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A photograph of an indoor hall with a red-carpeted stage in front of a large pink-and-red backdrop showing a smiling man in an orange and saffron turban and a sunburst design. On the stage, several people in white kurtas and orange or saffron robes sit and stand in a group, some with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, while a figure in a pink kurta stands at the left edge. Two tall decorative banners in multicoloured woven patterns hang from the ceiling. A video camera on a tripod and a second tripod face the stage. Rows of seated audience members sit on blue and red striped mats on the floor, including children in checked shirts, people in white clothes, and a few in orange. A small flat-screen monitor and a lectern appear at the left.

A photograph inside a large white and red tented pavilion during a homa fire ceremony. On a raised orange-carpeted stage at the back, a sacred fire burns in front of a decorated deity murti area with garlands. Several camera operators with tripods, headphones and video cameras stand at the left and centre, filming the stage. A few people in white and saffron garments sit on green mats in the foreground, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border stands near the left. A large speaker and projection screen sit at the right edge. No individual on the stage can be confidently identified by appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.

A large hall with red carpeting and white-draped seating platforms holds a seated audience of many devotees, most sitting cross-legged on white mats. Many wear white kurtas or saris with orange and red satsang shawls, and some wear orange garlands. A camera on a tripod in the left foreground films the gathering. At the far right, an orange cloth covers a raised dais, and a small ornate deity murti stands at the back beside a silver tree decoration. Tall decorated pillars with colourful tassels line the hall under chandeliers. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session, with a large audience facing the front.

October 18 2015

A large indoor hall with red carpeting and white floor cloths where a seated audience fills most of the frame, many in white, saffron and orange clothing with orange garlands and saffron shawls. In the foreground a small boy in a white kurta walks toward a seated man in white clothes with an orange garland, while a television camera on a tripod and a second camera stand at left. Hanging colourful decorative tassels, chandeliers and purple lit panels decorate the back wall, and a small figure in orange stands near the rear stage area. Attendees sit in rows on the floor for a satsang-style session.

A large crowd of devotees fills a red-carpeted hall under a tent ceiling hung with many colourful paper lanterns and hanging lamps, some in orange, red, yellow and blue. Several large screens show close views of the gathering. Dense groups stand in a circle, many in white kurtas and dhotis, others in saris, salwar kameez and orange clothing, some with hands raised. A camera on a tripod in the foreground and a seated cameraman with a notepad record the scene. A figure in white at the centre of the circle may be a priest or officiant. The stage and red curtains are visible at the far end. a person's presence is not clearly visible here.

A photograph of a large hall where many seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange-saffron clothing, sit on mats before rows of brass thalis, lamps and offering plates set on orange cloths for a puja. In the foreground a woman in orange sari sits with her hands near the offerings. Near the front, several people in white and orange shawls sit on a red carpet beside a camera on a tripod. On the right, a man in white sits cross-legged at a low table. The hall has painted red-and-yellow pillars, a tin roof and a banner on the wall above a shelf with steel vessels.

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A large hall with a draped grey ceiling and hanging multicoloured ceremonial banners in yellow, blue and red. Devotees sit on orange and purple mats across the floor, many in white dhotis and kurtas, others in maroon and rust robes, some bare-chested. Two projection screens show a seated teacher in orange clothing. On a stage with a maroon curtain, a golden throne-like seat sits before a small figure in orange, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Brass lamps and offerings are placed on the floor in front. The scene is a satsang discourse.

A wide view of a large hall during a satsang gathering. Rows of devotees sit on red floor mats in the foreground, many in orange and maroon robes, with some seated on a sofa at left wearing white and green clothes. On the right, a long white stage holds a row of saffron-robed monastics seated behind a table, with a decorated backdrop and an illuminated deity murti on a lit shrine. At left, an ornate red-and-gold throne area is set against a red draped backdrop, with a seated figure in orange clothing and a second seated figure beside it. Video cameras on tripods face the stage, and a projection screen stands in the middle of the room.

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