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Wide view from the back of a large hall filled with a seated audience, most in white, cream, and pastel shirts and saris, facing a stage decorated with a multicoloured garland-hung canopy, banners, and flower-decorated altar with lit lamps. Two large screens flank the stage showing a person. Figures stand near the stage, and the floor is a black-and-cream checkered tile. Ceiling lights hang above.2009-03-03Photograph from the back of a large hall where a packed audience of many seated devotees faces a stage decorated with ornate golden canopies and deity murti figures. Most attendees wear white clothing with red-orange shawls or sashes, while others wear saris in red, orange and pink. Some sit on chairs, others on the floor in front. At the far left a figure in orange robes sits near a white-draped table, and a large screen on the right shows a ritual scene. The room has chandeliers and dark red walls.2015-07-13Photograph of a large indoor satsang hall seen from the back, with many seated devotees facing a raised white stage. Most attendees sit on red floor mats and some on black plastic chairs, mostly women in white, cream, green, blue and orange saris and salwar outfits, with long braided hair. On stage, a golden deity murti and decorated figures stand before a painted backdrop of a tree and garlands, and a projection screen shows a red-toned image at the right. Two people in white sit at the far left of the stage area near the mats. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge of the room.2015-04-23April 23 20152015-04-23September 06 20152015-09-06A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, sits on the floor of a hall facing a raised stage. On the stage, a central figure sits before a golden backdrop with a large gilded deity murti decorated with garlands, while attendants in orange and white stand around him. Two video screens on either side show a decorated image of a figure with garlands, and camera operators with a crane camera film the stage. Red curtains frame the scene.2016-07-19A photograph from the back of a large hall filled with seated devotees on red-striped mats and black plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing with some in saffron, teal and pink saris. Two projector screens on the side walls and one on the far stage show a close-up of a figure garlanded with marigolds and wearing white. At the far end, a decorated altar with a deity murti, flowers and kalasha-like offerings is lit beneath a red-and-white draped stage. The event appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with a ceiling of recessed lights and a framed image row along the left wall.2011-12-12A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in rows of black plastic chairs, most wearing white clothes, viewed from the back of the room. Many heads are visible in the foreground and midground. At the far end, a raised stage has a deity murti and decorative offerings under a red curtain, flanked by two screens. Ceiling lights and wall hangings with framed religious pictures line the hall, and a standee-style barrier runs along the right aisle.2014-08-24A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white ritual clothes and white shirts, sits seated on the floor of a hall, viewed from behind. Some wear dhotis with gold borders and others wear colourful checked shirts and a pink top. On a raised stage at the far end, figures in saffron and orange robes stand near a large golden decorated backdrop, with an oversized screen on each side showing a close-up video feed. A lit white lamp hangs on the right side of the hall, and a tall pyramid of offerings stands at the stage edge. The scene conveys a Guru Purnima gathering in an ashram hall.2016-07-19September 06 20152015-09-06Wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped woven mats, most dressed in white, with some women in saris and a few in pink or purple. Two rows of silver stanchions guide an central aisle toward a stage at the far end, where a golden deity murti and a large golden figure sit before a dark red curtain. Framed panels with ornate decorations line the side walls, and ceiling lights and speakers are visible. The seated attendees number well over twenty.2015-11-21A seated audience of many people, viewed from behind, fills red-cushioned chairs in a hall with red curtains and a warm-lit stage. Men in white and checked shirts, and a man with an orange-and-red scarf, sit in the foreground. On stage, several people in orange and saffron clothing sit at a central dais beside a large ornate deity murti, while a woman in white stands at a microphone. A large screen to the right shows a close-up of a woman speaking. A gold-framed deity image stands at the left edge of the frame.2015-10-26