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A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling with orange and striped fabric drapes hanging from the top, strings of marigold garlands along the edge. Hundreds of seated devotees in mostly white clothes fill the floor, many women in white saris and some in blue or teal. In the centre background stands an ornate golden framed deity murti with a dark backdrop. A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and a standing man in white robes with an orange shawl stands at the right near the stage. Large portrait photos of a woman are mounted on the side walls. Crowd count is in the hundreds, so the people field is 100+.

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December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27Dim indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many in white shirts and dhotis, some women in saffron, pink and blue saris. They sit closely packed on mats, facing a central altar at the far end decorated with garlands, a large ornate deity murti framed by a golden arch, and a dark backdrop. Side banners show orange and red cloth hangings and large framed portraits of women. Two bearded men in front are in white. The scene reads as satsang or darshan. No clearly identifiable in-person candidate is visible at the altar, so the a person field is unsure.2006-12-27A large seated congregation of men in white clothes fills a tented hall, many wearing lanyards with badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sitting on mats in rows and facing a raised stage. On the stage stands a golden deity murti within a circular halo-like frame, flanked by a green draped backdrop, with large portraits of a long-haired figure in orange and white printed on the tent walls. Colourful decorative banners hang from the tent poles, and several people sit near the stage, some in orange clothing. Darshan or satsang seating with devotees holding their hands in meditative mudra.2006-12-30A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white salwar kameez and saris with coloured dupattas in orange, pink, teal and red. A girl in the front left wears a white dress with a pink scarf and a long braid. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the right near a dais with a lit stage and a visible framed portrait backdrop on the walls, with orange and white decorative banners hanging overhead. No individual is clearly identifiable as the speaker on the dais.2006-12-27Wide indoor photo of a large seated assembly at an Ananda Samajam convention. Rows of men sit cross-legged on white mats wearing white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and name badges. Behind them, rows of seated participants fill the hall under hanging banners in red, green and gold, with white lattice scaffolding and a ceiling light. A distant figure in orange appears at the far left. Several hundred people fill the hall, though the image shows only the front portion of the crowd.2007-02-24December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 14 20072007-12-14A large indoor hall filled with a seated assembly of devotees dressed mostly in white, sitting on the floor in rows facing forward. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and several women in saris sit at the left edge. Hanging orange and multicoloured cloth banners and lanterns decorate the ceiling, with string lights along the walls. The room is dim, and the audience appears to be attending a satsang or darshan, though the front of the hall is out of frame.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27Photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a white tent ceiling and white floor sheeting, where a crowd of devotees dressed in white sits cross-legged in rows. Many men and women are visible, with a few in orange or saffron robes near the left edge and standing at the back. Hanging garlands and colourful cloth decorations line the ceiling. A green backdrop framed by a floral garland displays a deity murti at the front, flanked by two framed portraits on the walls. Some devotees near the foreground hold small bags and a few shoes lie on the floor.2007-02-24A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothing with yellow lanyards, sits on the floor and in white plastic chairs inside a white tented pavilion. Hanging cloth banners in yellow, red and black patterns are suspended from the ceiling beneath rows of fluorescent lights. At the far end, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame. A standing figure in orange clothing stands at the left beside a chart of a human body outline. Several people in the crowd wear saffron-orange shawls. Many attendees are shown from behind, with a few older men in white near the right foreground.2009-06-13