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A indoor hall with a seated audience on striped mats and chairs listening to a standing presenter at right. The presenter, a shaved-headed man, wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace and stands with arms folded before a white board and a projection screen showing a globe. Attendees include women in white, teal and grey clothing, one woman in a beige sari, and a blonde woman in a teal top seated on a chair. A framed portrait hangs on the pink wall at left and an orange cloth hangs overhead. The setting appears to be a teaching session or workshop. The page indicates a person was present, but the standing presenter's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white tilak markings on his bare arm, holds a handheld microphone and addresses a seated audience in a hall with a woven thatch ceiling and a black mesh screen behind. Many seated attendees wear white kurta-style clothing and white lanyard badges; some women wear saris in green and yellow. Several people sit on blue-striped mats, and a red bag and water bottles lie on the wooden floor. A small purple logo appears at upper left and a copyright credit appears on the right.2011-07-16A photograph of a small indoor session in a tiled room. A shaved-headed teacher in an orange-red saffron robe sits on an orange cushion at the left, facing a semicircle of students seated on striped mats. Several students wear white kurta-style clothes, one woman wears a blue sari and another a yellow sari, and a child in red sits among them. A whiteboard on an easel stands behind the teacher, with a framed portrait on the wall and a microphone stand nearby. A woman in white stands at the back near a desk. The mood is an instructional gathering or discourse circle.2011-07-30August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated discourse session in a hall with red draped curtains. A person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white cushioned throne-like chair on a raised platform, holding papers, with a microphone stand beside them. In the foreground, a large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor, mostly seen from behind, wearing white, orange, maroon and yellow clothing. A light stand and a small white table with a laptop sit at the platform edge. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse setting.2010-02-10A seated teacher in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an orange upholstered throne on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone before a red curtain. Rows of seated attendees in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls face the stage on the floor, with many women wearing long braids. A second man in orange sits at the left edge near a camera on a tripod, and a small framed picture stands on the stage beside the throne. Ceiling fans hang above, and a projector screen is mounted on the left wall. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse. a person's identity is not established from appearance, so the central figure is described by role only.2010-09-06A photograph of a discourse hall with a large seated audience, mostly women, sitting cross-legged on striped mats facing a raised seat. Many women have hair in long braids and wear white, orange, yellow, green and maroon saris. On the far side a figure with a shaved head and an orange-saffron robe sits in a large orange upholstered chair, with an orange and red cloth draped over his lap, a small table and vase beside him. Behind him a dark red curtain hangs over a stage with several flat-screen monitors. A portrait labelled "Vivaahiy" hangs on the upper left wall, showing a figure in ornate yellow and white dress. A standing fan, a camera on a tripod and a whiteboard on an easel are visible.2011-09-17July 06 20092009-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a meditation hall with a dark red curtain backdrop and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on the wall above the stage. A man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl sits on an orange-cushioned throne chair on the raised platform, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Below the stage, devotees sit on floor mats and folded cloths; some wear white and others wear saffron and orange, and rows of black and beige plastic chairs line the sides. Ceiling fans hang overhead and a standing fan stands near the stage. The man on the throne is a candidate for a person by appearance but is not clearly identifiable, so he is described by role as a speaker seated on a throne.2010-06-27A photograph of a seated group session in a hall with wooden floor and striped mats. In the foreground, several women with dark hair sit facing a raised orange-draped platform where a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged, appearing to lead the session. Men in white kurta-style clothing sit among the group, and a young boy in a red top stands behind them. A microphone stands near the platform, and a portrait of a robed figure hangs on the wall at upper right. Notebooks, papers and water bottles rest on a wooden table in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the orange-draped platform in orange robes with shaved head.2011-07-30May 07 20122012-05-07A seated audience of ashramites in white and cream clothes sits on the floor of a hall facing a speaker in orange robes standing near a microphone at the front. Several women wear white saris with gold borders and long braids, and a few men in white dhotis sit with them. Some devotees wear yellow and gold shawls. A projection screen, red velvet curtains, and orange and multicoloured hanging banners frame the stage, with a video camera on a tripod recording the talk. A monk in orange sits at the left edge near a low orange-draped platform. The setting suggests a satsang session in progress.2010-10-13A seated bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sits on an ornate white-and-red throne in a hall, gesturing with his right arm toward a seated audience. 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