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A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees in white ritual clothes and orange or saffron shawls, sitting closely together on the floor facing forward. Tall hanging cloth banners in red, gold and dark tones line the ceiling, and bright tube lights illuminate the tented space. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and printed banners hang along the walls. No single figure in the foreground is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no candidate is confirmed from appearance.

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March 26 20082008-03-26March 26 20082008-03-26March 24 20082008-03-24A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a white tented hall at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with a satsang or discourse in progress. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats, many women in white saris with orange shawls and some in orange or yellow garments. Ornate hanging fabric banners in red, yellow and blue decorate the tent ceiling. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering, and a few people stand near the edges. At the far right a figure in orange robes sits near a white-draped table, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance. Printed banners on the side walls are partially legible. Visible crowd size is in the hundreds, so the count is 100+.2008-03-26March 25 20082008-03-25A dimly lit hall filled with a large seated audience on floor mats, facing toward the centre aisle. Many people sit cross-legged, some in white dhotis and kurtas, others in saris and school uniforms, with young children in the front rows. Hanging from the ceiling are rows of cylindrical orange and blue patterned fabric banners with gold trim. Several people stand near the back entrance and along the aisle. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, with the audience attentive and no clearly visible speaker or deity in frame.2008-03-31A large indoor satsang hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, mostly women and some men dressed in white with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, many with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering from the right side. Banners and printed signs hang on the walls behind the crowd. The setting appears to be a Sarva Darshan or satsang event at an ashram hall.2008-03-26March 23 20082008-03-23A large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly women and men in white clothing with rudraksha-style necklaces, with some in yellow, orange, pink and green saris. Strings of colourful tassel decorations hang from the white ceiling, and a stage with a backdrop and a row of white-clad figures is visible at the far end. The photo is soft-focused and taken from behind the crowd during a satsang-style gathering.2008-06-20March 25 20082008-03-25October 04 20082008-10-04A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and some with yellow shawls over white kurtas. They sit in rows on yellow and orange floor mats facing the front. Colourful cylindrical hanging banners decorate the ceiling, and a large screen is mounted at the upper left. The atmosphere suggests a satsang or discourse session. A foreground devotee in an orange shawl sits with eyes closed, and the foreground is blurred. No single speaker is clearly identifiable on stage in the visible frame.2008-03-27