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A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas. A dense crowd fills the foreground and middle rows, with a dark red curtain and a stage camera at the top left. A bare-shouldered woman with a jasmine-decorated braid sits near the centre in a blue and gold garment. Several participants wear orange turbans and saffron wraps, while others sit in white ritual clothes. The scene appears to be a seated satsang or initiation gathering, with no clearly identifiable figure at the stage.

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March 26th 20142014-03-26A photograph of a large seated audience at a hall-style satsang or Mandala Process event. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a blue dress with a gold necklace and a red-and-white hair ornament, her hands joined. Beside her, a person in an orange shawl sits with palms together. To the right, a red-draped table holds a tall silver ritual stand. Many devotees in orange and saffron shawls, and some in white and red, sit in rows with hands folded in prayer. The room is crowded with people filling the background.2017-12-25April 17 20162016-04-17A photograph of a large seated gathering in an ashram hall with yellow and red draped curtains and stage lights. Many devotees, mostly women in saris, salwar and blouses in red, orange, pink, blue and white, sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised stage. Several women hold brass plates of flowers and puja offerings. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on a raised seat beside a silver swan-shaped vessel and a garland of marigolds, with a tall ceremonial staff behind. Several shaven-headed men in white or red ritual clothing sit near the stage. The scene suggests a satsang or puja, and the central figure matches the page description of a discourse.2018-01-01A large seated audience fills a red-draped tent hall during a satsang-style event. In the foreground, a young man in an orange kurta with rudraksha mala and a long-haired man in white kurta with a plaid scarf sit among the crowd. A large screen above shows a figure in red and orange robes with long hair gesturing, beside a framed portrait of a man in an ornate headdress. Many attendees wear white kurtas, rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A camera operator stands at the upper right. The screen image is a depiction, not a person physically present, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person in person.2017-12-17 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a white and red decorated hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees face forward with hands folded or in lap, many women in saris and salwar kameez, and men in white kurtas and orange or saffron shirts. A woman in the centre wears an orange-and-cream sari with a dark braid. At the upper left, a man in a white dhoti stands beside a camera on a tripod, and a cameraman stands near the back. Red and white drapes hang behind the crowd, with white chairs and microphone equipment at the right edge.2016-12-07A large dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, seated and standing closely together and viewed from the front in a shallow-focus photograph. Many wear white or cream kurta-style clothing with red, orange and maroon shawls or stoles, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces and mala beads. One man in the foreground-centre right wears a bright saffron turban. Faces are sharply visible among the rows, with a pale pink wall and hanging banners behind. A watermarked copyright line and a logo appear at the top and lower right corners. Numerous people fill the scene, far more than one hundred, though only the visible figures are counted here.2016-05-07December 14 20162016-12-14April 17 20162016-04-17December 25 20172017-12-25A large seated crowd fills the foreground of a warmly lit hall with a red and gold stage behind them. In the centre a woman with long grey braided hair wears an orange and gold sari and a rudraksha mala, holding a small brass plate and sitting among devotees. Nearby people in white kurtas, saffron and red saris, and red and blue shirts sit cross-legged, some wearing rudraksha malas. White ritual candles stand in front of the crowd. Stage lights and camera rigs are visible at the top edge. The room appears to be a satsang or yoga gathering with a seated audience. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2016-12-14September 23 20162016-09-23