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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, many with bare shaved heads, sitting in rows on a polished floor with orange cloths and small brass plates and offering trays in front. Overhead a white draped ceiling hangs with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours with orange fringe. A seated man in front right wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and smiles, while a woman in red sits near the left edge. The scene looks like a satsang gathering with people in meditative or prayerful postures. Several ceiling fans and pink walls with windows surround the hall.

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A wide view of a large hall during a seated puja gathering. Several hundred people in white ritual clothes sit on the floor with hands joined in anjali, facing forward. In the foreground, a few men in saffron and orange robes sit before small brass plates, oil lamps and offerings laid on orange-red mats. Tall decorative pillars with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels stand along the walls, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the left. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance alone, so the candidate is left uncertain.2010-09-16A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A large hall with white draped ceiling and tall colourful pillars wrapped in patterned bands and yellow tassels hosts a seated group of devotees in white clothes. Many sit cross-legged on orange mats, some wearing yellow shawls, orange shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe sits on an orange mat with a red shawl beside him. At the front right, a deity murti and ornate decorations stand on a raised altar. A man in white stands near the centre aisle, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left. The scene resembles a group meditation or satsang session.2010-09-07A large hall filled with seated devotees during a puja. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in white dhotis sit on the floor before brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings on orange and yellow cloths. One priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front left, with a camera tripod and video equipment nearby. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothing sit on mats. Colourful woven bunting hangs from the pillars and ceiling. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2010-09-15Wide view of a large hall with a white tiled floor during a seated group puja. Rows of people sit on mats in white dhotis and white shawls, many with red-and-white sacred threads, with brass plates, lamps and small offering vessels set on orange and yellow cloths in front of them. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the front left, and several men in white clothing with shaved heads sit in the foreground. Hanging decorative pillars in red, green and blue with orange tassels line the room, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge.2010-09-15A large hall with white tent-like ceiling fabric and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns with orange tassels hangs above a crowd seated on the floor. Many attendees wear white clothes and sit in meditative posture on orange and striped mats, some with rudraksha or beads around their necks. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white robes with a red-striped shawl sits cross-legged, and nearby several seated people wear orange garments. Headphones are visible on some attendees, and a power strip and small books lie on the mats. The crowd numbers in the hundreds, filling the room to the back wall.2010-09-19February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit on orange and red mats with brass puja plates, oil lamps and small vessels in front of them. Some wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhoti and shawl sets with gold-bordered cloth, and one has a white forehead tilak. Many rows of people in white and orange clothing extend back toward the far wall. Colourful striped cylindrical banners hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures hang on the walls. No individual is clearly identifiable as the speaker from the visible frame, and no person is confidently identified as a person.2013-01-20A large hall with a pale pink wall and a white marble floor filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, many with rudraksha malas and yellow or orange cloths. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with hands folded sits beside a man in white with a rudraksha mala. Rows of seated people extend back toward the front of the hall. Overhead, a cloth ceiling is hung with colourful striped and tasselled pillars and ceiling fans. A few red and orange cloths and bags lie on the floor near the front row.2011-01-29A large hall filled with seated devotees on a white floor, most dressed in white with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on orange mats in rows. A single figure in a full saffron-orange robe sits near the front left, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Colourful patterned fabric columns hang from the white ceiling, and ceiling fans and windows line the room. The scene resembles a satsang or public talk. No figure at the front can be identified with confidence.2010-09-19A large hall filled with seated people performing a pada puja-style worship, with rows of devotees in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the floor facing a raised white platform on the left. In the front row, two men in saffron/orange robes sit on red mats with brass trays, and several men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit before brass plates, flowers and oil lamps. Many devotees in white with hands folded in prayer fill the hall, which has cylindrical colourful striped pillars hanging from the ceiling and a camera on a tripod at left. Tripod, lamps and offering plates are visible on the floor.2010-09-16October 08 20102010-10-08