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A large white tented hall with hanging colourful fabric banners in red, blue, green and yellow with tassels. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in white and saffron/orange robes, some in yellow shawls. Rose petals are scattered on the floor in the foreground and yellow lines mark the floor. At the front, a figure in saffron robes stands near a raised dais with a backdrop showing a painted mountain scene and a seated saffron-clad figure, with other saffron-clad people and a tripod-mounted camera nearby. The scene reads as a darshan or satsang gathering.

February 14 2008

2008-02-14 +1 copies

Wide view inside a decorated tent hall at an ashram gathering. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: women in white with orange and yellow shawls on the right, and a mixed group of men and women in white and orange on mats in the foreground. A woman in white with a camera on a tripod stands at left, and a man in orange sits on a patterned mat near the front. A large white throne with a red cushion stands at the far end, with no one seated on it. Red rose petals are scattered across the floor and in a heap, and colourful cloth hangings with striped tassels hang from the ceiling. Several people are in the frame, so the people count is an estimate.

Wide view inside a tented hall with decorated hanging banners in red, yellow and blue geometric patterns. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange-saffron garments, some with yellow shawls, face a white and red throne-like seat at the far end. A woman in white stands at left near a camera on a tripod. Scattered red flower petals lie on the yellow-marked floor, with red offerings at right. A bald man in white sits in the lower left foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the throne, so the seat is empty in this view.

A large tented hall with white ceiling and colourful striped pillars hosts a seated congregation on orange and yellow mats. Rows of devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit cross-legged facing a raised stage at the far end, where a figure in orange robes sits in the centre. A panel of dark mountain-like backdrop hangs behind the stage. Film cameras on tripods stand in the aisle at right, and a man in an orange shawl stands near them. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse with a seated audience.

A photograph of a large tented hall with white walls and a sloped white ceiling, lined with tall pillars decorated with colourful geometric patterns and hanging yellow and white fabric banners. Rows of seated audience members, mostly women and girls in white and orange clothing, face a raised platform at the far right. On the platform, a figure in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat behind a microphone stand, with a fan beside them. Framed portraits hang on the walls, rangoli-like scattered petals or flowers lie on the floor, and strings of small bunting decorate the upper area.

A large hall with white plastic chairs at the left and rows of seated devotees on mats on the floor. Many participants wear white or orange-saffron robes with orange scarves, and seated monastics in saffron clothing sit in the foreground. Some attendees hold small items, and a person in white stands near a camera on a tripod at the back. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling, and metal stage rigging and speakers are visible at the right.

A hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof and a row of orange-and-white striped curtains hung with long bamboo-like staffs. On a raised red stage, a person in an orange robe sits holding a yellow sheet, behind a small table with a microphone. A large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange hangs on the back wall beside a small altar with flowers. A camera on a tripod films the proceedings. Thirty or more seated attendees in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats facing the stage, listening attentively.

A large hall with a white tented ceiling and beige walls hosts a seated assembly of devotees on orange mats. In the foreground, women in white and cream saris with yellow or orange shawls sit in rows, many with notebooks and bags beside them. Along the back, monks and priests in white and saffron-orange robes sit before a gold-framed altar displaying several deity murti and a central figure in a gold-framed niche. A cameraman in white stands at left filming the gathering, and a white drape hangs behind the altar. Colourful decorative tassel banners hang from the ceiling.

Indoor event under a white tent with decorated blue and yellow pillars. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand on a raised stage, including a standing man in orange holding a microphone and a woman in a red sari at a central table. On the right, a large backdrop shows a mountain under a dusk sky, with a figure in orange seated on a raised platform in front of it. Along the bottom, a seated audience in white and yellow shawls sits on colourful mats, with a man on the right in white and a red-and-white beaded garland. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge filming. The backdrop figure is a depiction on a printed or projected image, not a person physically present. The scene resembles a satsang gathering.

A photograph of an energy darshan session in a white tent hall with hanging vertical banners patterned in orange, red and blue. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in rows facing a raised platform. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and sits cross-legged on a white-cushioned seat with a small table beside him, a microphone stand in front of him. A man in orange sits on the floor near the platform, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. A standing fan and bright stage light appear in the room, and a large portrait hangs on the back wall.

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