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Indoor hall with a terracotta tile floor and a thatched roof with ceiling fans. A woman in white clothes with an orange shawl stands on an orange-draped platform holding a microphone, speaking. Beside her, a white pedestal holds a vase of pink flowers and a small brass item. On the left, a framed portrait labelled as an artwork shows a woman in orange robes seated on a cushion. Along the right, a row of people in white and light clothing stand on blue and orange mats, hands together, facing the speaker. A few people wear white and a woman in green and pink stands at the end of the row. Orange curtains hang along the back wall.A photograph of a hall with a tiled floor where many participants sit in rows on orange and purple mats. A woman in white trousers and a white top with an orange vest stands at the centre aisle holding a microphone and addressing the group. Seated participants wear white clothing, and some wear garlands or mala necklaces. Ceiling fans, white pillars and orange drapes line the room. Several participants in the foreground sit with legs stretched out.2010-02-08A photograph of a seated discourse in a thatched-roof hall with white walls and a terracotta-tiled floor. On a raised stage draped in orange cloth, a speaker in orange robes sits behind a white-draped table with a microphone stand and a small vase of red flowers. Above and behind him hangs a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes seated in a garden, in front of dark red curtains. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage: women in white and cream saris and a younger woman in an orange garment. Ceiling fans hang from the thatch and a standing pedestal fan stands at the right. A small black sign rests at the front of the audience area. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style talk in progress.2010-02-06A large hall with a thatched roof and whitewashed walls hosts a group yoga or bhakti session. A woman in white with an orange sash stands at the left holding a microphone and leading the group. Around thirty participants stand in rows on orange and blue mats, wearing white dhotis, kurtas, saris and salwar kameez, many with hands raised or folded at the shoulders. Some wear orange sashes and name badges. Two framed images hang on the back wall between orange drapes. Fluorescent tube lights and ceiling fans are visible.2010-02-08A photograph of a meditation or satsang session in a whitewashed hall with a tiled floor and a thatched roof. In the foreground at left, a woman in a cream top with a yellow scarf speaks into a microphone seated behind a white-draped table with a small black device and a red flower arrangement. Rows of seated participants in white and cream clothing sit cross-legged on striped mats facing her, including a bearded man in white near the right and a woman in pink. A keyboard and sound equipment sit at the back, and stacked mats and chairs line the right side.2009-12-24July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a hall-style satsang with a seated audience on orange and blue mats across a terracotta-tiled floor. At left, a person in an orange robe with a head wrap stands behind a white podium holding a microphone, with a water bottle and a brass vase of pink flowers on the podium. Rows of mostly women in white clothes sit cross-legged, some in saffron or pink saris, while a man in white sits at right. A framed picture and a deity image hang on the white wall, with ceiling fans and tube lights overhead. Appearance-based label: the speaker's presentation is consistent with a sannyasi, but the face is not visible enough to confirm identity, so this is unsure.Indoor satsang hall with a tiled floor, white walls and a thatched roof supported by white pillars. A long-haired teacher in orange robes sits on an orange cushioned chair at the right, speaking into a microphone on a stand and gesturing with raised hands; the orange-clothed figure is a person by appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. Rows of students sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats, most in white clothes, some with lanyards, with a few in orange and women in saris facing the teacher. A cluster of around 60 people is visible, many seated with hands folded in attentive listening.2010-02-08A woman stands barefoot on an orange-carpeted stage, speaking into a handheld microphone and gesturing with her right hand while an audience sits facing her from the foreground. She wears a white kurta and white trousers with an orange shawl tied around her waist and draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and a red bindi on her forehead. A small table beside her holds pink flowers in a brass vase and a bottle. Behind her hangs a large framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white garland seated in meditation beneath a banyan-like tree, with a microphone stand at the right edge. The audience includes men in white shirts and women in saree-style dress with a braid.July 11 20102010-07-11A photo of a bhakti yoga session in a large hall with a thatched roof and white walls. A speaker in orange robes sits on an orange-draped raised dais behind a white podium, with a pink flower arrangement beside her and a microphone stand. Behind her hang a framed painting and a small framed picture on the wall. Rows of participants sit cross-legged on blue and orange mats across the tiled floor, many in white, blue and orange clothes, some with orange badges. A few men in orange and yellow shirts sit in the foreground. A pillar and curtained doors frame the room.2010-02-08A photograph of a seated audience inside a large hall with a thatched roof, white walls and exposed pillars. A robed figure in orange clothing and a headwrap sits at a white lectern on an orange-covered platform at the left, with a pink flower arrangement and a water bottle on the lectern. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some with purple-and-blue mats and notebooks. A small framed picture and orange drapes hang on the back wall. The audience sits attentively facing the speaker, as in a satsang or discourse.