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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.

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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.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.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. A standing man in a yellow shawl stands near a microphone stand in the centre. White plastic chairs line the back right, and a backdrop painting with figures hangs at the rear left.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.A photograph of a seated discourse in a large tented hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging ceiling fans. 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.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.August 29 20092009-08-29A 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 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.June 01 20092009-06-01August 18 20092009-08-18A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours, yellow and blue with painted elephants. Rows of seated participants fill the floor: many women and some men wear white ritual clothes, others wear orange or saffron shawls and yellow or orange cloths. Some sit on white chairs, others on orange and yellow mats. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right side near the front, and an electric fan is visible at the left edge. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the far right, while a few people in orange robes are scattered among the audience. Approximately 100 people are visible.2009-06-16