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Indoor photo of a large seated gathering in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with yellow fringe. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor, mostly in white clothes with lanyard-style name badges. Foreground figures include a woman in white with an orange shawl and a girl in a green top and pink skirt. At the lower right, a figure in white with an orange shawl sits on a white plastic chair holding a sheet of paper and speaks to the group, with a microphone visible.

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A photograph of a seated speaker addressing a large seated audience inside an open hall with concrete walls and high windows. The speaker, in the left foreground, wears white clothing with an orange shawl over the shoulders, has long dark hair, holds a handheld microphone to his mouth and reads from a sheet of paper while seated on a white plastic chair. Rows of mostly women sit on the floor in white, orange, green and pink saris and salwar-style dress, several wearing lanyards with round badges. Two older women sit near the left wall. Colourful woven hanging panels with tassels decorate the pillars. The audience appears attentive, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti seated at the right edge. This appears to be a discourse or satsang session.2007-02-15A photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative cloth banners featuring painted elephants. A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a striped mat at the left, with a small wooden stand in front and a water bottle nearby, addressing an audience. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on mats and orange cushions in rows facing him, some with orange shawls, and a few white plastic chairs stand at the back. A framed painting of a deity murti hangs on the rear wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the middle of the hall.A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses hosts a seated gathering of devotees in white ritual clothes. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a white garment and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left with his back partly to the camera, facing the seated crowd. Many women sit on the floor in white saris and some in orange or yellow, with white and orange garlands visible. Tall decorated cloth poles with geometric patterns and yellow tassels line the hall. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling and a standing fan is at right.2007-02-16A photograph inside a large white tented hall with hanging ceiling fans and tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful patterns. At the left front, a seated speaker in orange robes sits on a low wooden stand before a microphone, with a water bottle and a blue box beside him, facing a long, wide-spread audience. Rows of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats and orange cushions, several with red or yellow shawls and wearing white garlands or mala beads. At the back, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame among trees, with a small altar area and white chairs stacked along the right side. The scene suggests a seated discourse or satsang.A large indoor hall with a crowd of men seated on the floor in white clothing, many wearing ribbon badges with yellow and green rosettes. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair and a white embroidered kurta sits on a raised white cushioned seat, holding a microphone and a folded paper while speaking. Beside him a man with a shawl or wrap of tan and white is seated. On the left, a man in orange cloth sits near a figure in white bowing low to the floor. Overhead hang yellow and blue decorative fabric hangings, red bunting and a red-and-white garland on a pole at right. A camera operator in white stands at the far back left. Behind the speaker, a photograph of the presiding figure is not visible; the scene reads as a devotee gathering with a speaker in front.2007-02-15Indoor photograph of a seated group in a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling and decorative painted pillars. Rows of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on a bare floor facing a raised stage on the right. On the stage, a seated figure in an orange robe sits on a zebra-striped chair before a microphone stand, with a red carpet and an orange cushion nearby. Two floor fans and a wooden cabinet stand at the side, and a yellow line marks the floor. A satsang or discourse setting.2008-08-07A large seated crowd of men and boys in white ritual clothing fills a covered hall under a corrugated metal roof, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and orange with floral and geometric patterns, and orange flag pennants line the upper wall. In the left foreground a man in white with an orange shawl stands holding a camera, and on the right a man in white stands near the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2007-07-28March 22 20082008-03-22February 24 20072007-02-24Indoor evening gathering in a hall with white walls and a sheeted ceiling. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange necklace stands at a microphone before an orange and white draped backdrop decorated with patterned panels and tall striped pillars. Around her, a large seated audience in white clothes sits on red mats and a bare floor, many men in white shirts and dhotis in the foreground, with women in colourful saris to the right. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far back by the stage. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse, with the speaker at the centre. Roughly forty to fifty people are visible.2007-12-25A large seated gathering of devotees in a covered hall decorated with colourful woven hanging banners on the pillars. Most people sit cross-legged on the floor in white ritual clothes with orange shawls and some wear rudraksha malas; the women in the foreground wear orange and white and many have eyes closed in meditation. Framed portraits and photographs hang on the walls behind, and a small notice board and wooden door are visible at left. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-09July 06 20102010-07-06