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Photograph of a large seated congregation in an indoor hall with red-orange lighting and a sign reading "Crowne Plaza" in the background. Many devotees wear white clothing with orange-red shawls and some hold small lamps or hands joined in prayer. In the upper right, a shaved-headed man in an orange and white garment with beaded necklaces stands beside a camera on a tripod, appearing to film the gathering. A woman in the front right wears a white top, orange shawl and a headband with hands pressed together, and a man in the center wears white with an orange shawl and hands folded. Several people in the foreground have marks on their foreheads.

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A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls fills a hall with dark red walls and round pillars. Many sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in anjali, and some hold small items. A man in the centre foreground wears white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, eyes lowered in prayer. A woman at right wears a white headband and white garments. In the background a standing figure in orange clothing stands near a railing. Offerings and small brass items rest on a yellow cloth mat at lower left. The scene looks like a pada-puja or satsang in progress.2012-12-20A large seated congregation in an ashram hall holds lit oil lamps, in a ceremony of devotees. In the foreground, several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth and orange-red sashes hold small flames, with lanyards and name badges around their necks. A woman in white with a long black braid and an orange-red sash sits among them, also holding a lamp. 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The crowd fills the frame, with faces turned toward the front in attentive listening.2015-07-07A large seated congregation in white clothes sits on white mats during a satsang hall gathering, with many people wearing white kurtas and dhotis and some in white saris. Orange-red cloths lie folded on the mats beside devotees, and several men wear rudraksha malas. In the top left a small figure in saffron robes stands near a draped stage with a floral arrangement on a yellow-cloth table. Several participants hold open notebooks or rest their chins on their hands while listening.2015-07-02