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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white, many wearing round medallions on lanyards. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in white with a shawl sits on a raised white cushioned seat, one hand raised mid-gesture toward the crowd, with a microphone stand beside them. Rows of white mats cover the floor where the audience sits cross-legged. Overhead hang yellow, orange and patterned cloth banners and a garland of red, white and yellow flowers on a metal frame. A standing attendant in white stands among the rows. The figure in the foreground has distinctive long swept-back hair and white attire with a shawl, matching appearance cues for the a person, seated and addressing the gathering.

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Several people are seated near the left side and in the foreground, with heads and backs visible.2007-02-15A large indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling holds a dense audience of devotees dressed entirely in white, many wearing purple lanyards, seated on the floor in rows facing a distant stage. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners and yellow lanterns with colourful geometric patterns. At the far front, a small figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a painted backdrop of a dark mountain under a blue sky. Several people in front and to the right are shown in the foreground with some holding mala beads.2008-03-06A photograph of a large indoor pavilion hall with a white tent ceiling, decorated with colourful woven pillar covers, red and gold streamers and tinsel garlands. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor on white mats, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing garlands. 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A standing fan and a white table sit at the side, and a yellow floor line runs across the foreground. A few people sit to the far left in a separate group.2007-02-15A large white tented hall filled with seated participants in white clothing and rudraksha malas. A man standing centre-front in a white kurta and white dhoti holds a microphone and speaks to the seated crowd; he is barefoot and wears a rudraksha mala. Hanging decorative fabric banners with orange and red patterns line the tent ceiling. Some attendees sit on mats, and a woman in white at right holds a small object. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse session.2006-07-23