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A large seated congregation of devotees on a red mat in a hall, many in white kurtas and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls and lanyard badges. A bald man in white in the centre has his eyes closed and hands folded in meditation, beside a man in a blue kurta and a young boy in a yellow shirt. Water bottles sit on the floor. Background audience fills the hall, with a few pillar decorations and a gold ornament visible behind them.

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A large hall packed with seated devotees on colourful striped woven mats, most sitting cross-legged facing a stage at the back. Foreground figures include a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a beaded necklace, a man in a golden-yellow kurta, a man in a white shirt and an older man in a blue shirt. A man in white robes with a brown shawl and a bare-armed devotee in white with rudraksha necklaces sit near the front. Several people hold phones; overhead hang orange and yellow lanterns and a camera operator stands on a platform. Large pink-lit screens display a speaker figure. Several hundred people are visible.

A large indoor satsang hall with cream floor tiles and yellow-gold decor, where a crowd sits on orange and red mats and white cushions. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee in white with a red-patterned shawl sits cross-legged beside a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala. A bearded man in a blue shirt and white dhoti wears a forehead tilak and rudraksha mala. At right, a young sadhika in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands on her lap, and a bare-chested sannyasi in an orange wrap sits nearby. Behind them many devotees in white and colourful clothes listen attentively. A large screen shows a glowing deity image, and a golden throne stands at right. Some people wear rudraksha malas, and a few have vibhuti marks.

A large indoor satsang hall with a red and orange colour scheme, where many devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth in close rows. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris, with saffron and red shawls, and some have orange tilaka on their foreheads and lanyards around their necks. Several men in front wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands in lap or prayer posture. At the back, a decorated stage area with hanging orange cloth panels and framed photographs on the walls is visible. The gathering appears to be a spiritual discourse session with an audience of many hundreds, though only part of the audience is fully visible.

April 17 2016

A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.

A large seated congregation fills a yellow and red tented hall with draped fabric and hanging yellow lanterns. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, while others wear orange, saffron and blue clothing. Several people in the foreground hold water bottles. On the stage at the back, two screens show a figure in red and a seated teacher in orange.

December 12 2016

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas sit close together, several with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis sit on red cushioned mats, with a woman in a red head wrap and a white outfit at left and a woman with a rudraksha mala in white at centre. White pillars with a rope divider run through the seating area and red curtains hang on the back wall. The overall scene is a crowd of many devotees listening in silence.