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A photograph taken from behind a speaker in an orange top and orange head covering, who holds a microphone toward a seated audience in an indoor hall with white walls and fluorescent lights. Seated women in white clothes and white beaded necklaces listen closely. In the foreground, a long table draped in orange cloth holds brass plates, a brass tumbler, small brass cups and a flower arrangement. An older man in white sits near the back of the hall beside a black speaker cabinet, and a red and orange wall hanging is visible on the right. The seated audience appears to be a group of devotees at a satsang-style gathering.

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A photograph of a seated audience in a plain hall with white walls and fluorescent tube lights. In the foreground, the back of a woman in an orange head covering and orange shawl holds a microphone and faces the group. Before her is a table draped in orange cloth holding brass plates, small brass cups and oil lamps. The seated audience, mostly women in white clothes, listens attentively; one woman in a grey jacket and another in a white top wear necklaces. Orange cloth lines the floor and an orange curtain hangs in the background. A man in white sits near a pillar at the back.2010-02-07Indoor hall with white walls and fluorescent tube lights. In the foreground, a woman in an orange head covering and orange top, seen from behind, holds a microphone and addresses a seated audience. Several women sit at a long table draped in orange cloth, dressed in white and light-coloured clothes with ID badges and neck lanyards. A brass plate and small oil lamps sit on the table in front. 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Foreground rows show many young women with long braided hair in white and orange clothing seated on the floor facing the stage. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop, with a framed photograph display and a floor fan at left. Whether the central speaker is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-12-27A photograph of an indoor hall where a speaker stands at a white lectern with an orange-draped front, speaking into a handheld microphone. The speaker wears an orange sari with the head covered and glasses. On the lectern sit a water bottle, a small brass vase with pink flowers, papers and a blue object. Rows of seated listeners in white and cream clothing sit on orange and blue floor mats on a terracotta tiled floor, under ceiling fans and a thatched roof. A framed picture hangs on the back wall with an orange cloth beside it.A photograph of a satsang or discourse on an illuminated stage at night, with dark red curtains behind. A woman with long dark hair sits on a white raised seat in an orange-saffron robe with orange shawl and beaded necklace, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a water bottle nearby. Seated on chairs to the sides are men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing orange stoles, one wearing a pink-orange head wrap. In the foreground, a large audience of women and girls with long braided hair sits on the floor in white and orange clothing, one in a lavender sari. A banner with photographs and a flag hangs at the left edge of the stage.2006-12-27A photograph of an ashram meeting hall where a large seated gathering of devotees in white and saffron-orange garments sits on colourful striped mats facing a raised seat at the left. A woman in an orange sari sits on a white-draped chair behind a microphone stand and a small table with a water bottle, apparently addressing the group. Many men have shaved heads and wear orange shawls over white kurtas, and women sit in white and orange saris. Two standing fans, a sound system and a tripod-mounted camera are visible, with cushions and bolsters along the back wall and a framed picture above the doorway. Roughly 40 people are visible in the room.2008-01-16July 09 20102010-07-09