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Women devotees in saffron and orange saris sit on a mat during a ritual, holding small oil lamps and a lit lamp aloft. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border, glasses, a wristwatch and a red bindi. The woman in front right wears an orange sari with a maroon border, a beaded necklace and a white mark on her forehead. Other women sit in the background, some in white. A blue sign on the wall reads a notice about cell phones and children. Watermarked archive photo from a satsang and puja setting.

Indoor hall with a standing group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in an orange short-sleeved kurta and dark trousers stands centre-left, a woman in white sari with gold border and a girl in a red sequined dress stand at left, a boy in white shirt and blue pants stands behind them, and another man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at right. Seated devotees in white are visible at far right. A blue sign on the wall reads maintain silence, switch off cell phones, children under 12 not allowed, video-audio and photography prohibited. Several people are partly visible at the bottom edge. No clear a person candidate is identifiable.

A photograph in a corridor-like hall with a blue sign on the wall reading MAINTAIN SILENCE, SWITCH OFF CELL PHONES, CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS NOT ALLOWED, VIDEO-AUDIO & PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITED. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand in a loose semicircle. A central man in a plain saffron robe, with a shaved head, smiles and holds a tray of pink flowers. Around him, a group of young women in white dresses with orange shawls and a few young men in white and orange clothing hold pink and red flowers and extend them toward him. A red balloon floats near the bearded man in orange robes on the left. A smaller sign and an additional tray of flowers are visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be an ashram or temple hall with plain white walls and wooden doors.

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A large seated audience of devotees fills a hall during a meditation programme. Most wear white sarees or white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas, and many sit in white plastic chairs. Front-left, a woman in an orange top and a teal-clad woman sit in the foreground. Hanging yellow and orange cloth decorates the top left. A blue sign reads MAINTAIN SILENCE, SWITCH OFF CELL PHONES, CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS NOT ALLOWED, VIDEO-AUDIO & PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITED, and a NO MOBILES ALLOWED sign hangs nearby. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

Indoor hall during an evening talk: a seated figure in orange robes sits on an orange-draped raised platform before a microphone stand and a white pedestal with a small pink flower arrangement. Above him hangs a framed portrait of a robed figure in orange. Rows of attendees in white clothes sit cross-legged on orange mats facing the platform, with a few in red, blue and purple at the right. A whiteboard, a standing fan and a blue sign reading MAINTAIN SILENCE are visible. The seated figure in orange has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) label, though identity is not certain.

A group of women in saffron-orange saris with red and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a seated ritual. Several wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The young woman in front, with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed and chants while holding a small stick between her hands near brass bowls and an oil lamp. Other women beside her pray with palms pressed together or sit with eyes lowered, and brass vessels and a red-tinted floor cloth lie in front of them. Behind them, more participants in white and red clothing sit in a hall with red drapes.

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A seated group of many participants sits on colourful yoga mats in a bright hall with white walls and a wooden door. Most wear white clothes with yellow lanyards and cords around their necks, while some wear red, purple and olive garments. A standing person in a white and yellow outfit stands near the wooden door at the back. A wall sign reads that silence is to be maintained, cell phones switched off, children under twelve not allowed, and video, audio and photography prohibited. Several people sit with eyes closed in meditation, and water bottles rest on the floor.