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A large seated audience fills a warm-toned hall during a satsang-style gathering. Many participants wear white kurta-style clothing and red-and-orange lanyards around their necks. Men sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet in the foreground, some with hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a banner with a red and white backdrop hangs on the wall, with framed religious pictures beside it. A bald man in an orange robe sits near the middle of the crowd, and a person in the far right background wears white.

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A large seated audience fills a hall at a discourse or satsang. In the foreground, a man in a red-and-white striped shawl and white dhoti holds a pen and notepad, next to a man in a dark kurta with a name badge. Other attendees wear white kurtas and dhotis, orange and red shirts, and pink checked shirts; several have tilak marks and beaded malas. Two men in front have lanyards and badges. Rows of attendees behind them face forward, and some sit on red mats. Nobody on stage is visible.2016-07-30A large seated audience fills a carpeted hall with warm wall panels, attending a satsang or discourse. Many attendees wear white kurtas and lanyards, while others wear yellow, red, orange and pink clothing. Several people sit cross-legged, some with hands folded, others listening intently. Water bottles sit on the floor among the rows. Along the back wall hang framed religious prints and a large orange banner bearing a deity image. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt watch the front. A man in an orange robe sits among the crowd near the centre, while a bare-chested man in white sits at the front left.2015-12-08A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall at an Inner Awakening darshan session. Many men and women wear white ritual clothing with orange-red lanyards, and several men wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre foreground has a white forehead mark and wears white with a mala. Purple patterned backdrops and warm lights frame the stage area behind the rows of attendees. Stage-side and balcony rows continue into the distance, and the people shown are seated devotees rather than a stage performance. The photograph is watermarked with copyright text along the right side, which is not transcribed.2015-05-07A large hall filled with seated devotees on a patterned carpet, facing forward toward a stage out of frame. Many attendees wear white kurta-style clothes, while others wear orange, red, pink and brown tops and lanyards. A few seated men in orange or saffron robes sit near the front left. Behind them, framed religious prints, a deity image on a red-orange backdrop and ornamental drapes decorate the wall. Water bottles sit on the carpet.2015-12-08July 09 20162016-07-09December 15 20152015-12-15April 19 20162016-04-19A large seated gathering of devotees fills a warmly lit hotel ballroom, with a crystal chandelier and beige walls. Many people sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet, most in white kurta-style clothing with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas, some with white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads. Several men in front have eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. A bearded man in red and white at left and a woman in orange saris are among the rows. Lanyards with identification badges hang on many chests. A speaker stands on a stand at right and rows of attendees extend toward the back of the hall. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.2015-12-07 +1 copiesJuly 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesApril 17 20162016-04-17July 11 20162016-07-11A large seated congregation fills a pink-walled hall at a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, others in white kurtas, and several in saffron or orange cloths. Several hold their palms joined in anjali while looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A tripod-mounted camera and a large screen stand near the back wall, and framed portraits hang above the doorways. Crowd members are visible throughout the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person identification is made.2017-07-09