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A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners with geometric patterns. Many devotees in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and white plastic chairs, several wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Men predominate in front, with women in saris seated toward the back left. A white banner with blue text hangs at the right wall, and a wall hanging is visible. The speaker stands are visible on the left. No clear individual is identifiable as a person in this image.

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A large white tent with hanging decorative cloth tassels and bright woven panels, filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats. Most attendees wear white ritual clothing, many women in white saris and men in white shirts, with some in red and pink. A video camera on a tripod faces the stage at the far end, where a few people sit near a small dais with a dark backdrop and a decorative textile hanging. A few saffron-clad figures sit at the far right edge. Overhead lights and speakers hang from metal scaffolding.2008-10-02A large indoor hall at an ashram event where many men and some women in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped floor mats in rows, many smiling and listening attentively. Several attendees wear lanyard badges around their necks. Near the back wall, on a raised stage, a small statue of a figure in orange robes stands beside flower arrangements under a banner showing a blue dove logo and a mountain. Decorative patterned pillars with yellow and orange motifs frame the room, and white plastic chairs are arranged at the sides.2008-04-12A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners in yellow, red and blue. Most men wear white shirts or white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and some have saffron or orange cloths. Several men in front sit with hands in lap or folded, and a figure in saffron/orange robes sits near the centre in the crowd. Chairs are stacked along the right edge, and a screen is mounted on the back wall.2008-07-17April 12 20082008-04-12Indoor hall filled with seated men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and name badges with lanyards. They sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs in rows facing a raised wooden dais. Above the dais hang long yellow and multicoloured fabric banners with geometric patterns. A small plaque on the wall reads in English and the wall is decorated with framed artwork. Ceiling fans and speakers are visible at upper right. In the foreground, several heads and shoulders of attendees are partly visible.2008-04-12A large tent hall filled with seated devotees in white dresses and white shirts sitting on white floor sheets. A standing man in a white kurta stands near the centre, facing the crowd. Red and white draped fabric and a hanging decoration with a small ornament line the ceiling. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in patterned fabric with elephant motifs stand along the walls. On the back wall are framed images, including a seated yogic figure, a deity picture and a large portrait of a woman with long dark hair in red. A man in an orange vest stands at the right edge. The crowd is large but partly obscured.2007-02-15A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful patterned banners and yellow tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the foreground and middle, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyard badges. Some are clapping or have their hands pressed together. At the far front, a small figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised platform before a painted backdrop of a mountain at dusk. A banner with a bird logo hangs on the left wall.2008-03-06April 12 20082008-04-12Large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and name badges stands and sits under a tented hall hung with tall yellow-tasselled banners printed with elephants, birds and geometric patterns. Several men in the front rows hold hands folded in namaskar, while others stand with arms at their sides. A few men wear saffron or orange cloth, and one wears a maroon garment. A banner on the back wall shows photographs and text. Other attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, and an older bearded man with white hair stands on the right. The scene appears to be a gathering at a devotional event.2006-12-29July 17 20082008-07-17A large seated congregation fills a tented hall with white ceiling and hanging patterned cylindrical banners with tassels. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with yellow or saffron shawls and orange cloths, sit cross-legged in rows facing forward. Several have vertical or horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads. Some sit with eyes closed in meditation or attentive listening. A few women in saris sit toward the back. Metal scaffolding, speakers and a banner are visible on the walls. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2008-03-26July 30 20062006-07-30