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A large indoor hall with a white ceiling, hanging ceiling fans and tube lights, and decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned panels. Many seated women in white clothes, several wearing yellow shawls or yellow scarves, sit on orange floor mats in rows, smiling, laughing and clapping. A woman in the foreground in white with a yellow shawl leans forward, smiling. At the far end, a few people in orange robes sit near a raised white platform, and a standing cameraman with a tripod films the gathering. A dark-haired woman in orange is visible near the platform. The scene looks like a group satsang or inner-healing session.

January 30 2010

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, dressed in white sarees with coloured borders and tied with green and white rosette badges. Many sit on white mats in rows, some with hands pressed together in namaste or clapping. Colourful striped hanging banners and a white tent canopy decorate the ceiling, with speakers and metal scaffolding overhead. At left, a deity murti and a large framed portrait sit near the stage area. Several men in white are visible at the back and right. The scene suggests a satsang gathering in progress.

An indoor hall with pale purple walls, a red-draped stage at left, and a decorative valance of gold, orange and green fabric overhead. Many women are seated on white plastic chairs and on the floor in rows, most wearing white saris or white and cream outfits with orange or yellow shawls. One woman standing at left wears an orange sari and orange shawl, and another in an orange sari stands near the front. Several women have rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a red mat lies in front of the stage. A man in white stands near the back wall. No clear depiction of a person is visible.

June 17 2009

January 30 2010

A photo inside a large white tented hall with a concrete floor and a yellow guide line. Several women in white and cream sarees and salwar-style white outfits stand and move in the centre, some with hands pressed together. Seated women in white and orange-trimmed saris line the right side of the hall, and a yellow-and-blue decorated banner hangs from the tent poles. Two white whiteboards stand on easels at the left, and orange cloth and boxes sit near the wall.

A photograph of a procession inside a open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete walls. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a white, pink and yellow flower garland, and smiles while raising one hand in greeting as he walks barefoot toward the camera. Around him, devotees in white and saffron clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a man in a white dhoti holds a walking stick, and women in white and cream saris line the path. A small girl in a pink dress stands among them. An orange flag is visible overhead. The scene suggests a padukas procession, with the central figure appearing as a probable Swamiji by cues of long hair, saffron robe and garland.

June 21 2009

Indoor hall with a tiled floor and white ceiling fans, where a large seated group of women in white and yellow or green saris and salwar sit on orange and red mats and clap with palms pressed together. Several are in white salwar kameez with yellow dupattas. Along the upper walls hang decorative woven banners in red, yellow and black. At the far right side, an orange-robed figure stands near a wooden door, and in the background a person in saffron clothing sits on a raised platform. A camera tripod and a bag sit in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.

July 20 2010

Indoor gathering in a large hall where many women in white saris with gold borders sit on the floor in rows, most wearing white or cream saris, some in red or maroon. Several wear rosette ribbons with rosettes pinned to their saris. A woman in a cream and orange sari sits on a white plastic chair at the left, laughing, near a raised platform with a glass display case, a monitor, and a garland-decorated stand. Hanging orange and yellow lanterns and a red and white bunting line decorate the ceiling, with a white metal frame structure at the upper left.