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A photograph taken from behind a seated audience at an indoor satsang hall. Most attendees face a raised stage at the front; many wear white, and a few wear pink, yellow, blue and red clothing. On the stage, a man in white stands at the left beside a drum kit with red and black drums, and another man in a white shirt sits at the kit playing. A woman in white sits on a chair at the far right, near a laptop. Behind the stage is a projection screen, a white board, and a dark curtain at the left. A blue sign on the back wall reads MAINTAIN SILENCE, SWITCH OFF CELL PHONES, CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS NOT ALLOWED, VIDEO, AUDIO and PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITED.

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Photograph of an indoor hall with a draped white ceiling and two tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with orange tassels. A blank projection screen hangs on the back wall, with a sign reading maintain silence, switch off cell phones, children under 12 years not allowed, video and audio recording and photography prohibited. On a raised stage two men in white clothing play drums, one in a dark-rimmed set with a bald head at the rear. Seated in rows on the floor in the foreground are many devotees, mostly women in white, yellow, pink and purple salwar kameez, some with hands raised in clapping or folded in greeting, and a bald man in white kurta in the front row. A person in white sits at a laptop desk at the far right.2010-09-13Photo of a hall event with two men in white clothes performing on a drum kit and red drums on a raised platform in front of a blank projection screen. 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A blank whiteboard stands behind them, and a dark sign on the wall reads children under 12 years not allowed video-audio and photography.2010-09-13A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with cream walls and a projection screen. A bald man in white kurta holds a microphone and speaks while a standing man in a red robe with a shawl listens nearby. Many attendees sit on floor mats in white clothes, some in orange or teal shawls, and a woman in an orange kurta sits at left. A tripod-mounted camera stands by the stairs, and drums sit on a platform at right. A sign on the wall reads children under 12 not allowed, video and photography prohibited. A man in a tall-collared orange robe sits at the upper left. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so the a person field is unsure.2010-09-03A photograph of a seated group of women in a satsang hall facing a stage. 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