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A large tented hall with white walls and a sloped ceiling is hung with rows of colourful cylindrical fabric banners decorated with birds, flowers and tassels in orange, red, blue and green, plus small mirrored umbrella-shaped lamps. A seated figure in an orange-red turban, rust-red robes and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a long beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, sits on a golden bull-shaped seat (nandi-style throne) beside a tall golden trident. Cameras on a tripod and a small stage display sit at the front.

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A large tent hall with white draped ceiling hung with rows of colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow, green and blue with bird and flower motifs and tassels, plus small decorative umbrellas. A seated man in orange-red robes and an orange turban, wearing a long beaded mala and ornate necklace, gestures with his hands from a raised seat beside a golden bull statue. A golden trident stands nearby and a camera on a tripod films him. Hundreds of seated devotees in colourful saris and white clothes fill the floor. The scene is an audience discourse. Swamiji (probable) seated on the raised seat, with long swept hair, orange turban, saffron robes and rudraksha-style mala cues.2016-12-07December 20 20162016-12-20December 20 20162016-12-20December 20 20162016-12-20December 07 20162016-12-07A large satsang hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful tasselled paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped lamps. A central figure sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin-draped seat with a golden carved throne behind him, wearing a red head ornament, rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and a bare upper body, holding a tall golden staff. Beside him a golden lion-form figure stands. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, orange, pink and multicoloured clothing fill the floor, several in white ritual dress, while screens display images on the back walls. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre on the tiger throne, with cues including long hair, a crown-like head piece, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns. A central figure in a red-orange robe with a red-and-gold patterned wrap and a dark turban stands on a raised platform, one hand raised, in a commanding teaching pose. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, orange, yellow, and pink clothing fill the floor, with many women in saffron and pink saris and men in white dhotis. Large screens on both sides show a figure in ornate red garments, and the bright stage lighting highlights the crowd.2016-12-07A large tented hall filled with seated devotees on red carpeting facing a raised seat at the front. A bearded man with long dark hair and a crown, wearing a saffron-orange robe and sitting on an ornate throne with a tiger-skin style cover, appears to be the central figure; the appearance-based label is a person, seated on the peetha. Audience members wear saris and kurtas in pink, blue, green, purple and white, and some men wear white. Overhead hang colourful paper lanterns and lamps in red, yellow, green and blue, with white draped fabric on the walls and a large screen on each side. A camera operator stands at left. Crowd is large, with many seated rows filling the frame.2016-12-07December 20 20162016-12-20A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees facing a raised central seat. A bare-chested man with long hair, a red-and-gold turban, rudraksha and gold garlands, and an orange-red lower cloth sits cross-legged on a throne draped with a tiger-skin rug, holding a tall trident. Overhead hang rows of colourful striped tassels and small lamp-shaped lanterns, with white draped walls and screens at the sides. Many attendees wear white, saffron and orange clothing. Swamiji (probable): the central seated figure shows long hair, a turban, rudraksha and gold garlands and a trident, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Roughly many dozens of people are visible.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07