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December 27 20062006-12-27A large indoor hall filled with a seated assembly of devotees dressed mostly in white, sitting on the floor in rows facing forward. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and several women in saris sit at the left edge. Hanging orange and multicoloured cloth banners and lanterns decorate the ceiling, with string lights along the walls. The room is dim, and the audience appears to be attending a satsang or darshan, though the front of the hall is out of frame.2006-12-27A large indoor tent hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, sitting in rows on mats across the floor. Many attendees wear white kurtas and white dhotis or white saris, with some wearing lanyards. At the far end of the hall, on a raised stage beneath a painted mountain backdrop, a figure in orange robes sits on a platform. Colourful striped and patterned hanging banners decorate the white tent ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod stands near the front. Orange cloth drapes hang at the upper right corner of the tent.2008-03-06Photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a white tent ceiling and white floor sheeting, where a crowd of devotees dressed in white sits cross-legged in rows. Many men and women are visible, with a few in orange or saffron robes near the left edge and standing at the back. Hanging garlands and colourful cloth decorations line the ceiling. A green backdrop framed by a floral garland displays a deity murti at the front, flanked by two framed portraits on the walls. Some devotees near the foreground hold small bags and a few shoes lie on the floor.2007-02-24A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling with orange and striped fabric drapes hanging from the top, strings of marigold garlands along the edge. Hundreds of seated devotees in mostly white clothes fill the floor, many women in white saris and some in blue or teal. In the centre background stands an ornate golden framed deity murti with a dark backdrop. A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and a standing man in white robes with an orange shawl stands at the right near the stage. Large portrait photos of a woman are mounted on the side walls. Crowd count is in the hundreds, so the people field is 100+.2006-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tented hall during a festival programme, with many people sitting on white floor mats facing the front. Many boys and young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in the foreground, while women in colourful saris and some men in orange or saffron shawls sit further back. A man on the right wears a striped shirt and glasses and sits on a white plastic chair. Hanging striped decorative cloths in orange, yellow and blue decorate the tent ceiling, and a painted banner with deity imagery hangs on the left wall. Stage and front details are not clearly visible.2008-10-01September 01 20092009-09-01September 01 20092009-09-01A large audience of devotees sits closely packed on the floor of a hall, most dressed in white clothing. Many wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a woman in a blue-green saree sits smiling, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis laugh and look toward the front. Hanging orange and striped fabric banners decorate the ceiling and walls of the hall, and white lights illuminate the space. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2006-12-27A large seated assembly of devotees dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing lanyards, sits on green and patterned mats under a white tent-like canopy. Several in the front rows have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra, while others sit with eyes closed or gaze forward. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful woven banners in red, yellow, orange and blue geometric patterns, along with orange cloth drapes. Banners and posters line the walls, and bright lights illuminate the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-12-30