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Photograph of an indoor hall with a thatched bamboo roof and exposed rafters, under fluorescent tube lights. Several people in white clothing stand and sit; a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a woman in a white sari with a dark border who holds a small object. A man in a white shirt sits in a wheelchair at right. Behind them on the wall hang framed pictures, including a portrait of a saffron-robed figure seated in meditation and a red-and-saffron religious picture. Blurred figures in white and saffron fill the foreground and edges.

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A photograph taken inside a thatched-roof hall with bamboo lattice walls. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits in a wheelchair at left, looking up. Standing beside him are several women and men in saris and salwar-style clothes, including a woman in a green-and-cream checked sari, a woman in teal, and a woman in a white sari with gold border at right, arms folded. A man in a grey shirt and light trousers stands in the middle. On the wall hangs a green map-shaped chart. A speaker and electrical fittings are mounted on the wall. No visible a person candidate.2004-07-02December 06 20112011-12-06July 02 20042004-07-02November 10 20062006-11-10December 20 20092009-12-20Indoor hall with a thatched roof, exposed rafters, ceiling fans and tube lights, and white walls with orange curtains at the back. A standing crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in white sarees and dhotis, others wearing orange scarves, is clapping with hands together. Many have their feet bare on the orange-brown tiled floor, and mats are laid out. At the right, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at a raised platform holding a microphone, apparently leading the group. A small orange-shawled child stands in the foreground beside a woman in a rust-coloured kurta. No a person candidate is visibly present; the leader is a woman and no figure has the cues needed for identification.2010-02-08Interior of a thatched-roof hall with a bamboo lattice window, where a seated group of participants in white clothes faces a raised platform at right. A figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped seat with a microphone on a stand, while a person in white sits on the floor beside it. Two women in white sit on a red mat in the middle, and a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. A large crowd in white sits on the floor at left, with hanging orange and patterned cloth decorations overhead.2005-08-03A photograph inside a thatched, circular hut with a woven palm-leaf ceiling and walls. A man in a white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, filming with a video camera on a tripod. Seated on a red velvet throne in the centre, a man with long hair and an orange robe reads from a book, flanked by a red cushion. A framed portrait of a turbaned figure is propped on a chair at right. Around them, a seated crowd in white ritual clothes listens, with one woman in a light sari. A brass plate with offerings sits on the floor in front. A bare wooden pillar stands at right and a ceiling light glows above. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne wears an orange robe with long swept-back hair and is presented as the central speaker.2006-11-18Interior of a thatched-roof hall with white-washed walls and white pillars, where many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas gather for a convention session. Many seated people sit on mats and plastic chairs, some with rudraksha malas and lanyards; others stand with hands joined in anjali. A man in a white shirt stands centre with hands joined, and a man in a white kurta near the right holds his hands in prayer. Ceiling fans hang overhead, and a small patterned mat and cushion lie in the foreground.2010-01-31May 20 20052005-05-20A photograph inside an open-sided thatched pavilion with bamboo blinds and a green-painted metal frame. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace stands at left, hands folded. An older woman in a cream sari holds a long bamboo pole with an orange cloth streamer, and a brass vessel rests nearby. Several seated men wear white clothes with orange shawls, and one seated devotee in white with an orange shawl sits in front with hands together. A large framed portrait on an easel shows a bearded figure in white headwear, and a table holds banana leaves and offerings.2006-10-12A large group of devotees sits on striped mats inside a bright hall with a thatched roof and white walls, with open windows and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a man in white clothes bends forward toward a woman in orange robes seated on a maroon cushion with a decorated border, who holds a book and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Around them, many people in orange and saffron robes and white garments sit listening, including a bearded man in orange with a long beard and a gold necklace in the foreground. A woman in white stands near the doorway on the left.2008-12-31