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A large seated gathering of men in white clothes fills a hall, sitting cross-legged on orange cloth and yellow mats with notebooks and pens in front of them. Many wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with garlands or red shawls, and several have lanyards. Along the walls hang framed religious pictures and a deity image appears at the left. The crowd extends toward the back of the room, with some men standing near the rear. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this view.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, sitting cross-legged on the floor on mats and yellow cloth. Many wear white lanyard-style badges and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A rudraksha mala is visible on one younger man in the front row. Framed colourful paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a red-lit alcove appears at the upper right. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame; the audience appears attentive, seated in meditative rows during a discourse or satsang.

A large seated assembly of men in white ritual clothes, white dhotis and shirts, sits on the floor of a hall facing forward. Many wear name badges on their chests and some have rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several hold or sit near yellow and orange cloth bundles and prayer mats with red and green borders. A bald older man in the foreground wearing glasses and a mustache sits with hands together. The audience appears attentive, as at a satsang or Shiva Deeksha program. No person in the image is shown in an identifiable a person depiction, and the front of the hall is out of frame.

A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit on yellow-orange mats on the floor, and several hold mobile phones or notebooks. Orange and yellow hanging decorations line the walls and ceiling, and a few devotees in the foreground wear a dark orange shirt among the white. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in this frame.

A large seated congregation of men fills a hall with white walls and framed pictures, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several men wear red-orange ceremonial garlands and some carry name badges. In the lower left, a man with a red garland sits in front, and in the front-center a man in a white shirt with a mustache and thin spectacles sits near a man in a pink shirt. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with a yellow cloth bag beside them, while a golden ornate element is visible at the top right. The scene is a satsang-style gathering, and the crowd is dense across the frame.

A large seated audience fills a hall, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing name badges on lanyards. Some wear rudraksha or beaded malas and orange or red cloths. Others wear checked shirts or colourful plaid garments. Several older men with white hair and beards sit among the rows. The audience faces forward toward an unseen stage, and a few people stand at the back. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd.

A large indoor satsang hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges. A few wear orange or patterned clothing. They sit cross-legged on orange-yellow mats across a pale hall with tall windows, and some hold notebooks or small items. No clearly identifiable a person is visible at the front in this frame, so the presence of a candidate is uncertain. The scene shows an attentive assembly during a discourse or meditation session.

A large, densely packed audience of men sits cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats in a bright hall during a satsang. Most wear white shirts and trousers, and many have white identification lanyards with orange badges. A man in a teal-green striped shirt sits in the middle, and a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead sits centre-right. In the upper left, a figure in a purple turban is partly visible. The room has pillars and a row of seated attendees extending into the background, with rows of people fading toward the rear wall.

A large indoor hall filled with seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyard name badges, sitting on red and blue mats during a Nithya Dhyan Yoga session. Foreground men include one in a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace, an older man with a grey moustache and a raised hand to his chin, and a man in a yellow shirt. Red curtains, framed deity pictures and a golden decorative stand line the walls. A figure in white stands at the far right near the curtain. The crowd is large, well over one hundred people visible.

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A large hall filled with seated men in white ritual clothing sits on an orange-and-purple cloth-covered floor during an NDY programme. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white kurta with white sacred marks on his forehead sits cross-legged, hands together, looking toward the front. Beside him, a man in a grey-green shirt sits on the floor. At the right edge, a man with a bare upper body and a red-and-white shawl over his shoulder wears a rudraksha mala. Yellow and blue papers lie on the floor, and a microphone stand is visible at right.