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May 15 2012

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A photograph of a seated audience of children and adults on mats and floor cushions in a hall with white tiled floor and maroon velvet drapes. A projection screen at the front shows a slide, and a wooden lectern stands on a low stage beside a brass lamp. Many attendees wear orange, red, blue and white clothing; a man in white stands near the front on the left. A framed portrait of a turbaned figure hangs on the right wall, and a brass kalasha-style ornament sits on the stage. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse session.2012-05-15January 18 20132013-01-18February 26 20132013-02-26A large hall with pink walls and a white ceiling draped in sheer fabric and decorated with colourful striped pillars. Many seated people, mostly children and young adults, sit on red-and-white striped and blue-and-white striped mats facing a stage at the far end. Several children wear white t-shirts with a blue logo, and some older people wear white kurtas. A person in saffron/orange robes stands near a tripod-mounted camera at the centre of the room, in front of a red backdrop showing a painted portrait of a bearded, saffron-clad figure with a turban. On the left, a gold-and-red decorated seated deity murti sits on a raised stage beside steps. A devotee in saffron robes sits in the foreground.2010-12-22A wide view inside a decorated hall with a white and grey draped ceiling and patterned pillars. Rows of seated devotees in red and maroon robes sit on mats facing a central stage. On the stage, a large ornate murti-like figure stands beside a red-draped seat, with a small red altar and flowers. Two projection screens on either side show images. In the foreground, several people in white shirts with orange scarves sit on the floor, one with a bag beside him, while a woman in white with an orange shawl sits on the right. A white carpeted aisle runs between metal stanchions.2012-10-23February 26 20132013-02-26Photograph of a satsang hall with a large seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothes, many women with long plaits, sitting on mats and cushions on a polished floor. At the front, a figure in orange robes stands speaking near an orange-draped low platform with orange chairs; a second orange-clad figure sits at the left edge. Colourful decorated cloth tassels hang from the ceiling, a projection screen and a video camera on a tripod are set up at the right, and dark red curtains line the back wall.2010-10-13 +1 copiesA large hall with a draped grey ceiling and hanging multicoloured ceremonial banners in yellow, blue and red. Devotees sit on orange and purple mats across the floor, many in white dhotis and kurtas, others in maroon and rust robes, some bare-chested. Two projection screens show a seated teacher in orange clothing. On a stage with a maroon curtain, a golden throne-like seat sits before a small figure in orange, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Brass lamps and offerings are placed on the floor in front. The scene is a satsang discourse.2013-01-25December 22 20102010-12-22Wide photo of a satsang hall with a draped white ceiling and a large projection screen on the back wall. Thirty-odd children and adults sit cross-legged on a white marble floor, many in orange, yellow and striped clothing. At the front, a wooden lectern stands before a golden deity murti, with a robed person in white near the steps and a small figure in orange seated beside them. A red curtain hangs by a side window and a portrait is mounted on the wall. Stage lighting glows at the right. Audience members are partially visible, some cut off at the frame edges.2012-05-14Wide view of a satsang hall with an audience seated on orange and brown mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a gold-and-white throne-like seat in front of a maroon curtain, with a speaker's podium in front. Two large screens show close-up video of a woman and a crowd. Many attendees wear white dhotis, maroon and dark robes, and orange shawls; some carry bags and water bottles. Hanging orange cloth and decorative striped banners decorate the ceiling. A cameraman films from the side of the stage.2013-01-31A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees on striped mats and orange cloths during a satsang session. A figure in a blue robe sits on a gold throne-like chair on a raised stage at the far left, with a white projection screen and a blue backdrop behind. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, including a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground, while children in colourful shirts sit near the front. Hanging orange and multicoloured decorative banners hang from the ceiling. Dozens of people are visible, the central figure on the throne is a depiction of a seated teacher, not a clear in-person identification.2010-12-18