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A seated group of devotees, mostly children and women, gathers on a carpeted floor in a bright room with cream walls and a tan curtain. At the left edge, a figure in orange robes sits with bare feet near a bundle of fresh flowers, including yellow daffodil-like blooms, pink roses and white flowers. A blue balloon lies among the children. A man in a white kurta sits near the centre-left, smiling. Several women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, turquoise, pink and yellow. A man in an orange shirt and a man in a white shirt sit at the back, and a framed painting hangs on the wall. Several young children sit in the foreground in white and light clothing.

April 25 2006

Indoor temple gathering in which a large group of seated devotees attends a puja or satsang at a Hindu temple. Many sit cross-legged on grey carpet, some with hands folded in prayer. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue, red and purple; men wear white kurtas, shirts and trousers. Along the left wall stands a row of white marble-like deity murtis, each with a gold crown and garland, beside a gold-canopied shrine. On the right a colourful painted wooden vahana with a swan-like form sits near shrines with kalasha and brass lamps. Two people in the foreground sit facing the altar with their attention forward. Several children appear among the adults. The people count is approximately 21-100.

April 28 2008

Indoor photo inside a temple hall with a grey carpet where a seated crowd of devotees faces a small group standing at the front. A bald man in white ritual clothing stands near a dark ornate shrine with a golden cabinet, white statues, and a painted ceremonial umbrella. A woman in a red-and-gold sari stands beside him and another woman in red stands nearby. Many seated people in sarees, kurtas and casual clothes, including a girl in pink and blue, a boy in a green shirt and a woman in a light blue sari, listen attentively. Ornate carved birds with bright painted colours and a large framed painting of deities hang on the wall to the right.

A photograph of a seated audience during an evening satsang in a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Many people sit cross-legged on a red and gold patterned carpet, facing toward the front. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits near the centre, and a man in a pale pink shirt sits beside him. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, with a microphone on a boom. Women wear salwar kameez, sarees and kurtis in blue, green, pink and red. A few people wear orange clothing, and a water bottle sits on the carpet in the foreground. Visible people number roughly twenty to thirty, most partly cut off by the frame.

Indoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.

April 28 2008

A photograph of a seated audience in a plain room with pale walls, red curtains on the windows and a red cloth hanging on the back wall. A woman in a white sari with a fine pattern stands at centre holding a microphone, speaking to the group. Around her, many people sit on the floor and on chairs, most wearing white clothes, and several older women wear white saris. A black speaker box sits by the window, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall. No a person candidate is visibly present in the frame.

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Indoor scene of a darshan session in a plain room with a window and red curtains. A young man in an orange-saffron cloth with a wrapped orange head covering and a white and red flower garland sits smiling on a white-covered seat, with petals scattered at his feet and hands raised in greeting. A tall man in an all-white kurta and glasses stands beside him, while a man in white kneels at lower right to touch the ground before the seated figure. Behind them a crowd of women and girls in white salwar, sarees and kurtas stands watching; a girl in white holds a metal bowl and a woman at right wears a pink-bordered white sari with red tilak. A small framed picture hangs on the wall above.

A seated congregation of many devotees fills a carpeted hall at a Hindu temple, most with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Front row, a woman in a light blue floral salwar kameez with glasses and a man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. A woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with raised palms are nearby. Behind them, rows of attendees sit facing forward, with a shrine area featuring white deity murtis and a colourful painted peacock-form decoration at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.

A seated crowd of children, young people and adults fills a hall during the Gurukul inauguration. In the foreground, children in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on a white floor beside a yellow painted line, several wearing rudraksha malas. A girl in a white dress with orange flowers smiles, and a boy in a red shirt sits with hands folded. Behind them, adults in white, orange and saffron clothes and a woman in a yellow sari sit attentively. At the front, a gilded deity murti sits on a raised altar with framed portraits on the walls and a camera on a tripod in the middle of the crowd. Hanging lanterns and bunting decorate the ceiling.