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March 13 2008

A large seated audience of mostly women in white saris fills a tented hall, sitting on mats and cloths on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped platform with a small table and water bottle, flanked by a red curtain. Decorative striped hanging pillars with tassels hang from the white tent ceiling, and fans and a camera on a tripod are visible among the rows.

September 07 2009

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Wide view of a large indoor hall during a seated gathering at Dhyana Acharya training in Bidadi. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on colourful floor mats and rugs, mostly women with long braids, some in yellow or green saris. In the centre of a stage backed by dark red curtains, a person in orange robes sits on a white throne with red cushions, with a vase of flowers on a white table beside them. Decorative hanging banners with yellow and blue patterns frame the stage, and fans and a microphone stand are visible. A camera operator stands on the left.

A discourse hall with a red curtain backdrop. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate orange-gold throne on a raised stage, facing a seated audience. Many seated attendees in white clothes with yellow sashes, several shaved-headed, sit on orange and purple mats on the floor, some with laptops; others sit in chairs at the back. A white board, hanging ceiling fans and decorative pillars frame the room.

A large hall with red velvet drapes and yellow hanging ornaments. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised white peetha or throne at the front stage, with flower arrangements and white candles beside. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and some in pink, green and orange saris sit on mats facing the stage. On the right, a large circular chart with concentric coloured rings hangs on an easel, and a tripod-mounted camera and video equipment are set up. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse with darshan.

Rear view of a seated audience in white plastic chairs facing a stage in a hall with maroon curtains and decorative woven panels with elephant motifs. On the stage, a figure in orange-saffron robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste on a white throne-like seat with a glowing white backdrop, a small vase of flowers beside it. A cameraman in a white shirt and brown vest films from the side of the stage, and a standing fan is visible at left. Many attendees wear white and pastel clothing; one man in a yellow shirt and another in a grey-brown shirt sit in the foreground. The seated figure on stage matches the page's account of a person discourse, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.

A photograph of a meditation or discourse session in a hall with dark red velvet drapes behind a raised white platform. A person in orange robes sits in a white armchair on the stage, gesturing with one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand; a laptop sits on a small table beside the chair. A yellow cloth hangs from the upper right, and a ceiling fan turns above. Rows of seated people in white, cream, pastel and yellow clothing face the stage from the foreground, many with long hair, braids and a ponytail. Speaker boxes and a stand microphone are visible at left. a person is the central figure in orange, seated as the speaker on the raised throne-like chair.

A seated audience of white-clad devotees fills an orange-mat hall at a discourse session. Many wear white kurta-style clothes and yellow lanyards, sitting on orange mats with bags and water bottles beside them. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised white dais decorated with orange flowers, speaking to the gathering. Hanging ceiling fans, banner drapes and a projection screen frame the room, and cameras are set up at the sides.

Wide indoor photo of a seated gathering in a hall with red draped curtains and colourful woven panels on the walls. In the centre of the stage, a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head faces the audience beside a white-draped chair and a small table with flowers. A seated person in an orange robe is visible at the left edge of the stage. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on striped mats facing the stage, with several white ceiling fans, a video camera on a tripod, and an easel or whiteboard at right.

July 16 2008

A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on a white raised throne with a white cushion on a stage before a deep red curtain. Two vases of orange and yellow flowers flank the throne. In the foreground, a large seated audience dressed mostly in white faces the stage, with some people in orange and a few in light clothing. A camera on a tripod and a stand-mounted monitor sit at the stage edge, and a large green-and-yellow concentric circle graphic hangs on a screen to the right. White ceiling fans turn overhead. Many people are visible in the crowd.