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A seated audience of women in white clothes sits on striped mats and orange cushions in a large hall with white ceiling fans and tall decorative hanging panels. At the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a blue cushioned dais beside a microphone stand, facing the crowd. The figure has long dark hair and an orange shawl draped over the body; the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance. Plastic chairs line the left side and an orange cloth hangs near the wall. Some attendees hold bags and notebooks.

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A photograph of a hall during a seated session. On a raised blue and red striped platform at right, a person in orange robes sits cross-legged before a microphone and lectern, addressing the room. Facing them, rows of women in white salwar-style outfits sit on colourful striped mats, several wearing yellow dupattas, with some holding notebooks. An orange draped cloth stands at left and white chairs are stacked along the side. Woven pillars with decorative patterns hang from the white ceiling and ceiling fans turn overhead. A seated person at a desk in the background faces the room.A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical decorations and ceiling fans. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on the floor in rows facing left, many wearing red or orange shawls and beads. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits at a low wooden table on a striped mat, speaking toward the audience. 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A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised blue and white striped mat at the left, behind a wooden lectern with a microphone stand. Rows of seated listeners in white clothes, many wearing white and yellow garments, face him on colourful woven mats and cushions. Painted cylindrical pillars with geometric and animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a painted deity murti backdrop of a figure with a crown stands at the far end near white chairs. A man in a white outfit with an orange shawl sits in front with papers, and a man in a yellow shawl sits at the bottom right.December 06 20102010-12-06A photograph of a satsang hall with a large seated audience of women dressed in white and cream sarees sitting on striped woven mats. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange-trimmed garment and a yellow-clad figure sit with their backs to the camera. At the far left front, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised orange-and-blue cushioned seat beside a small wooden table with a glass, facing the audience. White plastic chairs line the right side. Decorative hanging tassels in red, yellow and blue decorate the pillars and a painted backdrop of a deity murti stands at the back right under a tent-style ceiling.A photograph of a large tented hall where a seated speaker in orange robes sits at a wooden lectern with a microphone on the left, facing a rows of women sitting on colourful striped mats in white saris with gold borders. Several women in front have their hands folded in prayer. Tall vertical banners with woven patterns hang from the ceiling, and a painted backdrop of a deity murti stands at the back right beside white plastic chairs. The speaker's face is not clearly visible enough to assess who it is, so the identity is left uncertain.A hall with a white-ceiling and ceiling fans hosts a seated audience of many women and girls in white clothes with gold borders, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing a low raised dais. On the dais, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-and-orange cushion before a wooden lectern with water bottles. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling. A mural of a deity in a painted forest hangs on the right wall, and white plastic chairs line the right side.A photograph of a large hall where a speaker in orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped blue mat behind a low wooden stand, facing an audience of women seated on the floor in white clothes with yellow, red and orange shawls and orange cushions. Colourful fabric-wrapped pillars hang from a white tented ceiling with ceiling fans, and a painted deity murti with a backdrop is visible at the far end beside white plastic chairs. A tripod camera stands near the audience. The speaker appears to be a sannyasi giving a talk to the seated group.A photograph of a large tent-like hall decorated with colourful hanging fabric panels in red, blue and yellow with elephant motifs. A seated speaker in an orange saffron robe sits on a striped blue and orange mat at left, facing a wooden lectern, with a microphone stand before him. Rows of seated people in white clothes, many with yellow or orange shawls, sit on mats and cushions across the floor, listening attentively. A painted backdrop of a deity murti and a plaque stands at the back of the hall, with white chairs along the right side and ceiling fans overhead.A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls, a white ceiling, and rows of ceiling fans. Decorative cloth pillars in yellow, blue and red hang from the ceiling. A seated audience of many white-clad devotees, mostly women in white saris, sit on yellow and orange mats on a white tiled floor. On the right, a standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a microphone and addresses the audience. Behind him, a white sofa and a few other people in white and orange are seated near a low table with flowers.2009-07-09A large hall with white ceiling fans and tall decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Many seated devotees, mostly women in white clothes with yellow lanyards, sit on orange and yellow mats across the floor facing right. A standing figure in a long orange robe with long hair holds a microphone and addresses the audience from the right side, near a white sofa with cushions. Some people sit on white chairs at the back, and a few stand near the doorway. The scene reads as a discourse or satsang session.2009-07-09