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A large photograph of a packed hall with a crowd of participants seated on white mats along red carpet aisles with diagonal white lines. Most wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and red lanyard badges; many have orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Several seated people in front clap or raise hands in applause. Behind them, purple-lit decorative panels line the wall, and a distant figure in orange stands near the front. Crowd is large, well over one hundred visible people.

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May 27 20152015-05-27May 27 20152015-05-27A large hall packed with seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls, many wearing orange or red headwear and sandalwood-and-vermilion forehead marks. Many wear lanyards with badges. A man in the foreground with folded hands and a smile wears a pale blue kurta over white dhoti and a red shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. Others around him clap and raise their hands during the session. Red patterned carpet runs down the centre aisle, and purple lit panels line the back wall. Many participants are visible; the crowd is far larger than twenty.2015-05-27May 27 20152015-05-27A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats, most wearing white kurtas and orange-red shawls, with some in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in white with a mala sits near an open notebook, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with beaded necklaces and arm bands sits cross-legged. Several men wear yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Purple-lit decorative panels line the back wall. Around a hundred people are visible.2015-05-16A large seated congregation fills a hall with red mats, many people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron-orange robes. Foreground men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and one man in a teal shirt holds his hands folded. Behind them rows of devotees sit attentively, some children among them. Ornate red and beige decorations and framed pictures line the walls.2016-08-21A large photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with chandeliers, wood-panelled walls and purple lit panels. Many people sit cross-legged on red carpet wearing white clothes with orange-and-red shawls and orange sashes, some holding notepads and pens. In the foreground, men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas take notes, and a monastic in orange robes stands at the right edge near the wall. Bottles of water sit on the floor, and a watermarked archive copyright notice appears on the lower right.2015-05-09A large indoor assembly hall filled with a crowd of devotees seated on red mats, many clapping their hands together in devotion. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a brown shawl sits with palms pressed together. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a golden-bordered cloth and a shawl claps, and another in white with a brown shawl also claps. On the right, an older man in a dark shirt with a brown shawl and a white dhoti folds his hands. Behind them, rows of people in white and saffron-orange clothing fill the hall, with umbrellas hanging from the ceiling and framed pictures on the walls. Ceiling lights and a red display are visible in the background.2016-08-21May 07 20152015-05-07A large hall during a seated satsang: rows of devotees sit cross-legged on white mats along a central red carpet, many wearing white kurtas or saris with orange-and-red shawls and orange lanyards. A man in the front right wears a white garment and a yellow-orange headband, with a bead necklace. Pink and purple patterned panels line the back wall, and a red-cloth table sits at the far end near the stage. Some attendees sit on cushions and chairs at the sides.2015-05-17A large hall filled with a seated audience of several hundred devotees in white kurta-style clothing and red-and-white shawls, sitting cross-legged on white mats in rows facing the front. Some wear orange or saffron cloths folded beside them, and several people wear lanyards with badges. Chandeliers hang from a ceiling of wooden panels, and the back wall has purple-lit patterned panels. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, though the speaker's area is out of frame.2015-05-09May 10 20152015-05-10