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A photo of a bhakti yoga session in a large hall with a thatched roof and white walls. A speaker in orange robes sits on an orange-draped raised dais behind a white podium, with a pink flower arrangement beside her and a microphone stand. Behind her hang a framed painting and a small framed picture on the wall. Rows of participants sit cross-legged on blue and orange mats across the tiled floor, many in white, blue and orange clothes, some with orange badges. A few men in orange and yellow shirts sit in the foreground. A pillar and curtained doors frame the room.

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A hall with a tiled floor and a thatched roof hosts a Bhakti Yoga session. At the front, a woman in orange robes sits behind a white podium with a flower arrangement and a small vessel, speaking into a microphone. A framed portrait hangs on an easel at left, beside an orange-draped table. Rows of seated students, mostly women in white, blue and orange, face the speaker on a patterned blue mat. A man in a yellow-checked shirt and white dhoti sits near the front, and a few people stand near the back by water dispensers.2010-02-08A indoor hall with a thatched ceiling, white walls and terracotta floor tiles hosts a seated satsang. At left, a speaker in orange robes sits on a white-draped platform behind a microphone, with a pink flower arrangement and water bottle on a white table in front. A framed portrait on an easel shows a figure in orange garments. Along the right, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on mats and cushions facing the speaker, some with a blue-and-purple striped mat in the foreground. Orange curtains hang at the back wall beside framed images and a wooden cabinet.2010-02-08A man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe sits behind a white podium on an orange-draped dais, speaking to an audience. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in a large hall with a thatched roof, white walls and ceiling fans. A pink flower arrangement and a brass vessel sit on the podium, and framed pictures hang on the back wall. The photo is cropped on the left edge.2010-02-06A photograph of a seated audience inside a large hall with a thatched roof, white walls and exposed pillars. A robed figure in orange clothing and a headwrap sits at a white lectern on an orange-covered platform at the left, with a pink flower arrangement and a water bottle on the lectern. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some with purple-and-blue mats and notebooks. A small framed picture and orange drapes hang on the back wall. The audience sits attentively facing the speaker, as in a satsang or discourse.A photograph of a seated audience inside a tiled hall with a whitewashed wall and thatched roof. At the left, a speaker in an orange robe stands at a white podium holding a microphone, with a pink flower arrangement and a brass vessel on the podium. Rows of mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez sit on orange and blue mats facing him, with several men in white kurtas and white shirts among them. Behind the speaker, a small framed image hangs above an orange draped table. Overhead ceiling fans hang from the roof. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2010-02-06A photograph of a hall with a thatched roof and white walls, where a seated speaker in orange robes and an orange head covering sits on an orange-draped low platform behind a white lectern, with a pink flower arrangement and a small brass vessel on the table. Facing the speaker, a large audience sits cross-legged on thin mats and cushions on terracotta floor tiles, mostly in white clothing, with some women in saris. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the back wall. The speaker's face and any a person cues are not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain and the person is described by role only as a speaker addressing a seated audience.2010-02-07A photograph of a seated audience inside a plain white-walled hall with a thatched roof, ceiling fans and tube lights. Rows of people, mostly women in white and pastel saris and a few men in white shirts, sit on the terracotta tiled floor and on striped mats, facing right. On a raised orange-draped platform at the right, a robed speaker in orange stands at a wooden lectern with a microphone, a vase of flowers beside him. Orange curtains hang on a wall behind the audience.A photograph of a meditation hall with a long-haired man in orange robes speaking into a microphone from a white wooden podium on an orange-draped platform, a water bottle and a vase of pink flowers on the podium. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and colourful mats on a terracotta tile floor, many women in white saris and salwar, some in red, blue and green, plus men in white and cream kurtas. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. The hall has a thatched ceiling, ceiling fans and tube lights.2010-02-07A 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.Indoor satsang hall with a tiled floor, white walls and a thatched roof supported by white pillars. A long-haired teacher in orange robes sits on an orange cushioned chair at the right, speaking into a microphone on a stand and gesturing with raised hands; the orange-clothed figure is a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Rows of students sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats, most in white clothes, some with lanyards, with a few in orange and women in saris facing the teacher. A cluster of around 60 people is visible, many seated with hands folded in attentive listening.2010-02-08A photograph of a hall-style satsang with a seated audience on orange and blue mats across a terracotta-tiled floor. At left, a person in an orange robe with a head wrap stands behind a white podium holding a microphone, with a water bottle and a brass vase of pink flowers on the podium. Rows of mostly women in white clothes sit cross-legged, some in saffron or pink saris, while a man in white sits at right. A framed picture and a deity image hang on the white wall, with ceiling fans and tube lights overhead. Appearance-based label: the speaker's presentation is consistent with a sannyasi, but the face is not visible enough to confirm identity, so this is unsure.A photograph of a seated discourse in a thatched-roof hall with white walls and a terracotta-tiled floor. On a raised stage draped in orange cloth, a speaker in orange robes sits behind a white-draped table with a microphone stand and a small vase of red flowers. Above and behind him hangs a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes seated in a garden, in front of dark red curtains. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage: women in white and cream saris and a younger woman in an orange garment. Ceiling fans hang from the thatch and a standing pedestal fan stands at the right. A small black sign rests at the front of the audience area. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style talk in progress.2010-02-06