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Wide view of a large hall during a seated satsang with many devotees on the floor in rows. Most wear white traditional clothes, and several wear orange or red shawls and saffron-coloured garments. Each seated devotee has a brass thali or plate in front, with oil lamps (diyas) lit on the mats, indicating a puja or aarti. A red-carpeted raised stage stands at the far left. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling, and bright light streams in from the windows. Cameras on tripods are set up at the right side of the room, and an audience fills the far end of the hall.

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Wide interior photo of a large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful hanging tassel banners. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and red mats in white and orange clothing, many with brass plates, oil lamps and small flames before them, in an attitude of meditation or prayer. A raised red-carpeted stage stands at left, empty of a visible central figure. Sunlight beams fall through the hall, and a camera on a tripod is set up at right. A headed-to-stage crowd fills the back of the room.2010-12-26A large hall with light beams streaming in from upper left. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and red mats in rows, performing a ritual with brass thalis, oil lamps and small offering dishes arranged before them. Most wear white dhotis or saris with orange, red or yellow shawls and stoles. A raised red-carpeted stage stands at left, with a video camera on a tripod at right and striped ceremonial bunting hanging from the ceiling. Several dozen people are visible in the scene, many more seated toward the back.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23Wide view of a large hall with white marble floor and colourful woven tassel hangings along the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and maroon mats in front of brass plates with oil lamps, small bowls and pink containers. Many women in orange, maroon and cream saris with yellow shawls sit with hands folded in prayer, while men in white kurtas sit further back. A video camera on a tripod and a laptop are set up near the front. A red-draped platform stands at left, and the far end of the hall holds a seated gathering, with the audience numbering well over twenty.2010-12-28A large hall with white walls and ceiling fans, decorated with hanging colourful tassel banners, shows many devotees seated in rows on orange and red mats. Most wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls, and several hold or sit beside brass thalis with oil lamps, flowers and offerings. Light streams through the windows across the room. A laptop and a video camera on a tripod are visible near the front, and a raised stage draped in red sits at the left. Many people are seated with eyes closed or heads bowed in prayer or meditation during a satsang gathering.2010-12-23A large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful cloth hangings suspended from the rafters. Hundreds of women are seated on the floor in rows, many wearing saffron and orange saris and some in white, holding brass plates with oil lamps and offerings during a pada puja style ritual. Several women in the foreground hold lit oil lamps, and small trays with flowers and fruit sit before them. A red-draped platform stands at the left, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the right edge. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the air.2010-12-28A large hall with a white marble floor filled with a seated congregation of women and men in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls or sashes. Women seated on orange mats in the foreground hold brass puja plates and trays with small brass lamps and offerings, with hands folded in prayer. Rows of seated devotees extend to the back of the hall beneath colourful fabric pillars with orange tassels and a white ceiling canopy. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right side, and a small stage area is visible at the far end.2010-10-07A photograph of a large hall filled with many seated people, mostly women, sitting cross-legged on mats and cloths on the floor in rows. Most wear white or cream clothes with red-orange or saffron shawls and sashes, and some wear orange-pink saris in the foreground. Brass plates with lamps and small offerings sit before them, and small oil lamps glow on the floor. Colourful tassel-decorated pendants hang from a white draped ceiling, and ceiling fans turn above. A dark altar area with a deity image appears at the far left. The scene suggests a group spiritual practice session.2011-01-22November 14 20102010-11-14A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a distant front area. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or red shawls and some hold small oil lamps or lit wicks in their hands, with brass plates of offerings in front of them. Pink walls, hanging colourful tassels and a screen on a tripod at the right suggest a live satsang. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits near the front, and the scene reads as a group lamp ritual during a satsang.2010-12-31October 08 20102010-10-08December 18 20102010-12-18