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Indoor hall with many boys seated on red-and-white striped mats, watching toward the front. Most wear casual shirts in orange, green, blue, red and white, and several wear white dhotis. Some older men in white clothing sit at the right edge. A whiteboard at the right reads partial lettering. Behind, a few attendants move about and chairs line the walls, with a golden kalasha-like object and yellow and orange festoons at the upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13A large hall with polished floor and red chairs hosts a group of children and young people seated cross-legged on mats in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. Brass puja plates with lamps, flowers and offerings sit in front of them. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits with folded hands before a small brass plate. Striped and coloured tops are worn by the children, and colourful tassels hang from the ceiling. A golden deity shrine is visible in the background.2012-05-11Indoor satsang hall with many seated participants on orange and striped mats, most facing forward toward a front area with a glass-fronted shrine and a deity murti. Foreground children sit cross-legged on orange mats with small brass lamps, steel plates, and plastic food containers in front of them. Adults in white clothes and some in green sit behind, and a few older men in white kurtas sit on striped mats near the front. Colorful striped hanging decorations line the ceiling.2010-12-18April 15 20122012-04-15A large indoor hall with a concrete floor where many children sit in rows on striped woven mats, facing toward the front. Most wear bright everyday clothes in pink, yellow, blue, orange and white, several with badges or name tags pinned on. Two girls in front wear a blue dress and a yellow-and-pink outfit, and one girl in a red and black dress sits near the centre, smiling. Tall decorative pillars with painted patterns line the walls, and white plastic chairs are stacked near the right side. The crowd is large and mostly visible, with children spread across the whole floor.2008-05-14A photograph of a large hall where many people sit on the floor in rows facing a shrine at the far end. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth sit with puja plates, brass vessels and small oil lamps before them. The men in front have their hands joined in prayer, one wearing a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread across his bare upper body. Behind them, a crowd of children and adults in mixed colourful clothing sits attentively. At the back of the room, a gilded ornamental canopy and a gold-coloured throne frame a small deity murti, with orange and red festoon hangings decorating the ceiling. A wooden lectern and red chairs stand near the walls.2012-05-08June 05 20112011-06-05May 02 20062006-05-02April 14 20122012-04-14A large hall with polished white floor filled with seated attendees, many of them children and teenagers in mixed colours, sitting in rows on mats. In the foreground, three men in white dhotis with gold borders sit in meditative pose with ritual plates, oil lamps and offerings laid before them; the central priest wears rudraksha malas, bracelets and a tilak on his forehead, while the man to the right in a white shirt and dark trousers holds small ritual objects. A decorated room with colourful hanging banners and a brass-accented altar area lies behind. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or satsang gathering.2012-05-15A photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall with pink walls and hanging woven tassel decorations. Many children and young boys sit cross-legged on mats in front, some in white, orange, red and striped shirts, with women in saris along the left. Two men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and a bare upper body or white cloth, one with sacred ash marks on his forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated before a tiered brass oil lamp and small brass puja vessels with flowers. A small child in orange sits at the front left with a printed photograph. A golden altar and deity murti area stands at the back left. Watermarked images show the hall is a satsang gathering.2012-05-12