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A large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars hangs from the roof. Rows of seated devotees sit on striped cushions, many in white ritual clothes, some in lighter shirts. In the centre foreground, a woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, moving among the rows. On the left, a golden ornate throne stands on a stage under a blue backdrop, with a screen beside it. Water bottles sit near several devotees.

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A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful cylindrical banners with orange fringe hanging from it. Many devotees in white clothes sit on striped red-and-blue floor mats in rows. A standing woman in a long orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and faces the seated audience. Bald men in white shirts sit in the foreground. A golden throne-like seat stands at the far end of the hall near a screen. Water bottles sit on the floor among the mats.2010-08-28A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall hanging pillars decorated with colourful patterns and orange tassels. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats and cushions facing a stage at the far end, where a small ornate throne-like seat with a decorated backdrop stands under a blue curtain. A woman in a bright orange sari stands in the centre foreground facing the stage, while a few people in light and dark clothing sit nearby, with bottles of water placed beside some mats. Two projection screens flank the stage.2010-08-28September 15 20102010-09-15A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorated columns wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange tassels. Dozens of people sit on striped mats in rows doing a seated arm-raising exercise, mostly in white clothes, with women in saris and salwar. In the background a blue draped stage holds a small white and orange deity murti and a dais, flanked by two screens. The camera shows the rear of the hall, with a few people in the foreground and a red flower visible in one woman's hair.2010-08-26A large hall with a golden throne draped in red cushions on a raised dais at the back, flanked by white flower arrangements and hanging orange and multicolored pennant banners. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a dark beaded rudraksha mala walks among rows of seated devotees. Many seated devotees in white clothing wear white headbands and sit on striped blue, red and white cushions on a polished floor, some with hands folded and some sitting with eyes closed. A small wooden stool and a bag sit in the foreground, and a projector screen hangs on the back wall. The standing figure appears to be a person by appearance cues, though the evidence is uncertain.2010-08-28September 30 20082008-09-30A large hall with pink walls and a white draped ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright multicolour geometric patterns with orange tassels. Well over a hundred people sit cross-legged in rows on blue-and-white striped mats and orange cloths, many dressed in white, meditating with eyes closed. In the foreground a bald man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. On the right, a gilded ornate shrine or altar with figures is visible. Ceiling fans and a small blue sign are on the walls.2010-08-26A large hall with pale pink walls and a white ceiling draped with fabric, hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners of red, yellow, blue and white with orange tassels. Many people in white clothes sit on striped blue-and-white floor mats and orange cloths, most with both arms raised over their heads in a seated yoga or meditation posture. Several men in front are shaved-headed and wear white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas; one in the foreground wears blue trousers. Hundreds of participants fill the room, arranged in rows across the polished white floor.2010-08-26September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesA large hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging cloth banners striped in orange, red, blue and yellow with tassels. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on striped mats and cushions, facing a raised stage at the far end. The stage holds a small floral arrangement, lit oil lamps and a central seat. Two projection screens flank the stage, and a few people in orange and blue stand at the sides. The audience is seated in rows across the floor.2010-09-02September 07 20102010-09-07A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful striped pillars hangs with orange and blue mats laid in rows on the glossy white floor. Thirty-odd or more participants in white clothes sit cross-legged in meditation or bow forward in prostration on orange sheets. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt sits facing the viewer, and a man in an orange shirt with a lanyard sits on an orange sheet nearby. A figure in grey bows low at left. A shrine with gilded deity murti and a painted backdrop stands at the far right wall.2010-08-26