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A covered ashram hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses holds a ritual with many seated participants on striped mats. Dozens of people in white clothes sit facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti is decorated with garlands. Several figures in white and saffron or orange stoles stand near the shrine tending the worship, including a figure in white at the centre. Tall decorated pillars with painted patterns frame the shrine, and brass oil lamps sit on the platform. On the right wall a banner shows a smiling older man beside the words Ananda. Books DVD. The scene reads as a devotional satsang or puja, with a prominent figure in white near the murti.

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August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor ashram hall under a metal-framed corrugated roof, with a seated congregation in white clothes on woven mats facing a central dais. On the dais stands a white bull statue (nandi) beside a small deity murti and a laptop. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the front on a mat, with people in white and a few in red saris seated around. Decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth, strings of colourful beads and small lamps adorn the walls, and shelves hold rows of small items. A man in white stands at the left edge. Several people in the hall appear to be children or youths.2007-10-16December 10 20072007-12-10December 28 20082008-12-28A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a group ceremony. Several standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls perform a ritual with brass lamps and vessels on low orange stands, and a standing man in white holds an offering. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes fills the floor, and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling. On the left a man in an orange shawl stands near a drum. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the visible people are devotees and priests in white and saffron.2007-08-09Wide view inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large seated audience in white clothing fills the floor on mats. At the far end, several robed priests in orange and saffron stand before a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by pink drapes and flower garlands. A row of garlanded deity figures and flower arrangements stands along the left side, and the walls carry framed photographs. The gathering appears to be a ritual puja or aarti in progress; no individual in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2008-12-28 +1 copiesInterior of a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, lined with rows of seated devotees in white clothing facing a central stage. On the stage, a decorated deity murti stands in front of a red and gold backdrop, with a standing figure in white beside it and a figure in orange near the front. Tall colourful cylindrical banners with bird and floral motifs hang from the ceiling, and framed photographs line the walls. Many devotees sit on mats along the aisle, some in orange and a few in yellow, a blonde woman and several children among them. People visible: roughly 60 to 80 seated and standing.2007-12-10A photograph inside a corrugated-roof hall with exposed steel trusses, where a large seated crowd in white clothes and saris sits on mats facing a decorated altar. At the altar, several robed priests in saffron and orange stand and perform ritual service before a richly adorned deity murti with floral garlands. Garlanded statues or figures stand to the left, and framed photographs line the right wall beside a banner. Pink drapes frame the shrine and a pillar of green foliage shows through the doorway. The crowd is large and seated in rows, with many devotees visible in the foreground.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a corrugated-roof open hall at an ashram, with many devotees seated cross-legged on striped mats facing a shrine at the far end. Most seated people wear white clothing; a few women in colourful saris sit in the front rows, one with a long braid. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and gold cloth, flanked by tall decorated pillars with striped banners. To the right, a signboard reads Ananda Galleria with product categories. The people are seated in a sea of white, with a few orange garments visible among them.2007-08-26August 09 20072007-08-09