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A wide photograph of an indoor satsang hall with a gold-framed throne at left, where a man with long dark hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits. Around a gold-edged low table with brass plates and offerings, seated people in orange, yellow and white garments perform a ritual; a woman in white sits nearby and a shaved-headed man in white sits at lower left. Smoke rises from incense near the front. Beyond them a large audience of devotees in orange and yellow sits on the floor with small oil lamps, facing the stage. A monitor displays the stage at right, and microphones stand at the front of the orange mat. White drapes and hanging banners decorate the hall ceiling.

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A wide photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated satsang gathering. In the left foreground, a woman in an orange sari sits beside a golden ornate pedestal and wooden lectern, with an incense plume rising near her. Below her, several people in white dhotis and white garments sit on an orange cloth mat, while a monk in orange robes holds a microphone. Many attendees fill the hall behind them, with rows of oil lamps lit on the floor and tall striped decorative banners hanging from the ceiling. A small monitor displays a video feed. The scene shows a seated public discourse with lamp and incense offerings.2010-10-28Wide view of a large hall during a satsang talk. At left, a figure with long dark hair and an orange-red garment sits on an ornate gold-trimmed throne behind a wooden lectern, with a flower garland and small ritual items nearby. Seated on an orange cloth in front are devotees in white and yellow, several in orange robes, with a musical instrument and microphone. Rows of seated devotees in orange and white fill the hall, lit by overhead lights, with a monitor on a stand and hanging decorative banners along the ceiling. Incense smoke drifts in the center.2010-10-28A wide photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. On the left, a woman in a red blouse sits beside a golden ornate throne-like chair and a wooden lectern with a small tray. In the centre, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth before a microphone, with people in white dhotis and saris seated around him. Incense smoke rises from the centre. Rows of seated devotees in white and saffron fill the floor, many with small oil lamps lit in front of them, and hanging cloth banners with patterns decorate the ceiling. A purple cloth with gold lettering lies at the front edge.2010-10-28Wide view of an indoor hall with a raised orange-carpeted stage where devotees kneel in rows wearing white dhotis and saris with coloured borders. Near the front, a seated priest in an orange shawl holds his hands together, and nearby devotees sit with brass plates holding small oil lamps. On the right, a figure in a purple garment sits on an ornate gold-framed seat draped with a red cloth and marigold garlands, beside a decorative golden stand. Two monitors on the left show a live screen feed, and cameras are mounted on a tripod at the edge of the stage. Many seated people fill the back of the hall beneath white ceiling drapes.2010-12-28November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a public satsang hall with a seated teacher on an ornate gold-carved throne at left, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala with long, swept-back hair, facing right toward the audience. In front of him is a wooden lectern-like stand, and a silver tray with blue flowers and yellow fruit sits beside him. Seated devotees fill the floor: monastics in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed figure in the foreground, and women in white, orange and yellow saris, some with folded hands or holding small brass plates of offerings. A curtained stage and wall fixtures are visible in the background.2010-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05A photograph of a satsang hall where a long-haired figure in a red shawl and green-and-gold garment stands at a wooden lectern on the left, a rudraksha-style necklace visible. Seated on an orange stage cloth, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits facing the lectern beside a man in white with a red-bordered dhoti. Several women in white and green sit with palms pressed together. Behind them a large audience in white and yellow garments sits in rows. A white fan stands in the foreground and a blue and orange carpet lies on the stage.2010-11-25A wide hall photographed from a raised side angle during an evening satsang. On the left, a seated figure on an ornate gold-trimmed throne wears an orange garment and a long beaded necklace, with floral garlands and a tall staff beside the seat. Around the throne, several men and women in white dhotis and cream clothes with maroon borders sit on the floor, some with hands folded. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange robe and a man in white with a maroon-bordered shawl sit on a saffron mat, one speaking into a microphone while reading from a sheet of paper. A small monitor stands on a stand at the right edge of the stage. Beyond the stage, rows of seated devotees in orange and white fill the hall, many with small oil lamps lit on the floor, and tubular lights hang overhead.2010-11-14November 25 20102010-11-25October 22 20102010-10-22 +2 copies