits at the left edge. Tall cloth-wrapped decorative pillars in red, blue and gold hang along the walls. At the front, a painted backdrop of trees and a shrine with a golden arch hold deity murtis and floral decorations, with a speaker and a standing figure near the stage. Background speakers and a stage lamp are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a satsang gathering.

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January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees on blue plastic chairs, viewed from the back of the room during a satsang. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, one man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange robe with a pink head wrap, and a bald man in a white shirt sits at the left edge. On the stage at the far end, a figure in orange sits before an ornate golden kalasha-style altar framed by green foliage backdrop, with floral garlands and a small deity murti arrangement beside it. Blue and red tasselled hangings with floral patterns line the walls, and ceiling fans hang from the metal roof trusses. A standing woman in white and a man in a red garment stand near the right side of the stage.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Interior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated congregation in a long, open-sided tin-roofed hall during a puja at a shrine. Dozens of devotees sit on blue plastic chairs in rows facing a brightly lit altar at the far end, decorated with garlands and draped with purple and red cloth. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, one saffron-clad figure sits in front, and women on the right wear sarees in pink, yellow and green. Tall cylindrical kalasha-style banners in blue, red and yellow hang from the ceiling, with paper streamers overhead. Framed photographs line the side walls. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, and the altar figure is a deity murti or decorative display.2008-10-02A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered hall facing a raised stage where a deity murti is lit by oil lamps and string lights. Most people wear white garments, with a few women in orange, pink and saffron saris. Tall cylindrical pillars decorated with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns and bird motifs line the hall, and paper lanterns hang from the roof. A man in white stands at the far right near a table of offerings. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among the seated devotees.2007-02-16October 09 20112011-10-09January 08 20122012-01-08Interior photo of a long, plain-walled hall viewed from the back, with rows of seated devotees on folding chairs, many in white or light clothing and some in red. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes hang overhead. At the far end, a raised stage with a red and gold ornate throne-like seat, a dark green backdrop with painted foliage, and a figure in white standing near it; a few people in white stand on the stage and near the platform. Speakers and a small table with a lamp sit at the right. The hall has the look of a satsang or darshan gathering.2012-06-03December 26 20102010-12-26Interior of a plain white-walled hall with a blue steel roof frame and ceiling fans, filled with seated devotees on blue and brown plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or white clothing, with a few in orange or yellow. Hanging on the walls are tall vertical banners with red, green, yellow and white geometric patterns and small bird emblems. At the front, a golden ornate throne-like seat with a red cloth stands before a backdrop of greenery, and a figure in white stands near the stage.2011-11-10Indoor satsang in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and blue steel roof trusses, with colourful patterned cloth hangings on the pillars. Rows of seated devotees on blue plastic chairs face a raised stage at the far end, where a deity murti stands in a gilded shrine. A figure in an orange robe sits on the stage near the shrine while others in white stand nearby, and a loudspeaker stands at the right edge. Men in white and cream shirts and women in saris sit in the foreground, and several people stand at the back.2011-11-10