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Indoor photo of a morning session in a hall with white walls, red curtains, and hanging blue-and-red ceremonial banners. At left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits on a raised seat behind a white podium with a blue vase of pink flowers and a floral arrangement. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall. Seated on mats and floor cushions, a group of about ten to fifteen participants listens: several women in white and saffron, a woman in a red sari, and two young men in white on striped mats in the foreground. Clocks, tables and a ceiling fan complete the room.

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A 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.2011-07-30Photo of an indoor session in a hall with wooden floors and striped mats. A bald man with a shaved head and a flowing orange-saffron robe sits on an orange-draped low platform at right, gesturing with his hands while speaking. Around him, about a dozen people sit cross-legged on mats in white, cream and pastel clothing, several with notepads. A small boy in red sits near the front. Flowers sit in a vase beside the platform, a microphone stands on a stand, and a tripod and a projection screen are visible in the background.2011-07-30A photograph of an indoor hall where a speaker stands at a white lectern with an orange-draped front, speaking into a handheld microphone. The speaker wears an orange sari with the head covered and glasses. On the lectern sit a water bottle, a small brass vase with pink flowers, papers and a blue object. Rows of seated listeners in white and cream clothing sit on orange and blue floor mats on a terracotta tiled floor, under ceiling fans and a thatched roof. A framed picture hangs on the back wall with an orange cloth beside it.A photograph of a covered ashram hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the left beside a wooden lectern and offering trays. Seated on mats in rows, many devotees wear white and yellow shawls, and several men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-bordered cloth sit near the front. Brass vessels and small plates lie before them. A large framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall, and a camera on a tripod records the gathering. Roughly two dozen people are visible, along with more seated in the background.2010-09-06A photograph of a seated discourse in a large tented hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging ceiling fans. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised blue and white striped mat at the left, behind a wooden lectern with a microphone stand. Rows of seated listeners in white clothes, many wearing white and yellow garments, face him on colourful woven mats and cushions. Painted cylindrical pillars with geometric and animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a painted deity murti backdrop of a figure with a crown stands at the far end near white chairs. A man in a white outfit with an orange shawl sits in front with papers, and a man in a yellow shawl sits at the bottom right.A photograph of a meditation hall with a long-haired man in orange robes speaking into a microphone from a white wooden podium on an orange-draped platform, a water bottle and a vase of pink flowers on the podium. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and colourful mats on a terracotta tile floor, many women in white saris and salwar, some in red, blue and green, plus men in white and cream kurtas. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. The hall has a thatched ceiling, ceiling fans and tube lights.2010-02-07A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical decorations and ceiling fans. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on the floor in rows facing left, many wearing red or orange shawls and beads. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits at a low wooden table on a striped mat, speaking toward the audience. A standing man in a yellow shawl stands near a microphone stand in the centre. White plastic chairs line the back right, and a backdrop painting with figures hangs at the rear left.September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of an indoor seated session in a hall with a light wooden floor and striped mats. A shaven-headed man on the right wears an orange-saffron robe and sits on an orange cushion facing a circle of listeners. Around him, several people sit on the floor: a man in white kurta at the left-centre, a fair-haired man in white, a small boy in a red shirt, a woman in a blue-and-green sari with a flower garland in her hair, and women in white and grey clothes seen from behind. A microphone stand, a projector screen, a small table with a flower vase and a floral arrangement at the back complete the scene. Some attendees hold notebooks and pens.2011-07-30A photograph of a seated audience inside a tiled hall with a whitewashed wall and thatched roof. At the left, a speaker in an orange robe stands at a white podium holding a microphone, with a pink flower arrangement and a brass vessel on the podium. Rows of mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez sit on orange and blue mats facing him, with several men in white kurtas and white shirts among them. Behind the speaker, a small framed image hangs above an orange draped table. Overhead ceiling fans hang from the roof. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2010-02-06October 09 20112011-10-09July 13 20092009-07-13