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A photograph of an indoor group session in a temple-style hall with glass display cabinets and shelves holding statues and framed photos behind. Roughly twenty seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded mala necklaces and name badges, sit on striped woven mats on the floor and white plastic chairs, several holding papers or booklets. A microphone stand stands in the foreground beside a man in a beige vest and checked shirt seated cross-legged with papers. At the right edge, a figure in white with curly hair seen from behind speaks into a microphone toward the group.

A photograph of a teaching session in a tiled hall with a thatched roof and white walls. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and sits on a raised white seat beside a wooden lectern and microphone, with a small white-draped table and a water bottle in front of him. Facing him on striped mats sit a large group of women in white saris, blue and teal salwar, and sarees, plus several men in white shirts on the right. Bags and notebooks lie beside them. Shelves, a cabinet and yellow curtains stand along the back wall.

December 16 2009

A photograph of a volunteers and organisers meeting in a bright white-walled hall with ceiling fans and ventilated windows. Many seated and standing people in white clothes fill the room, many wearing white dhoti or saree with coloured borders and some with lanyards. In the foreground, two monks in saffron robes sit on a green and red mat with papers and a bowl of oranges, while a woman in an orange sari speaks at a table at right. A small deity murti and a framed painting of a seated figure stand on a shelf at right. Some attendees sit cross-legged and take notes.

Indoor photo of an ashram meeting in a plain hall with pale yellow partition panels and a yellow door. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits in a white chair at the front, with a microphone stand, a small table with a water bottle, and a red-patterned rug. Around 30 seated people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats in rows, many with shaved heads, others with long braided hair. A few are also in orange robes. The floor is grey concrete, with folded bedding visible at the right edge.

A photo of a satsang hall where a speaker in orange robes sits on an orange-cushioned seat at the left, speaking into a microphone. Before him, devotees sit on orange and purple mats on the floor, many women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas, some holding books. A large painted backdrop at the upper right shows a deity murti decorated with garlands beneath a tree. White walls and a tiled floor frame the hall, with a plain orange chair nearby.

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A photograph of a seated satsang in a hall with a dark maroon curtain backdrop and an orange velvet armchair on a raised stage. A figure with long dark hair in a patterned top and an orange shawl sits in the armchair, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a small bouquet and a framed picture on a side table. Rows of people in white clothes sit on orange and patterned mats on the floor facing the stage; several have long braided hair and some wear orange-striped garments. A man at the left edge wears an orange shawl and white clothes and takes notes. Ceiling fans, a decorated hanging pillar, and orange chairs are visible.

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A photograph of a seated teaching session in a large hall with pale marble floors and a central floor inlay of diagonal lines. A person in an ornate red-brown throne chair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a gold pendant, raises a hand near the face. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees sit cross-legged on the floor, many wearing green lanyard badges. In the foreground, several women with long braids sit with their backs to the camera.

A photograph of a seated audience in a bare-walled hall with a thatched roof and pillars, listening to a speaker on a raised white chair at the left. The speaker wears orange robes and has short hair and a microphone. Many attendees sit cross-legged on striped mats and floor cushions, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, with some men in white shirts among them. A small table with a water bottle and microphone stands in front. Bags and papers lie on the floor, and a wooden cabinet and speakers are at the back.

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