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A seated audience of many people, mostly in white clothing, faces a front platform in a whitewashed hall during a session. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at a lectern holding a microphone and reading from paper. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red blouse stands with hands clasped. At the left, several people in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand near the wall, and a cameraman films with a video camera. A laptop sits on a small table. On the right, a golden lamp stand and a table decorated with red flowers and a golden kalasha-style arrangement sit near the stage. Some audience members wear white and some wear yellow-orange garlands. The scene is a discourse or satsang.

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A hall with white walls where a seated audience of many devotees faces a small stage at right. A man in white dhoti and shawl, holding a microphone and a sheet of paper, speaks at a decorated altar with brass lamps, a garland of red flowers and sheaves of grain. Beside him stands a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a beaded necklace, holding a microphone. At left, two men in saffron/orange robes stand near the wall; one wears a saffron wrap and a ceremonial yellow scarf is worn by a man in white beside him. A cameraman in white with a video camera stands at the doorway. A laptop sits on a table near the stage. Many seated attendees wear white clothes and yellow or orange scarves.2009-07-19A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with coloured borders, some in maroon, brown and blue. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films from the centre. 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Speakers and lighting rigs frame the room.2008-12-25A large hall with plain walls and orange-draped benches at the back, where a seated group of devotees sits on orange and blue mats facing forward. Many wear white, and some wear yellow shawls or orange and red garments. Near the centre, a man in white films with a camera on a tripod. At the right, an orange-robed figure sits in a gold and orange throne-like armchair with a microphone stand nearby, while other orange-robed people sit on the floor beside it. Several figures in the foreground hold books and papers. A decorative banner hangs from the upper left corner. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse, with a seated teacher-like figure in orange on a raised chair, though his identity cannot be determined from appearance here.2010-01-17Indoor hall with grey walls and plain concrete pillars where a large seated crowd, roughly 100 people, sits on a bare floor. Most wear white clothing and red or white beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red bead mala sits with hands folded, and a woman in a white and pink sari sits with hands clasped. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe holds a camera near the back right, and another person in orange stands at the left edge. A white-clad figure at the far right raises an arm. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible overhead.2007-07-24A photograph of a seated teacher in an orange robe speaking into a microphone from a low white platform in a bright hall with pale walls and white curtains. He sits barefoot on a cushion, one hand raised mid-gesture, and a bottle of water and a small device rest on the platform. A large standing fan is at the left edge. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many women in white and cream clothing with some in yellow, and men in light shirts toward the right. A woman in a white sari with a yellow cloth stands near the doorway at the back. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse, with a bottle of water placed in the front row.2010-02-22