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A large hall packed with seated women at a convention, sitting on red floor mats in rows that fill the frame. Many wear white saris with coloured borders, while others wear orange, pink, lavender, green and blue saris. Several have rudraksha beads or necklaces and name badges on their clothing. Red-painted pillars and a red shutter door line the back wall, and a few men in white stand near the far doorway. Plastic water bottles sit among the audience. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.

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December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated crowd of women fills a tented hall with red-and-white striped canopy overhead and a red carpet in front. Most wear white, cream and saffron-bordered saris, along with pink, orange, yellow and green ones, many with gold necklaces and bangles. Several hold papers and have name badges pinned to their clothing. The women listen attentively with hands on chins or folded in laps. Speakers and fans are visible at the top of the frame.2015-07-26Large crowd of women seated on a red floor covering at a discourse programme, most dressed in white or pale cream saris and salwar with colourful borders in yellow, green, pink and orange. Many wear mala beads and some have flowers in their hair. Banners with portraits hang in the background behind the rows. Some attendees hold paper and notebooks, and a few wear name badges on their clothing.2006-12-17A large crowd of women, mostly seated on the floor under a covered hall, listens attentively at a person Sangha gathering. Many wear white or cream saris with gold borders, while others wear orange, yellow, green, red and maroon saris, some with name badges pinned to their clothing. Several hold small yellow notebooks or papers. Behind them, large fans, an ornate red and gold shrine structure and a stage area with lit lamps are visible. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2015-07-26A large crowd of women seated closely on the floor under a white event tent with red and white striped valance, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Most wear sarees in white, yellow, orange, green, purple and teal, and many have gold necklaces and bangles. Several hold small papers or wear attendee lanyards with white badges. Ceiling fans and speaker stands are visible at the top of the tent, and the mood is attentive and quiet.2015-07-26A large photograph of a seated audience filling a covered hall with red pillars and a tented ceiling. Hundreds of women in saris and salwar-style dresses sit close together, many wearing gold necklaces and bangles, some in white with coloured borders, others in orange, green, teal, purple and red. Many wear printed name badges on their clothing. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and sit at the back, and a camera on a tripod and a wall-mounted camera are visible on the right, with a standing fan in front of the crowd. Behind the audience, a decorated stage area with a lit backdrop is partly visible. Many people are visible, but the crowd is too dense for an exact count.2015-07-26December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated audience fills an indoor hall with orange-red flooring, mostly women in white and pastel saris with gold necklaces, many with hands folded in prayer or eyes closed in meditation. Name tags are pinned to their clothing. Some wear bindis and glasses; a few older women and a child are visible among the rows. The view is from above and to the side, and the crowd extends to the edges of the frame. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-04-21December 17 20062006-12-17A large crowd of devotees seated on red mats fills a big tented hall for the Shuddhadvaitam program at Kumbh Mela Ujjain 2016. Most are women in white and cream traditional dress with orange, saffron and red shawls, some with vermilion or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground at left presses her palms together in anjali, and another in the centre-right holds a water bottle. A large screen and gold ornamental decorations are visible at the top of the hall. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot; the stage is out of frame.2016-05-04A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang at the Bengaluru Aadheenam. Most attendees wear white or cream saris and dhotis, many with gold borders, and some have orange or red shawls and kumkum on their foreheads. Women sit with hands folded in prayer and others listen attentively on red mats. Behind them, framed devotional pictures hang on pale pink walls and a few men in white stand near the back. The setting suggests a Mahashivaratri gathering with a devotional audience.2016-03-07December 14 20062006-12-14