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June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a whitewashed hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, many wearing white lanyards with ID badges and some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised platform at the upper right, where a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands near a display of orange and yellow banners. Bookshelves stocked with books and DVDs stand along the back wall beneath a window. Several people stand near the left side of the hall. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan session with delegates seated in orderly rows, though the platform figure is too small and distant to identify with confidence.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large hall packed with seated men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, most sitting cross-legged on white sheets and wearing name badges or lanyards. Several have rudraksha malas, and a few wear garlands or rosettes. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of a long-haired figure, and colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling. A fan and ceiling lights are visible. The attendees appear attentive, facing toward the front of the room.2007-02-15A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow, orange and blue decorative banners. Hundreds of seated men and some women, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, fill the floor in dense rows, many wearing lanyards with purple badges. A white draped table with items sits at the right edge, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall above a set of wooden doors. The audience faces toward the front of the hall, out of frame.2008-03-06A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a bright white hall with yellow hanging drapes and colourful striped banners overhead. Many attendees wear lanyards and sit cross-legged on red and green mats on the floor. Shelves of books and merchandise line the back wall, and a small figure in orange sits on a raised seat at the far end of the hall, possibly near a dais. The room is crowded with people filling the frame from front to back.2008-06-22Photograph of a large seated group of men in white shirts and white trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on a floor in a hall during a session. Some attendees have name badges on their shirts. In the foreground a man with a moustache looks ahead, with a red-and-orange mat visible at the lower left. Framed portraits hang on the back wall and a banner hangs from the ceiling. The room is whitewashed with a tiled floor and the attendees fill the space in rows. Many hundreds of people are visible across the hall.2006-10-07June 22 20082008-06-22Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard ID badges. A tall cylindrical banner in blue, red, yellow and white hangs from the ceiling, with colourful festoons and a decorated arch in the background. A distant figure in white stands at the far end near the stage. The image is a photograph of a Shivaratri gathering in a whitewashed hall.2007-02-16October 03 20082008-10-03