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A photograph inside a large white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in white clothing move around the floor, some seated on striped multicoloured mats and others on white plastic chairs at right. A few women wear saris in yellow, pink and blue. A man in white at right stands near seated men with garlands. Fans and speakers hang from the ceiling, and a teal curtain is visible at right.

Interior of an open-sided pavilion with a metal truss roof and hanging terracotta lamps, decorated with tall painted pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns with bird motifs. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk across a striped carpet toward a decorated altar area in the background. One man in front wears an orange shawl and a bare upper body. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, and devotees in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill the hall. A drum and blue painted stage sit at left, and a large painted elephant figure is partly visible.

Indoor hall with white ceiling canopy and hanging colourful woven banners with elephant motifs, ceiling fans and tube lights. Foreground women in white salwar kameez and white saris walk across a polished floor marked with a red-orange stripe. Seated devotees in white and some in red or saffron cloths sit on mats at left. At right, a man in a saffron-orange garment stands near a white platform with a small altar. Several standing people in white, one wearing a yellow shawl and another a red shawl, are gathered near the stage. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.

A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Hundreds of people, mostly women and girls in white saris and white kurtas with orange-bordered shawls, sit on the floor in rows while many stand, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a long braid stands in the foreground with palms joined, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the gathering at the front. Some men in white and a few in orange robes sit near the right edge. A satsang-style gathering with devotees in prayer posture; no clearly identifiable central figure is visible.

June 22 2009

A large hall with a white ceiling and cream tiled floor filled with seated devotees in white and saffron clothing. Many people sit cross-legged or on mats in rows, facing toward the front of the room. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric line the hall, and white drapes hang along the walls. Men and women in white kurtas and saffron or orange saris sit closely together, and a small clock and an orange-lit alcove appear on the left wall. An orange cloth lies folded on the floor at right, and a few standing attendees move among the seated crowd.

July 17 2008

A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete-block walls hosts a crowded gathering of devotees seated on the floor, mostly in white clothing. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow patterned fabric with floral and bird motifs line the space. Several elderly men and women stand in the central aisle, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, a woman in an orange sari, and women in white saris with orange borders. Hanging lamps and fluorescent tubes light the room, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible at the far end.

December 02 2009

A photograph of a large white tented hall with decorative hanging cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns with elephant motifs, and ceiling fans. A crowd of devotees, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and cream saris, mills about on a tiled floor with red mats along the sides. In the right foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a small printed card while standing near a woman in a cream sari with an orange border and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl. A wall clock and a wooden stage are visible in the background.

A large indoor hall with a white curved fabric ceiling and tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with elephant motifs. A dense crowd, mostly dressed in white ritual clothing, stands and walks along a blue-and-red patterned floor runner. Many women wear white saris with orange or saffron shawls, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A few people in orange-brown robes are among them. Framed photographs hang on the walls and a portrait stands at the right edge. A tripod-mounted camera is visible in the centre. The scene resembles an ashram gathering during a group program.

Indoor hall with a corridor of pale matting leading toward a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, walking away from the camera. Devotees line both sides with palms pressed together in namaste; women wear white and gold-bordered saris, one in an orange top, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. Colourful cloth-wrapped cylindrical hangings hang from the metal roof trusses. Brass puja plates with offerings and a small lit lamp sit on the floor at the lower right corner, and a clock is on the back wall.