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A large seated audience fills a wood-panelled auditorium at a satsang session. Many attendees sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor, pressing palms together in anjali or clapping, with some wearing white kurtas and dhotis, others orange, maroon or saffron shawls, and lanyards around their necks. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl claps near the centre, while a bald man in white sits near the front. The camera looks toward a stage that is not visible in frame. The view is a photograph of the crowd, with no speaker clearly identifiable in the image.

December 15 2015

Dense crowd of devotees seated and standing in a large hall, many in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, hands raised, palms pressed together and clapping. A large screen at upper left shows a distant stage with red-orange tones. Some men wear gold chains and one wears a red head covering. Most faces are turned toward the stage. No single figure can be identified as a person from appearance cues here.

July 09 2016

A large seated audience fills a wood-panelled auditorium during a question-and-answer session. Most attendees sit on the floor or in chairs, many with orange-and-white lanyards, clapping or pressing palms together. A standing man in a white kurta with a moustache holds an orange cloth and stands near the centre rear. A woman in an orange top sits mid-frame, and a bald man in a brown shirt sits at right. The scene is warm-lit and densely packed with people.

A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of several hundred devotees, many in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron or orange clothing, with bright red and orange sashes and rudraksha beads. Many raise hands in blessing gestures or press palms together, and several have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Framed devotional portraits hang on the pink walls, and the stage area and a dais are visible in the background. No single person can be identified as a person in the foreground.

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A large seated audience fills a carpeted hall with warm wall panels, attending a satsang or discourse. Many attendees wear white kurtas and lanyards, while others wear yellow, red, orange and pink clothing. Several people sit cross-legged, some with hands folded, others listening intently. Water bottles sit on the floor among the rows. Along the back wall hang framed religious prints and a large orange banner bearing a deity image. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt watch the front. A man in an orange robe sits among the crowd near the centre, while a bare-chested man in white sits at the front left.

A large seated crowd at a satsang gathering, densely packed behind metal rails. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis press palms together in namaskar or clap, while others wear saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes wear long gold-bead necklaces and vibhuti or tilak marks, and a woman in a green sari with a beaded necklace smiles and claps. Children with white forehead markings sit among them. Behind the crowd, more people stand with raised hands. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the swami.

A large seated audience fills a dimly lit hotel ballroom during a darshan session in Phuket. Many participants wear white clothes and orange or red beaded lanyards with name badges; a few wear orange or saffron garments, and some sit with hands pressed in anjali mudra. Crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling and the rows recede toward the back of the hall, with the front rows in the foreground. The stage with the teacher is not visible in this view.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang or ritual gathering, with hundreds of devotees sitting in rows on the floor. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several younger boys in front wear saffron-orange cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white markings on their foreheads. A man in the foreground with folded hands sits among the crowd, and a bald man with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits on the right. Rows of white candles or lamps line the upper background near a large video screen on the wall. A purple-shirted man sits at the left edge.

January 01 2017