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A crowded indoor hall with a tiled floor and white-washed walls, where many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, dressed mostly in white. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white and cream saris and salwar-style clothing, and one woman in the foreground wears a pale floral sari with purple print. Several participants have their eyes closed or look downward in devotion. Red curtains hang at the windows at left and back. The scene suggests a group energy darshan session with a crowd of attendees gathered in prayer, though the teacher is not visible in this frame.

A crowded indoor hall with a beige tiled floor, cream ceiling with recessed lights and ceiling fans, where devotees in white clothing gather in a loose circle and dance or sway. Many women wear white sarees and salwar kameez, some in pastel and floral prints, while men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several participants have hands raised or clasped in devotion. A black speaker stands on a stand at the right edge and a projector hangs from the ceiling. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A crowded indoor hall with cream walls, a white ceiling with recessed lights and ceiling fans, where a large group of devotees stands closely together. Many wear white kurta and salwar or saree with lanyard ID badges, some in orange, red and yellow. Several people clap and raise their hands; a woman in a white saree at front centre looks ahead, and a man in an orange shawl stands at the lower right. A videographer with a camera is visible at the left edge.

A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with pale yellow walls, a balcony railing, and ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes overhead. Dense crowds of participants dressed almost entirely in white kurtas, dhotis and saris mill about and move with raised arms, some clasping hands and gesturing, while a few wear white lanyard badges. A man in the foreground with a white moustache and white clothing reaches toward others, and a monitor stands on a pole at left. The scene suggests a seminar-style gathering of participants rather than a single focal speaker, with no clearly identifiable central figure in view.

A large indoor hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof and a yellow steel beam at left. Dozens of people dressed mostly in white, many men in white kurtas and women in white salwar or sarees, move and dance together in a crowded group with arms raised. A framed portrait poster hangs high on the back wall showing a figure wrapped in a white head cloth, and a teal banner hangs beneath a light in the centre. Several women at the front wear pale blue and cream sarees, and one woman in the foreground wears a white garment with a pale blue print.

Photograph inside a large hall during a person Spurana Convention session in Salem. Many men wearing white dhotis and white shirts stand in dense rows on a dark floor, several with arms raised and hands lifted in devotional gesture, some wearing orange-brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Partially visible heads and shoulders of people in the foreground, white latticed screens and ceiling lights in the background. No clearly visible a person figure is identifiable in the frame.

A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothing fills a high-ceilinged hall during a convention session at Salem, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand close together, some with arms raised and hands clapping, some swaying in a joyful group dance. A man in the foreground wears white with a rudraksha mala and raises one hand, a bald man beside him wears a rudraksha mala over white, and several women wear white and green saris. A video camera on a tripod stands at right. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and balcony railings are visible. No single figure matching the a person cues is clearly identifiable among the crowd.

A crowded indoor satsang hall with cream walls and a white ceiling with recessed lights and ceiling fans. Dozens of devotees stand close together, many with arms raised high and hands clasped in prayer. Most wear white kurtas, saris and tunics, while several wear orange caps and a few wear orange or saffron cloth. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a woman in glasses and white clothes presses her palms together, and a man in white with an orange cap stands beside her. No single presenter is clearly identifiable among the crowd.

A photo of a crowd of men dressed in white kurta-style clothing standing in a plain whitewashed hall with a fluorescent light overhead and a wall fan at left. Many raise their arms and hands high, some clapping or reaching upward, in an energetic group session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a central leader in this frame, and the room has a yellow floor line and a wooden door at the back.

A large evening gathering under a blue-trimmed tent with ceiling fans, hanging lights and tall banners along the walls. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground, many in white clothes, some with orange shawls. In the centre, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand in a ring with hands raised and gesturing, a group activity such as satsang or chanting. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the central figures are described by role only.