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A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and some women in colourful saris, facing a raised stage draped in deep red curtains. On the stage stands a golden ornate shrine arch with a seated deity murti garlanded with green leaves, surrounded by tall brass oil lamps and potted plants. A figure in a saffron-coloured garment sits near the shrine. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera and a person in white clothes stand at the sides; a framed portrait on the right shows a shrine scene with flowers and a red backdrop. Gold barrier railings separate the front seating area.

A large hall audience sits on floor mats and chairs facing a stage with a red swagged drape. On the stage a seated figure in an orange-and-white garment with a white garland sits before a golden arched shrine containing a deity murti, flanked by brass lamps and potted plants. A camera operator in white stands on the left with a tripod camera, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the right near a framed floral screen. Most attendees wear white, with several in colourful shirts and saris, and the foreground shows many shaved and grey heads. A brass railing with pillars separates the seating area from the stage.

February 11 2017

Photograph of a seated audience facing a stage at a discourse hall with red draped curtains and a gold-framed alcove. Rows of attendees sit on chairs and mats, many with shaved or grey heads, wearing white, pastel and saffron-toned clothing. On the stage, a large golden seated figure in an ornate gold arch is garlanded with green foliage and flanked by brass lamp stands and potted plants. A figure in white stands at the stage edge beside a video camera on a tripod. A seated figure in white and orange sits on the stage near the statue, presumably a discourse or satsang setting. Approximately several dozen people are visible in the seating area.

Photograph of a large seated audience in a hall with red curtains, viewed from behind. Many devotees in white kurtas, pale blue, yellow and purple shirts sit on mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in an orange and red robe sits on a decorated throne before a large framed painting of a deity and golden pillars with garlands. A cameraman on a tripod stands at left and another camera is set up at right, with a monitor visible at upper left. A man in an orange cloth sits at lower right among the listeners.

Wide view of a satsang hall with a large audience of devotees seated on red mats facing a stage. Behind the stage, a large deity murti sits on a throne flanked by golden columns and gold foliage, and a seated figure in orange clothing sits in front of it. Many attendees wear white, cream and orange clothes; some wear saffron shawls and one man in the front left is bare-chested. Film cameras on tripods stand near the stage, and red drapes frame the stage. Audience members sit on mats and chairs in the foreground.

February 11 2017

Photograph taken from the back of a seated audience facing a stage draped with red and maroon curtains. On a raised dais, a central figure in orange robes with a white garland sits before a deity murti and greenery backdrop, flanked by hanging tassel decorations, brass oil lamps and potted plants. A cameraman in white stands at the side of the stage. Rows of attendees in white, grey and pastel clothing fill the hall in front of the stage.

A large seated audience faces a raised golden throne on a stage draped in deep red curtains. A seated figure in orange-saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala sits on the gilded throne, flanked by ornate pillars, tall gold-topped lamps and small canopied stands. Behind the throne hangs a large painted deity murti with a crown. Many devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor in rows, some with shawls and sashes, while cameras on tripods film the satsang. The setting is an indoor hall at a spiritual gathering.

August 27 2016

Photograph of a large seated audience facing a raised stage in a hall with red curtains. On the stage, a figure in an orange and gold garment and red turban sits on an ornate golden throne before a gold relief panel of a deity murti, flanked by golden pillars with lion figures and potted flowers. Devotees in white and pastel clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, many in white kurtas and dhotis, with a man in an orange shawl near the front. A technician in white stands on a platform at left beside camera tripods and lighting stands. Stage lights and a standing air conditioner are visible at the sides.

A large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris, facing a stage at the far end. On the stage a golden deity murti is framed by a fan-shaped golden backdrop with red and green panels, in front of dark red draped curtains. Two video screens flank the stage showing images. Camera operators on tripods and a boom crane film the scene, and rows of tall brass lamps stand along the aisle near the front. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.