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A seated audience in a pale pink hall at a satsang discourse. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and most wear black headphones for translation. Several raise their hands to ask questions. Orange drapes frame the windows and a hanging orange-and-white lamp is visible at top left. A standing man in white with a headset holds a microphone at right. A small blue sign is mounted on the wall. Some people sit on red-striped mats while others sit on chairs in the back rows. A dozen women in saris are visible at the back.

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A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a plain hall with pink walls, red curtains and a wall fan. Most attendees wear white shirts or white kurtas with lanyard ID badges and sit on striped floor mats wearing headphones. In the centre, an older bald man in a white dhoti and kurta raises his right hand, while a man in a striped orange shirt sits in the foreground. A man in a maroon striped shirt wears glasses and a badge. Other people in the back row sit with headsets, and a black speaker sits on a cabinet at the upper right.2011-02-26A photograph of a seated audience during a satsang discourse in a pink-walled hall with red curtains and red chairs at the back. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats, many wearing white shirts and white kurtas, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and ID lanyards, and several wearing headphones for translation. A man in a grey-checked shirt holds a pen in the front left, and a man in an orange striped shirt sits at the front right. Two men in white stand near the back, one standing by the window and another at the left edge. A ceiling fan is visible at right, and a small blue sign is on the wall.2011-02-26A large seated audience of men fills a hall for a satsang, most wearing headphones with a wired earpiece. Many wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in pastel kurtas and a few in colourful T-shirts and checked shirts. A bald man in a pale yellow-cream kurta sits cross-legged at the centre, hands resting in his lap. Striped mats cover the floor. At upper left a colourful deity murti with orange tassels hangs on the wall, and a pale pink wall with orange curtains forms the background. Several participants wear lanyards with ID badges. Some attendees are seated at the back and sides, with a few women in saris visible at the right.2011-02-26A large crowd of men seated on red carpet inside a white tent at a convention. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, some with lanyard badges. A few wear orange or saffron garments, and one man in yellow shirt sits near the front. A tripod-mounted camera and black speakers stand among the crowd, and blue and purple banners hang along the tent walls. The seated audience fills the frame, with many faces turned toward the stage area.2006-12-16March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a large indoor hall with a crowd of men seated on the floor in white shirts and white dhotis, many sitting cross-legged on striped red, green and blue mats. Some men wear sandals and a few wear colourful patterned shirts. A man in a white shirt stands at the back near white-painted columns, and white plastic chairs are in the foreground. Behind the seated crowd is a draped cloth and a hanging orange cloth.2008-03-28A large indoor hall with a high white ceiling and exposed steel roof trusses, with decorative yellow and blue cylindrical banners hanging from the beams. Dozens of men in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged on green-and-red striped mats in rows facing forward, many with eyes closed or hands folded in meditation or satsang. Some wear rudraksha malas around their necks. Near the back, a large screen above the entrance shows a glowing image of a seated figure in saffron, and a blue banner hangs on the wall. Audience members are seated on floor mats, with a few chairs at the left edge and a yellow floor marking along the aisle.2008-03-27A large crowd of men seated closely on the floor of a hall, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and small badge tags on their chests. Foreground figures include a man in glasses and a white shirt with a red tilak-marked forehead, and a man in a red-and-maroon checked garment. A figure in an orange garment stands near the upper right, and a man in white is seated in the background near a lattice window. The setting appears to be a large convention hall during a Kalpataru gathering.2008-10-04A photograph of a large hall full of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, with several women in white saris bordered in red and saffron-orange. Many sit on red mats with yellow cushions, and numerous hands are raised in the air. A woman in the lower left wears an orange-bordered white sari with a red blouse and bangles. The room has wall-mounted framed pictures, red curtains, a tiled floor and ceiling lights.2016-04-10March 27 20082008-03-27July 05 20142014-07-05A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing yellow or orange shawls and sacred threads. Front-row participants sit cross-legged on white mats and yellow cushions, some with tilak on their foreheads and one wearing headphones. Tall columns with yellow and white banners line the hall, and a large screen or framed display is visible at the upper left. The gathering looks like a discourse or meditation session with a dense, attentive audience.2008-03-27