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A photograph taken from the back of a covered hall showing a seated audience of many people on white plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage a person in white clothing sits on an orange cushioned armchair before a tiered backdrop, with a projection screen showing a portrait beside them and a small framed picture nearby. Ornate deity murti figures in colourful decorated arrangements line the left side, and a lit flower-decorated shrine area appears at the rear. Orange and red drapes frame the stage.

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August 19 20092009-08-19A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, filled with rows of seated attendees in blue and white plastic chairs, viewed from behind. At the far end, a figure in white sits on a white-draped dais before a shrine with a deity murti under an ornate arch, flanked by pink and red drapes. A saffron cloth hangs from the ceiling near the stage, and a framed portrait sits beside the dais. The person on the dais cannot be clearly identified from appearance, so the figure is described as a speaker in white. A small sign board and a framed picture hang on the walls, and a bouquet of flowers sits on a side table.2009-08-19A seated speaker in white clothes sits on an orange cushioned seat at the front of an open-sided pavilion with a tin roof, facing a seated audience. Many attendees wear headphones and sit on white and blue plastic chairs. To the left, a row of deity murtis and decorated statues stands on a draped table. Behind the speaker hang pink and orange cloths, a framed portrait, and a projector screen shows a slide. A banner on a stand reads a session title. The image is a photograph of an event session.2009-07-21A photograph of a discourse in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Rows of white plastic chairs face a seated speaker in white clothing at the front, beside a white draped table and a framed portrait on an easel. Many seated audience members in dark and light clothing watch. A small television stands at left, a saffron cloth hangs in the background, and a shrine with a deity murti and pink drapes is visible beyond. Blue and patterned cylindrical hangings decorate the right wall, with a framed photograph of a saffron-clad man seated in meditation on the wall. The speaker's appearance is too indistinct to attribute with confidence, so the role is given as speaker.2009-08-19A photograph inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits on the floor facing a decorated stage at the far end. Most seated people wear white clothing and some wear a light yellow or orange wrap. Several figures in orange or saffron clothing stand on the stage beside a richly adorned deity murti and floral garlands, with flower-draped pillars and pink curtains framing the stage. Speakers are mounted on the walls and roof, and a few oil lamps are visible near the stage. Windows line the right wall, and garlands hang on the left side of the hall.2008-12-28A photograph taken from the rear of a long, dimly lit open hall with a corrugated metal roof, looking toward a stage at the far end. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, their backs to the camera, sitting on the floor in rows along a central aisle. On the stage, a decorated deity murti stands under a canopy framed by pink drapes and garlands, with several figures in white and saffron-toned clothing standing nearby, including a figure in an orange robe near the centre. Speakers hang on the side walls and a row of windows lines the right side. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering. The people in the hall number about 50 or more, and their clothing is white.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A large indoor discourse hall with a corrugated metal roof and skylight. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on plastic chairs facing a raised seat at the far end, where a figure in orange robes sits on a red-and-gold throne. Behind the seat are framed gold-toned deity murti panels. On the right, a golden deity murti sits on a purple-draped table near grey steel lockers. Devotees in white are seated in rows, filling most of the frame.2011-09-18A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, facing a shrine at the far end. Most seated people wear white clothes, some with printed white t-shirts, and a few wear yellow or light garments. At the shrine, several figures in saffron and orange robes stand near a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by tall marigold garlands and red-cloth draped stands. A brass lamp sits in front of the shrine as priests perform a puja. Wall panels and small photographs line the side walls, and speakers hang from the beams.2008-12-28Wide view of an indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and peach walls, where a seated audience of men in white and light shirts sits in rows of red chairs on orange mats facing a raised platform. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a yellow armchair beside a small table and a potted plant, with a projection screen behind. Several more monks in orange sit on a dais near a row of colourful deity murti statues and a large ornate golden backdrop. A man in white stands at left beside a video camera on a tripod. Colourful tassels hang from the ceiling and a patterned carpet lies before the platform.2009-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28October 16 20072007-10-16