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A large indoor hall at a Dasara 2010 event in Hyderabad shows a seated assembly of many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and sashes, sitting on orange and cream mats in rows facing a stage. Colourful striped hanging banners with orange tassels decorate the white ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead. On the left, a camera operator films from a tripod beside a backdrop reading Dasara 2010 with a portrait and a decorated deity murti. Some devotees have their hands folded in namaste. Few visible faces are distinct enough to suggest any particular individual, and no appearance cues establish a person candidate.

A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful pillars wrapped in patterned bands and yellow tassels hosts a seated group of devotees in white clothes. Many sit cross-legged on orange mats, some wearing yellow shawls, orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe sits on an orange mat with a red shawl beside him. At the front right, a deity murti and ornate decorations stand on a raised altar. A man in white stands near the centre aisle, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. The scene resembles a group meditation or satsang session.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor during a satsang talk. In the foreground, a few men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit on an orange mat, and one man in an orange robe with a shaved head sits at the left on the orange mat. Rows of attendees, many in white, fill the room behind them. Colourful cylindrical decorative pillars with orange tassels hang from the white canopy ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the left. The pink walls and white tiled floor complete the setting.

A large hall filled with seated monastic devotees in white robes sitting on orange and white mats in rows facing a stage at the front. Many shaved-headed men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Colourful woven banners with orange tassels hang from a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod films the audience at left. A few monks in orange robes sit near the front, and one holds a book. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among the foreground seated figures, so the presence of a person is uncertain.

A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.

A large hall with a white tented roof, hung with colourful decorative cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and green. A blue draped stage backdrop reads Anandotsav 2009 and a camera on a tripod faces the stage. Many devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor in rows, while a line of sannyasis in orange robes sits on orange cloths and mats near the front. Several orange-robed monks sit on chairs at the right edge, one wearing headphones. Some devotees wear white, and the floor is tiled with a striped rug in the foreground. A photograph of a large crowd, roughly one hundred or more people visible across the hall.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on a white floor, most dressed in white with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on orange mats in rows. A single figure in a full saffron-orange robe sits near the front left, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Colourful patterned fabric columns hang from the white ceiling, and ceiling fans and windows line the room. The scene resembles a satsang or public talk. No figure at the front can be identified with confidence.

September 17 2010

October 25 2010

A wide view of a large hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats during a ritual gathering. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas sit on the left and centre, while a row of monks in saffron and orange robes sits along the front left with floral offerings and brass plates before them. Dozens of colourful decorative pennants hang from the white draped ceiling, and small brass pots and plates are arranged on orange cloth runners. Several seated women in saffron and pink saris and men in white attire fill the right foreground. At the far back, a portrait and a deity murti sit on an elevated dais surrounded by offerings, and a red banner is visible on the back wall.

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and tall colourful cloth banners hanging overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats facing a raised stage at the far end, with a backdrop painting of a figure. In the foreground, shaven-headed men wear white dhotis and white shawls with orange borders, seated in rows. No individual on stage can be clearly identified, and the speaker is not visible in this frame.