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oe a Loy Bho > AB RR oP EE 4 Je ? fa ry Any person entering the Temple, including members, is immediately searched. If the person is a male,he is gearched-. and advised that no sharp instruments, such as files or knives, guns, cigarettes, boxes, papers, chewing gum or alcohol are allowed in the temple. If the person is & female, she is taken into a separate room,where she is searched by the women for weapons of any kind and relieved of possessions euch as lipstick and other cosmetics. All of the property confiscated from members and visitors is returned at visitor, immediately after the conclusion of the meeting. A the search, is escorted under guard to the visitors! section, usually situated directly in front of the - speaker's rostrum. If the person is & member, after making donations to the various Cult activities, he is ushered into the main part of the Tem mple. As aruie, male members of the Temple sit toward the front and the female members toward the rear. Procedures in individual temples will, of course, Vary but the meeting is usually begun by the Head Minister .oF, in his absence,one of his assistants, who reads an opening prayer. In gome temples this prayer is followed by the Muslim Fighting Song, -32- oo