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A large seated congregation fills a plain hall with peach-coloured walls and orange curtains at tall windows. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white, saffron, pink, blue and red saris and kurtas, many wearing yellow or orange lanyards. A video camera on a tripod stands at left and small fans and red chairs are scattered along the sides. A few figures sit in the rear, including a man in white near the centre-back.

A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange floor mats, many in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas and lanyards. A cameraman on a tripod films from the right side near a standing figure in white robes at the front. Pale orange walls and bright windows frame the scene, with a projection screen above. Rows of women and men sit attentively in a satsang or discourse setting.

A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain hall with pale pink-brick walls, white-framed doors and windows with orange curtains, and rows of red-and-maroon chairs at the back. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor on orange and green mats before low tables holding brass plates, small bowls and water bottles. Most men wear white kurtas or dhotis with maroon neck cords, and several women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, maroon and pink. A wall-mounted screen hangs at the top. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible, several partially cropped at the edges of the frame.

December 12 2016

December 12 2016

A photograph of a large seated audience filling a hall with white draped walls and colourful paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats, many in white kurta and dhoti, some with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, several with hands folded in anjali. A camera crane and a cameraman on a raised platform stand at the back. The crowd is large and dense, extending to the rear of the hall.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most dressed in white with some in orange and saffron tones, sitting on chairs and on orange floor mats. A white fabric ceiling with ceiling fans and pale orange walls with tall windows frame the scene. A small figure in orange stands near the front of the hall, and a video camera on a tripod is visible toward the center.

A large, bright hall with cream walls and a polished pale floor where a seated audience of men, women and children sits on red-and-white striped floor mats facing a stage area. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some wear headsets. A woman in red and a girl in pink sit in front, and several people in orange and white are visible. Framed portraits hang on the walls between red window curtains, and a few stanchions with white posts and ropes separate the front area. A small brass lamp and a red bag sit near the front row.

January 31 2010

A large hall with pink walls, white ceiling fabric and orange-and-white drapes at the back, where a crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor in rows. Most wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange or saffron saris and shawls, and many have yellow or saffron-coloured neck cords and mala beads. Several people in the foreground sit with hands folded or holding small objects. Loudspeakers hang from the ceiling and a few people stand near the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a white-walled hall during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, women in white, pink, orange and yellow saris and salwars sit close together, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak on their foreheads; one woman in the front left wears headphones and a dark blue top. Behind them, rows of men and women in white kurtas and orange lanyards sit facing forward. At the top left, a doorway shows a figure in red and a few people in the background. A white stand-up partition with a metal rail divides the seating on the right, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall. The audience numbers well over twenty people, all seated and attentive.

December 06 2009