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Interior of a large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped and patterned cylindrical banners and ceiling fans. Many women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and cushions facing a stage, while others sit on white plastic chairs at right. A woman in white with an orange-red shawl sits in the front foreground on an orange cushion. A tripod-mounted camera stands among the seated rows. A backdrop shows a painted deity murti in an arched frame with a framed picture beside it.

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A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners, where a sizeable seated audience in white clothes sits on the floor and on white plastic chairs facing a raised shrine area. Many women in white garments and some in yellow and orange sit on orange cushions, colourful striped mats and blue-and-red rugs. A front-row woman in white with an orange shawl sits on an orange cushion writing on paper. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left. Behind the seated crowd, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in a painted arch with a red figure. No identifiable a person is visible in the scene.A photograph inside a large white tented hall with hanging ceiling fans and tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful patterns. At the left front, a seated speaker in orange robes sits on a low wooden stand before a microphone, with a water bottle and a blue box beside him, facing a long, wide-spread audience. Rows of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats and orange cushions, several with red or yellow shawls and wearing white garlands or mala beads. At the back, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame among trees, with a small altar area and white chairs stacked along the right side. The scene suggests a seated discourse or satsang.A photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative cloth banners featuring painted elephants. A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a striped mat at the left, with a small wooden stand in front and a water bottle nearby, addressing an audience. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on mats and orange cushions in rows facing him, some with orange shawls, and a few white plastic chairs stand at the back. A framed painting of a deity murti hangs on the rear wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the middle of the hall.A seated congregation of women in white sarees with thin gold borders fills a hall with a white canopy and decorative striped pillars. Many sit cross-legged on a red and blue striped mat and orange cushions, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits among the rows. Plastic chairs are stacked along the back, and a large framed picture of a goddess with multiple arms, holding weapons, is displayed on the far wall.A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated women in white traditional clothing with gold borders, many sitting cross-legged on colourful striped floor mats and some on white plastic chairs. Several women in the foreground wear yellow and pink garments. Near the front, an empty orange-draped seat and an orange cloth stand out against the white tiled floor, with a wooden lectern to the right. Decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang from the ceiling, and ceiling fans are visible.A photograph of a large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with fans, lights and colourful striped pillars. Many women in white sari-style clothing with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing forward, some on striped blue-and-red mats and some on orange cloth. A camera on a tripod stands among them. At the far end is a painted backdrop of a goddess figure with a deity murti area and white chairs at the side. The seated group is large, with many more faces visible toward the back and right.Photograph of a seated teaching session in a large white-canopied hall decorated with hanging striped and tasseled panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat behind a low wooden table, facing a rows of women in white clothing seated on the floor and white plastic chairs. Several women wear red shawls and yellow garments, and a man in white with a yellow cloth sits near a tripod-mounted camera. A painted backdrop of trees and a deity mural appear behind the stage. A figure in orange at the front has long dark hair, but appearance alone does not establish identity, so the speaker is described by role only.August 29 20092009-08-29A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees, mostly women in white, orange, yellow, pink and purple saris and salwar, sitting on white plastic chairs and on floor mats facing forward. Several people hold notebooks or papers. A video camera on a tripod stands near the centre aisle, and a saffron cloth hangs on the far wall beside an empty seat. Colourful striped decorative hangings with yellow fringe hang from the white ceiling, and white draped fabric lines the walls.2009-09-27 +1 copiesA 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.August 18 20092009-08-18A 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.