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A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with an audience seated on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged before a golden throne-like seat with a red cushion and a golden canopy, where a woman in a blue garment sits. Behind them hangs a large backdrop printed with a temple gopuram and a painted deity scene. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit on the stage with the orange-robed figure. Audience members in white and light clothing sit in rows on mats, many facing the stage, some children among them. Video cameras on tripods and a flat-screen monitor and laptop are set up at the front. Two saffron-and-multicolour hanging banners flank the stage.

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A seated congregation fills a hall facing a raised stage. On the stage, a woman in a turquoise top sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion and a golden canopy, flanked by golden lamp stands. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the stage floor in front of the throne. Several monks in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit on the stage and in front of it. Behind them hangs a large backdrop of a stone temple gateway with painted deities. Audience members in white and casual clothes sit on mats, and a television screen and video cameras are set up at the side. A satsang discourse is underway.2011-02-08January 23 20112011-01-23 +1 copiesA stage event in a hall with blue draped curtains and tall banners with geometric patterns. A central backdrop shows a temple gateway with carved pillars. On a gold throne with a gold canopy sits a figure in saffron/orange robes, seated in the center. Around the raised platform, several people in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats, some holding objects, and a camera on tripods films the scene. Audience members in white and orange sit in the foreground facing the stage. a person cues: the seated central figure wears saffron robes on a throne, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2011-01-26February 05 20112011-02-05April 01 20112011-04-01A wide photo of a satsang hall with a seated spiritual teacher on a large gold throne-like chair at the centre of a raised stage. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, with long dark hair, and sits before a backdrop of an ornate stone temple. A second person in orange sits cross-legged at left near a microphone, and a gold kalasha-style canopy rises above the throne. Two oil lamps stand on the stage. Two cameras on tripods film from the front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and right, and a dark reflective floor reflects the scene. Colourful striped and diamond-patterned banners in blue, red, yellow and orange hang from the ceiling.2011-01-29A large hall with a raised stage where a seated figure in white ritual clothing sits on an ornate golden throne before a backdrop of painted deity murti panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the stage floor in front of the throne, with two children in white beside him. Numerous seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow garlands, fill the floor in rows facing the stage, with small oil lamps lit in front of them. Two projection screens hang on the walls and a camera on a tripod records the event. a person cues are not visibly distinctive, so the throne occupant is described by role only.2011-02-05A photo of a large hall during a seated satsang. On a raised stage, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy, in front of a backdrop showing a temple-style painted shrine. A man in orange with a mala sits to the left of the stage at a microphone. Camera operators with tripods film from the centre of the stage, and monitors sit at the front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the foreground, with some in saffron and blue, and banners with geometric patterns in orange, cream and maroon hang from the ceiling. Two oil lamps flank the stage. The floor is polished and reflective.2011-01-29Wide view of a large hall with a polished reflective floor where many devotees sit in white clothes. On a raised dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy. Before the throne are lit oil lamps and a small seated monk in orange cloth at a microphone to one side. Camera operators on tripods film from the stage. Behind the throne is a large printed backdrop of a stone temple gateway with deity imagery. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling at the corners.2011-01-29February 05 20112011-02-05December 26 20102010-12-26A large hall with a stage draped in navy curtains and hanging red, orange and cream decorative banners. A man in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the centre back, with a mid-age man in saffron-orange clothing seated in front of him and several young boys in white and orange robes on the stage. Two people on the left in white garments sit near a microphone. Dozens of seated devotees fill the floor in white, striped and light shirts, facing the stage. Video cameras and monitors are set up at the right edge of the stage, and a standing fan is visible.2011-01-21