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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on striped blue and white mats, most in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and white identification badges on lanyards. Some sit on a green mat at left and others watch from a balcony railing above. Loudspeakers stand on tall stands at the right and left, and the pillared hall has high windows and ceiling fans. The gathering appears to be a satsang or sarva darshan session, with attendees facing forward toward an unseen stage.

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September 20 20122012-09-20September 22 20122012-09-22A dense crowd of seated men fills a bright hall, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis, with many lanyard ID badges with orange tags around their necks. Several men in the foreground watch attentively; one in a green polo rests his chin on his hand, another in a striped shirt sits with hands clasped. Pale columns and banners line the far walls.2012-09-23A large, densely packed audience of men sits cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats in a bright hall during a satsang. Most wear white shirts and trousers, and many have white identification lanyards with orange badges. A man in a teal-green striped shirt sits in the middle, and a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead sits centre-right. In the upper left, a figure in a purple turban is partly visible. The room has pillars and a row of seated attendees extending into the background, with rows of people fading toward the rear wall.2012-09-23September 05 20152015-09-05September 22 20122012-09-22September 05 20152015-09-05A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyard ID badges, sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows facing forward. Some wear rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. Ceiling lights, framed pictures on the back walls, and a gold-ornamented shrine structure at the right edge are visible. A camera on a tripod appears at the far left. The scene suggests a seated diksha or satsang gathering. No individual leader is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-05October 23 20102010-10-23January 20 20132013-01-20A large seated congregation fills an indoor hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis sitting cross-legged on orange mats and yellow sheets. Many wear name badges on their shirts. A few wear rudraksha malas, including a man in the foreground in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Red curtains hang on the right wall and a man in white stands near the back wall. A small blue-and-yellow sheet and a purple mat lie in the lower left.2014-08-24A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, sitting cross-legged on the floor on mats and yellow cloth. Many wear white lanyard-style badges and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A rudraksha mala is visible on one younger man in the front row. Framed colourful paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a red-lit alcove appears at the upper right. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame; the audience appears attentive, seated in meditative rows during a discourse or satsang.2016-04-10