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A large indoor hall with white tent-style ceiling and decorated pillars holds a seated audience of many devotees on colourful striped mats. Most attendees wear white kurtas and white headbands, some with lanyards. At the front, a figure in orange clothing sits in front of a painted backdrop of a deity murti amid trees. A purple banner reads "Healers's Initiation Program" and a framed portrait hangs on the right wall. Cameras are mounted on tripods near the stage.

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June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22Large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a white tented hall at an event, many wearing lanyards. Rows of people sit on the floor facing a raised stage at the far end. A tall orange-robed figure stands near the front of the stage, and a bright orange robed figure with a head covering sits in front of a backdrop. Yellow, blue and red fabric tassel hangings hang from the tent ceiling. A large framed painted backdrop of a deity scene is behind the stage, and a purple banner is visible at the upper right. Overhead lights and speakers are mounted on metal rigging.2008-06-22A large tented hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing white headbands and lanyards, sitting on colourful striped mats. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beneath a painted backdrop of a forest scene with a deity image. Coloured fabric banners with decorative tassels hang from the white tent ceiling, and a purple banner with white text reads Healers Initiation Program. The audience is dense across the hall. Cameras are set up near the front. The seated figure in orange at the front is not identifiable from appearance alone, so the role is given as a presenter in orange robes.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large hall filled with seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards with name badges, sitting cross-legged on mats in rows, facing forward. Hanging from the white ceiling are colourful woven banners and yellow cloth drapes. On the back wall, a purple banner reads Healer's Initiation Program beside a small portrait of a bearded man in saffron. Display shelves with books and products line the walls. A few women in saris sit toward the back. Nobody at the front is clearly identifiable as a central presenter from this view.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated congregation of men fills a white-roofed hall at an ashram session. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and identification badges, sitting cross-legged on blue and red patterned mats. Some have hands in meditation mudra on their knees. Above them hang tall cylindrical banners with geometric patterns in yellow, orange and blue, and orange cloth drapes. At the back wall a painted deity scene and a purple banner reading a session title are visible. Bookshelves stand along one side. The number of visible people is well above one hundred.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated gathering of men in plain white ritual clothes fills a tented hall, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows that recede toward the front. Many wear white headbands and lanyards with badges. Above them hang tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. At the far front, a backdrop banner shows a painted scene with a figure in orange robes, and a purple sign reads 'Healer's Fashion Show' or similar; a robed figure stands near the front. Bookshelves and a display area line the right wall. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2008-06-22