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A large hall with a tent-like ceiling and hanging fabric banners in orange, yellow and red. Rows of people sit on the floor in white clothes with hands folded in prayer, facing a front area. Several devotees wear yellow shawls over white clothing and sit on yellow and orange cushions over striped rugs. A woman in white stands near the right side with her palms pressed together. A painted deity mural hangs on the back wall, and white plastic chairs line the right side of the hall. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering.

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Photograph inside a large tent-like hall during a group sitting session. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor, many with hands pressed together in namaste, some wearing yellow shawls and wrap-around yellow garments. Several sit on orange and striped red-and-green mats, with an orange cushion at left. A standing woman in white at right addresses or leads the group, with rows of white plastic chairs along the right side. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars and white ceiling fans hang above, and a painted mural of a deity murti appears on the back wall.A seated man in white clothing and an orange scarf sits on an orange cushion at the front of a large hall, facing a seated audience of many men and boys in white with yellow shawls. Foreground devotees in orange robes and yellow sashes sit on colourful striped mats with books and bags. Decorated pillars with painted elephant motifs hang from the white tent ceiling, and a painted deity mural with a lit oil lamp stands at the right side of the stage area. A satsang or sharing session setting is visible.2009-10-15December 25 20072007-12-25January 30 20102010-01-30 +1 copiesA 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.2009-06-15A large indoor hall with a high pitched metal roof and yellow steel trusses hung with decorative striped cloth banners on pillars. Rows of seated devotees sit on mats across a pale floor, mostly dressed in white with white and grey rudraksha malas, one woman in a saffron shawl and another in a purple sari. Near the front, a white-clad figure sits on a raised mat, and a white-draped low platform stands in the foreground. On the back wall hang a green and white portrait banner of a bearded robed figure and a framed portrait of an elderly woman in white. The scene is a satsang or meditation session.2005-12-20A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many on yellow and orange mats and cushions, listening attentively with hands pressed together in namaskar. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns in blue, red, yellow and white hang from the ceiling. A cameraman on a tripod films from the right side, and a few people in orange robes sit at the far right edge near an orange cushion. Lights and fans are visible overhead, and white draping lines the walls.2009-09-01A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a puja. Most women wear white saris or dhotis with bright yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them. Others in the back wear saris in orange, pink and blue, and a few foreign women with light hair sit among the rows. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-02-13A large hall of seated devotees performing a pada puja-style worship with oil lamps and offering trays on the floor. Many women in white or cream saris with orange-red and yellow shawls press their palms together in prayer, while men in white dhotis and shirts sit behind them. In the background, a figure in orange robes sits on a chair near the left wall, and another person in orange stands near the right side by a table. Red curtains and white doors frame the room. Small brass lamps with flames and flower-decorated plates sit in front of the worshippers.2011-02-25A wide photograph of a bright, white-walled hall with ceiling fans and a row of seated devotees on a white tiled floor. In the foreground, women in white saris with yellow or red borders sit in rows with hands pressed together in anjali, with small steel cups and banana-leaf plates with food set before them. Behind them, monks in saffron and orange robes sit with palms joined. At the far right, a framed portrait hangs on the wall beside a small altar with a white cloth and a lit lamp. A red doorway and a PA speaker stand at the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja with prasadam offerings.2011-03-05A large hall with white walls and a white tented ceiling, decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow tassels. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white, sit cross-legged on mats and orange cushions facing forward, listening to a discourse. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and white head coverings, and a few hold water bottles and notebooks. A stage area with a wooden podium and a camera operator are visible at the back. The photo is blurred and shows a seated congregation during a satsang.2009-08-18June 01 20092009-06-01