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Indoor hall with a patterned tiled wall and white steel truss frames; a tall saffron-orange cloth hangs near the back. In the foreground, many young women in white and yellow dress and orange shawls sit on chairs and mats or stand in rows. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at left, and a woman in a brown-and-orange sari bends forward at centre. On the right a rug holds brass bowls of fruit including pineapple, sweets, flowers and a lit oil lamp. A glowing lamp sits on the stage edge, and a few men are seen in the back of the hall.

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A photograph of a seated congregation in a open-sided hall with a white tent-style canopy and tall metal scaffolding. Many people sit on colourful woven mats and an orange cloth: young women and girls in white and orange or yellow shawls, with several women in orange sarees near a low stage. A man in an orange kurta stands at the back of the stage area beside a large framed deity mural. Woven ceremonial banners with animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a small blue bag sits among the mats.2008-09-30Indoor hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging colourful fabric banners, showing a group ritual gathering. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls stand and sit on the floor, while women in white saris with yellow and orange borders gather nearby. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on chairs facing a raised platform. On the right, a seated person in an orange garment tends a brass puja setup with fruit, sweets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lamp on a red patterned rug. Prayer mats are spread across the floor.2009-10-17A large hall with a white ceiling draped with cloth and tall hanging banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some in orange saris, stand in long lines and kneel on orange cloth mats laid across the floor. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at centre, and a woman in a red and white sari holds a small child nearby. Orange and blue patterned runners lead toward a stage at the back. Plastic chairs in orange and blue line the left wall. Visible people number in the dozens.2010-07-24A crowded indoor hall with a raised wooden stage at right and a dark curtain behind it. Devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange and yellow shawls gather near the stage. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari and shawl offers a sweet from a brass plate to a young girl in white with an orange shawl, who receives it with cupped hands. Another woman in orange holds a plate of sweets nearby. Other women in white and orange stand around, and a few men stand at the left edge. On the stage at right, plates of sweets and offerings are arranged on a red cloth.2009-10-17A seated group of women performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with a white floor. Rows of brass oil lamps and small brass vessels sit on orange and red mats in front of the participants. Foreground: a woman in saffron-orange sari with a maroon border sits with hands together, reading from an open book, and beside her women in white sarees with yellow or orange shawls chant from printed sheets. Some attendees wear white with green borders. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow sit in rows near a green canopy and striped cloth. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16A photograph inside a covered hall with a tin roof and strings of hanging decorations. In the foreground, a woman in an orange blouse stands at left. Several women in white traditional sarees with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls stand and sit in front of a tall colourful ceremonial structure with blue, orange and yellow panels. Some women sit on the floor, one of them smiling. Behind them, a crowd of seated and standing people in white fills the hall, with a metal railing and decorated deity murti and kalasha-like ornaments visible along the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-06-01A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, women in white and saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats with small brass vessels, oil lamps and food offerings arranged before them; one woman in a blue floral kurta and white dupatta sits in the centre, and another in a deep red sari with orange wrap sits at right. Behind them rows of people in saffron and white sit on the floor, and a few men in white and orange stand or sit near the back. Coloured fabric tassels hang from the ceiling, pink curtains frame the windows, and a framed picture and a banner hang on the walls. No individual can be identified as a person from the image.2012-04-20A hall with a corrugated roof and cream partition panels decorated with leaf garlands and tall banners in blue, red and orange. Seated devotees on striped mats face a ritual at the front-left: a young man in white kneels beside brass plates of offerings and a metal pot, while a woman in white and orange sits nearby. Rows of seated men and women in white, saffron and orange clothes listen with hands folded in prayer, and a standing woman in orange stands at the left doorway. The scene reads as a group satsang or puja gathering, with a red-draped seat at right.2007-10-21October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesLarge indoor satsang hall with a tiled white floor where many seated devotees sit cross-legged on orange and saffron mats. In the foreground women in saffron-orange saris with red-orange shawls, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sit before small brass thalis holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings on red-orange mats. Behind them rows of people in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit in meditation posture. Orange and red banners hang from the ceiling and a glass-fronted shrine is visible at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd.2010-11-25A photograph of a large hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, where a seated congregation performs a puja. In the foreground, women in white and orange saris and yellow-and-white shawls sit on mats before brass thalis, kalashas, oil lamps, flower petals and small brass vessels. Further back, rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing face a raised area where several men in white dhotis and orange garments sit, one wearing a gold chain, while a camera on a tripod records the ceremony. Tall decorated pillars stand along the back wall beside a framed photo panel and a hanging banner.2010-09-08A seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a pada puja-style gathering. Rows of women in white and cream clothes with orange and yellow shawls sit on orange cloths and mats, hands pressed in prayer or eyes closed. In the foreground, brass plates, lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor mats. A woman in an orange top sits near the centre, and men in white sit at the back. Metal railings and a wooden partition frame the room, with trees visible through the windows.2010-08-26