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October 24 2010

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A large hall with a white tent ceiling hung with colourful embroidered fabric tassels. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats and carpets, mostly women in white clothes with yellow scarves or shawls, some taking notes. Coloured tassels and bright overhead lights are visible, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the right. In the background a few figures in orange and saffron clothing sit near a raised stage area.

A large crowd of devotees sits on white plastic chairs and on the floor inside a white tent hall decorated with hanging multicolored cylindrical banners featuring elephant and geometric patterns. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in pink, blue and green saris and salwar, and many wear lanyards. Fluorescent lights hang from the white tent ceiling, and the hall is filled with rows of seated people facing toward the front, with a few standing near the back and the side walls.

2009-06-13 +1 copies

A large tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees dressed in white, many wearing yellow or orange lanyards. Colourful striped and elephant-patterned hanging banners and yellow cloth drapes hang from the white canopy. Seated audience faces a distant stage area at the far end, with a clock and a framed display on the back wall. Some people sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground, with audio equipment visible at left.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and light trousers, many with hands pressed together in anjali or seated with eyes closed, attentive to a satsang talk. Colourful cloth tassel banners in red, blue, yellow and green hang from the white canopy ceiling, and ceiling fans and lights are visible. Devotees sit on orange and mustard floor mats, some wearing lanyards and name badges. The stage area at the far end is largely obscured by the crowd, with a few ceremonial items visible at the far right. A small number of people sit near the left edge in pink and yellow saris. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

A large indoor hall with a tent-like white ceiling and many hanging colourful cloth banners with geometric and elephant-motif patterns in yellow, orange, blue and red. Rows of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, sit on striped mats and floor cloths facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits in front of a backdrop showing a mountain scene. Some attendees hold small papers and water bottles; a few women in pink and orange sit at the left side, and a fan stands at the right. Several participants have white and orange lanyards.

A large indoor hall filled with seated participants, mostly women and men dressed in white and yellow clothing, sitting on colourful mats and cloth on the floor. Hanging from the white ceiling are many tall decorative banners in red, blue, yellow and green with painted elephant motifs. A few people in saffron and orange robes sit near the front and far back, and a wall clock and framed signage are visible at the back of the room. This appears to be a seated gathering during a session, with the audience facing forward toward a speaker area.

2009-06-17 +1 copies

A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sari-style and kurta clothing, with some wearing orange, red and blue garments. Many sit cross-legged on mats and cushions in rows, some with hands folded in prayer and others taking notes. Colourful cloth-wrapped hanging decorations with elephant motifs hang from a white draped ceiling, and overhead ceiling fans and lights are visible. Cameras on tripods stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a sit-down programme in a ritual or assembly hall.

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls, a white ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical banners with geometric patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit on orange and patterned mats, most dressed in white with lanyards, while a few wear saffron or yellow garments. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron shawl sits on a chair beside a man in white with a lanyard, and bags, books and water bottles lie on the mats. A painted deity mural is visible at the left wall, and a wall clock and a framed notice are on the right.

A large indoor hall with white chairs and a seated audience of mostly men in white shirts and white trousers, some sitting on mats and others on white plastic chairs, several holding papers and booklets. Hanging from the ceiling are long cylindrical banners in bright red, yellow, blue and green patterns with yellow fabric drapes. At the far left stands a framed deity image on an altar near a painted backdrop. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and a wall clock hangs on the right. A man in the front row sits with hands folded in a prayer gesture. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful decorative banners in yellow, blue, red and patterned fabric. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on orange and yellow floor mats, most wearing white clothes with orange or yellow shawls and saffron-coloured stoles, while some wear saris and salwar kameez. They face a central stage area during a seminar-style session. A video camera on a tripod stands at right, and wall clocks, windows and a wooden door are visible at the back of the hall.

June 22 2008

A large photograph of a seated congregation inside a white-canopied hall decorated with tall hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, green, red and blue patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez, some in pink, green and orange, with yellow and white garlands visible. A stage with a screen stands at the far end, and speakers hang from the ceiling. Camera operators stand at the right edge near the back of the hall.