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A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall striped decorative pillars hanging with orange tassels. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women in white saris with orange-and-yellow circular badges, sit on orange floor mats facing a stage at the front. Some women wear green, yellow or pink saris, and a few men in white shirts stand near the aisles. In the lower right, a foreign woman with light hair wears white and rubs her eye, and a man in orange robes is partly visible at the edge. Orange drapes hang from the windows.

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A large seated audience fills a hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall cloth-wrapped pillars banded in colourful patterns with orange tassels. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women wear yellow or orange stoles and orange shawls. They sit cross-legged on white mats facing forward toward a stage at the far end, with flower arrangements and decorations visible near the front. Several participants at the front right wear orange and saffron cloth. Ceiling fans and wall clocks are visible.2010-09-18 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees on orange mats, mostly women and girls in white saris and white dress with some in pink, blue and yellow garments, many with braided hair. Colourful striped cloth pillars hang from the white ceiling and a red and maroon drape frames the stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne, with a small attendant near a microphone stand. A carved golden seat stands at the left. Many more than one hundred people are seated across the hall.2010-07-24A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, many with palms pressed together in namaskar as if in prayer. In the foreground, women in orange and white saris sit on mats with brass plates, small oil lamps, flowers and kumkum-marked offerings before them. Red curtains and hanging red, orange and blue banners decorate the walls, and a framed picture hangs on the right. No speaker or person is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2012-04-14A large white tent hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most dressed in white and cream clothing, sitting on the floor in rows facing toward the front. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations in red, yellow, blue and patterned fabric with figurative motifs hang from the white tent ceiling. A few people in orange and saffron garments sit near the front and aisles, and some stand at the side. Rows of white plastic chairs are placed along one side, and a framed picture hangs on the far wall above the gathering.2008-07-17A large hall with white walls and a ceiling decorated with hanging colourful striped pillars, green garland swags and a yellow cloth hanging from above. Rows of devotees sit on yellow, striped and green mats on the floor, mostly women and girls in white or cream clothes with orange and white flower garlands around their necks. Some wear saffron, red and pink saris. Seated chairs line the far side, where more devotees in white sit facing forward. The scene suggests a satsang gathering, though no speaker is clearly visible.2009-06-09September 30 20082008-09-30A large photograph of a crowded indoor satsang hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging yellow and multicolored decorative panels. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women and girls in white and pastel clothing, sit on red mats on the floor facing forward. Some hold books and rosary-style malas. A man in white standing near the back stands out, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right, with staff standing along the side walls.2008-01-01September 30 20082008-09-30A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women, sits closely packed in a hall during an evening gathering. Most wear white or cream saris and dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some hold their hands in anjali mudra, and a few wear name badges on their clothes. A woman in a peach-colored sari sits at the center, with a yellow-clad woman beside her. Behind them, banners and other attendees are visible above the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2007-02-16A photograph of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on the floor in rows during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and bowls of offerings arranged before them. Most wear white or saffron-orange saris and shawls, some with orange or red scarves around their necks. Colourful decorated pillars with tassels line the hall, and a small framed picture hangs near the back wall. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-05-10A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17A large indoor satsang hall with cream draped ceiling fabric and colourful striped hanging tassel decorations along the columns. Many seated devotees fill the floor on blue-and-white striped mats and red patterned rugs. Most women wear white, yellow, pink and cream saris or salwar kameez, and some wear glasses, rudraksha-style necklaces and name badges. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the background, and a few people stand near the far side of the hall. A banner and signage are visible at the left edge. Viewers are seated facing the front of the hall during a teaching session.2011-02-26