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December 29 2007

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A large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of devotees seated on orange mats on the floor. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and small lanyard badges. Women in white saris and salwar kameez sit in the foreground, one resting a finger at her lip. Standing attendants in white move along the back wall, and orange and red garlands hang at the right edge near a shrine area. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. The people are numerous, but the visible count is in the dozens, not hundreds.2010-11-10April 19 20162016-04-19March 07 20162016-03-07February 28 20092009-02-28A large seated congregation of men in white ritual clothes fills a tent hall with red carpeting, many sitting cross-legged with hands in laps or holding small booklets and yellow papers. Some wear rudraksha malas and lanyard name badges. Along the back wall, a row of framed portraits hangs above a purple backdrop decorated with orange and yellow flower motifs. A video camera on a tripod stands at right. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible at the front; the crowd is seated facing forward with a few men in orange or saffron-tinged clothing at right.2006-12-14A large seated congregation fills a white-walled hall with a red carpet in the foreground. Several young children and teenagers in orange and saffron clothing with gold borders sit cross-legged up front, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them, many adults in white kurtas, white dhotis and white shirts sit attentively, while a man in orange robes with a white shawl and a few men in orange kurtas are visible in the middle rows. Nearby, a man in a red T-shirt and a man in a blue-and-white polo shirt sit among the crowd. The scene appears to be a seated programme gathering, with the audience facing toward the front of the hall.2016-04-17A large seated crowd fills a hall, mostly men and some women in white and saffron-orange clothing, many sitting cross-legged on a red carpet at the lower left. Several men wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and one man in the foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. Most attendees face forward toward an unseen stage, with a blue-clad man on the right.2016-05-09May 07 20152015-05-07April 19 20162016-04-19June 06 20162016-06-06August 18 20132013-08-18A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on red mats in a hall with cream walls. Many wear identification badges on their chests. In the foreground, a woman with long grey-streaked hair wears a white dhoti and a white top with gold border, with a beaded rudraksha-style mala around her neck, and sits in meditative stillness. Beside her a man wears an orange-red shawl over white clothing. A bald man in glasses sits at lower right in white. Plastic water bottles and a bag sit at lower left. Several attendees hold small white candles or sticks. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation program with attendees focused forward.2016-01-31