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A large hall filled with seated devotees on striped red and white floor mats during a satsang. Most men wear white shirts and trousers, with some in orange, green and pink clothing. Colourful striped hanging decorations with orange tassels line the ceiling. At the far end, a small shrine area is visible, and a few figures sit near the front. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits among the audience, and a bald man in a green kurta sits in the middle rows.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange mats during a satsang. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear colourful shirts, including a red shirt, a yellow striped shirt and a blue shirt. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. Colourful striped ceremonial pillars with tassels and orange curtains line the walls, and a small stage area with an orange cloth is visible at the far end. Some staff in white stand near the back.

A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with black or white neck cords, sit in rows on mats facing a stage area at the far end. A framed deity painting and a backdrop with a purple banner are visible on the left wall. Some participants have hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands near the stage at the upper right, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground at left.

Large seated congregation of men and boys fills a bright hall with a white ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron or orange scarves and rudraksha malas, and a few in yellow shawls. They sit cross-legged on striped mats and carpets facing toward the front. At the far left, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands near the edge. A wall shelf with a lit display and a small altar area appears at the back. Count is well above twenty.

A large crowd of devotees sits seated on the floor under a corrugated metal roof inside a whitewashed hall. Many people wear white clothes, with some in orange and yellow saris, and several boys wear rudraksha malas. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with painted geometric patterns in red, blue and yellow hang along the ceiling. Fluorescent tube lights and a ceiling fan are visible, and at the far end figures stand near a distant platform. The congregation faces the front in a satsang or evening gathering.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on striped and blue mats, most wearing white clothes with yellow or red shawls and some in saffron robes at the lower left. Above them hang white draped ceiling fabric, ceiling fans and colourful decorated pillars with orange tassels. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge of the room, and a staff member stands near the far wall.

A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, lined with tall decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with yellow tassels. A seated audience fills the floor and chairs, mostly men in white clothing, many with shaved heads, some wearing rudraksha malas and one in a grey outfit. Children sit on orange cloths near the front left, and a camera on a tripod is at the left edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person figure, so no candidate is marked.

A large indoor satsang hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow lampshade-style fixtures and tall multicoloured striped pillars. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white dhotis and shirts with orange and red circular badges pinned to their clothing, sitting on orange mats. Some younger boys in blue, yellow and red shirts sit in the front rows. Attendees at the far end stand near the stage area, with white-clad figures moving along the side aisles. Drummers or musicians are partially visible at the right edge. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable on the stage from this view.

A large hall with pink walls and a white tented ceiling decorated with hanging colourful woven banners. Many people sit cross-legged on striped red-and-blue mats facing forward toward the front of the room. Most wear white kurta-style clothes, and several wear lanyards; a boy in a yellow shirt and yellow scarf sits at right, and a shaven-headed man in white sits near the centre front. Rows of red chairs line the back, a few people sit in them, and a small flower arrangement lies on the front mat. Several viewers look upward toward a screen at the far left.