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A large seated congregation fills a hall with pale marble walls, glass display cabinets holding framed pictures and figurines at upper left, and a gilded shrine panel at the top centre. Many men in white shirts and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, while women in colourful saris and salwar sit at left and children are scattered among them. Rows of chairs line the right side. No single speaker or central figure is clearly visible in the frame, so the scene reads as an attentive satsang audience listening to a discourse.

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Seated audience at a satsang on a wooden floor, men in white shirts and dhotis, several women in sarees and salwar in the back rows, all attentively facing forward. A grey-haired man in front wears a white shirt and has white vibhuti marks on his forehead; another man beside him in a yellow-beige shirt also shows forehead marks. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so the audience members are described by role only.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12A seated congregation of men and some women listens attentively during a satsang in a hall with golden-brown stone walls and glass display cabinets above. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with white vibhuti smeared on their foreheads, and one older man in the foreground wears a yellow shirt. A few women in saffron and colourful saris sit at the left. Several people with tilak and sandalwood marks are visible, and a small gold deity image is seen on a shelf at the top right. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12June 22 20082008-06-22A dense crowd of devotees sits seated on a stone floor inside a temple hall with carved granite pillars, decorated with coloured cloth bands. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear white or cream saris with gold necklaces. A man in an orange shirt sits at lower left, a man in a pink shirt in the centre, and a man in a light blue shirt with glasses sits behind them with hands joined. A small boy in a checked shirt sits among the adults. Many faces look toward the front of the hall. No clearly identifiable figure is distinguished by ornate saffron dress or long hair, so no appearance-based candidate for the teacher is established.2012-06-05A large seated audience fills a hall with red floor mats, many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in saffron and orange robes, and others in colourful kurtas and saris. Men with rudraksha or beaded necklaces sit in the foreground; a bearded elderly man in a white shirt sits centre-left. Paintings hang on the wall behind and sannyasis in orange stand at the back.2016-08-21A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling the frame with rows of men sitting close together on the floor. Most wear white or cream shirts, with some in yellow, green and pale blue shirts; several have tilak marks on their foreheads. A young boy in a yellow-green checked shirt sits at right beside an older man with grey hair. The background shows wooden panels and a stone wall. The image shows attentive listeners rather than any single speaker.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12