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A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of several hundred people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, plus women in colourful saris. In the centre foreground, a standing figure in white clothes wears a long saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, with his back to the camera, facing the crowd on a red carpeted aisle. A tripod-mounted camera stands in front of him. Participants wear name badges on lanyards, and a black speaker stands at the upper left by windows. The scene suggests a convention or satsang gathering.

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A large seated audience fills the frame at a satsang-style programme, with rows of devotees dressed mostly in white and cream garments. Many people sit cross-legged on red and blue mats with hands folded or resting on their faces, some holding papers. A camera operator with a handheld video camera stands among them near the centre. One man in the back row wears an orange-saffron shawl. Women wear saris and salwar in white, yellow and green, and many have hair pulled back. The scene looks like an attentive discourse audience listening intently.2006-12-17A photograph of a large seated audience filling an indoor hall with orange curtains and an orange-carpeted floor, most people sitting cross-legged facing the front. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in bright or striped shirts, and several wear orange or saffron ribbon badges with round medallions. A young man in a yellow striped shirt sits in the foreground, and a boy in a blue shirt is nearby. In the background, a few people in white stand near the stage area. The image is a photo of a satsang gathering; no speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2010-07-24A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience, most dressed in white shirts, white dhotis and kurtas, with some women in saris of pink, yellow, blue and red. A long red carpet runs down a central aisle toward an empty stage area with a tripod-mounted camera. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange cloth sits at the carpet's edge beside seated attendees, and a woman in a pink sari sits in the lower left. Name badges hang from many people's necks. Tall windows, a dark drape backdrop and wall fans frame the hall. The audience appears to number well over a hundred people.2009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15July 19 20162016-07-19A large seated audience fills a tented hall at a person Spurana programme, with many people in white ritual clothes and some in colourful saris and salwar. Most attendees sit cross-legged on mats in dense rows, watching toward the stage. In the foreground, a video camera on a tripod records the crowd, and a woman in a teal sari smiles. Among the crowd, a man wears an orange scarf and a few men wear white dhotis. Behind them, banners and framed portraits hang on the white fabric walls of the tent.2006-12-17July 26 20152015-07-26November 25 20062006-11-25A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis, others in checked shirts, kurtas and colourful salwar kameez. Several wear lanyards with name badges and some carry cloth shoulder bags and notebooks. Along the top, orange and yellow pennant decorations hang from the ceiling. A man in a white shirt walks through the right foreground while the crowd sits in rows facing forward toward the stage area. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.2010-10-23November 25 20062006-11-25A large seated audience fills a decorated pandal with green mats, draped white and maroon fabric and hanging lights. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in colourful clothes, and many have lanyard badges. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, and a framed portrait of a bald-headed man with a white beard hangs on the back wall, identified only by a caption not legible here. The photo appears to capture a yoga or meditation session.2006-11-26September 23 20122012-09-23