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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.

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 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 photograph of a hall during a Kartheekai Deepam satsang, with many people seated on orange floor mats facing a raised stage. Most seated attendees wear white dhotis and white shawls, with yellow shawls over some. A standing figure in orange robes stands near the stage, and a banner with a circular portrait and the year 2010 hangs behind the stage. Colourful woven tassels hang from the ceiling. The seated group is in the front rows, with more attendees behind, and the scene is lit warmly.

A large hall with white tent-like ceiling fabric and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns with orange tassels hangs above a crowd seated on the floor. Many attendees wear white clothes and sit in meditative posture on orange and striped mats, some with rudraksha or beads around their necks. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes with a red-striped shawl sits cross-legged, and nearby several seated people wear orange garments. Headphones are visible on some attendees, and a power strip and small books lie on the mats. The crowd numbers in the hundreds, filling the room to the back wall.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and white mats, most dressed in white with rudraksha malas, many sitting on chairs along the right side. Hanging from the ceiling are long colourful cloth banners with red, blue, white and yellow geometric patterns ending in yellow tassels. At the far left front, a figure in orange robes sits on an orange mat, and a partly visible camera and tripod stand near the centre-left. Children in white and colourful clothes sit among the adults on the floor.

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A large hall with cream walls and a white ceiling sheet hung with tall decorative pennants in red, blue, yellow and orange. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats with blue borders, most wearing white shirts and dhotis, with several women in white and colourful saris seated on the left. A yellow-stoled man sits in the foreground. Red curtains hang at the windows and the polished floor reflects the seated crowd.

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 indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange, red and blue. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and yellow mats. In the foreground a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, and beside him several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit facing forward. A brass lamp stand with a flame and a small brass plate sit at the left edge. Many attendees are dressed in white, saffron and yellow, some wearing rudraksha malas. A framed painted image is visible on the back wall at left. Some people sit on chairs at the right side of the hall.