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October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph taken in a dim hall at night. A large projection screen on a tripod shows an image of ornate stone structures and terraces. In the foreground a person in a light grey garment sits cross-legged on the floor, reaching up to touch the screen's edge, with a laptop in front of them showing the same image. Several people sit in shadow at the left edge. To the right, a shrine area with stone pillars holds a deity murti in orange and red garments with a blue backdrop.2007-10-14July 29 20082008-07-29October 14 20072007-10-14Night-time outdoor satsang under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennant bunting. Dozens of devotees, mostly women in white saris with dark borders, sit cross-legged on striped mats in rows facing a stage. A tall brass trident stands among the front seats and hanging lamps glow nearby. On the stage, a person in a light shirt stands by a lectern while another figure sits at a table with equipment. A large screen behind shows a seated figure in orange robes, possibly a depiction of a teacher; a red banner is visible at right. A bright floodlight glares at left.2019-01-20A seated audience of about twenty women and girls faces a projection screen in a hall with cream walls, a metal railing and a dark curtain at left. The screen shows a figure in orange robes and a red-orange beaded mala seated on an ornate golden throne with a colourful patterned backdrop, with a microphone in front. Audience members wear saffron, pink, blue and purple clothes and some have red head scarves; several have long hair tied back. A small speaker sits on a wall bracket at upper right.2011-07-26February 23 20072007-02-23Indoor satsang hall seen from the back, with a large crowd of seated attendees facing a projection screen. The screen shows a robed figure in orange seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a beaded necklace. On stage at right, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl stands beside a lectern and a golden figure of a seated deity or lion-throne figure. Red velvet curtains and a framed picture hang on the walls, and an orange and multicoloured banner hangs at upper left. Most attendees are children and women in colourful salwar kameez and school uniforms, with a few men in the front rows.2012-05-12A seated audience of women in sarees, mostly with hair in braids or tied back, sits on the floor of a hall facing a large projection screen. The screen shows a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate white arch with orange floral motifs. Some women hold phones or cameras. To the right, a woman in a pink-and-white saree sits at a low wooden table holding a tablet, with a small lamp and a tray nearby. A man in orange clothing sits in the lower right corner. A projected starry, blue galaxy image fills the left side of the stage, and a black speaker hangs on the wall above the screen.2011-07-29February 16 20072007-02-16Evening group meditation in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of small lights overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on colourful woven mats in rows, mostly in white kurtas and dhotis or white shirts, with some in saffron and red saris. Women in green, orange and maroon saris stand at the back. A laptop sits on a wooden stand at left beside a power strip, and a tall striped textile hangs on the wall. Several boys in white sit in the front row. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-10-18A photograph of a temple shrine under a scaffold canopy of bamboo poles and metal frame. Two deity murtis stand on a stone platform draped with red curtains, decorated with garlands and lamps. Around a green mat and striped floor covering, about a dozen children in white clothes sit cross-legged, several raising hands with small plates or cups, performing an offering or puja. At the right, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long hair sits on a raised seat before a small table with offerings, apparently overseeing the rite. Trees and a stone wall frame the open-air setting.2007-03-06