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A seated audience fills a hall during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground a young man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged with a tall bamboo staff planted beside him, facing the rows of attendees. Behind him, dozens of seated participants wear white shirts and dhotis, while several boys wear red, blue and striped shirts and hold name badges. A man in a yellow shirt sits near the centre, and a young man on the right in a white dhoti sits with hands folded. Through the open doorway at the back, palm trees are visible, and a white bull statue stands at the upper right. A brass vessel sits on the floor at the lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

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A large indoor hall full of seated devotees in white clothes, many boys and young men with rudraksha-style necklaces and name badges, sitting cross-legged on a pale floor facing the front. In the foreground a young sannyasi in orange robes sits with eyes closed, beside a tall wooden staff topped with an orange flag. Behind them, adults in white and a few colourful shirts fill the hall, and a doorway opens onto palm trees. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no identity claim is made.2007-05-04February 10 20122012-02-10A seated audience fills a room at an indoor talk or satsang, mostly young men in white shirts and trousers with blue lanyards around their necks. Several are seated on striped mats and some look toward the front. In the lower right foreground a man in an orange-saffron kurta sits facing the audience; a gold bracelet is visible on his wrist. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2010-12-22April 14 20122012-04-14Indoor photo of a seated gathering of men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing lanyards or beaded necklaces, listening attentively to a speaker. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a striped mat facing a white table edge. In the upper right, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe stands near a yellow-shawled attendant against a pink wall. Many listeners sit on striped floor mats, and the scene suggests a satsang or discourse.2010-12-22Indoor temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. Seated devotees sit on the floor in white and orange clothing; a man in a light orange robe sits cross-legged on a wooden mat in the foreground, with a bald monk-like figure in saffron seated to the left. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle, with orange armchairs at the right and a metal railing. Many more people sit in rows and stand in the background near the doorway.2010-07-21A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a dense audience seated on orange floor mats. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in colourful shirts, yellow, blue and red tops. Several wear orange or saffron ribbons. A raised stage area with a bench and microphone stands at the back under orange and yellow hanging banners. Volunteers in white stand near the stage and side doors. No individual is identifiable as a person in the visible frame; the speaker's position is not shown.2010-07-24A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange mats during a satsang. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear colourful shirts, including a red shirt, a yellow striped shirt and a blue shirt. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. Colourful striped ceremonial pillars with tassels and orange curtains line the walls, and a small stage area with an orange cloth is visible at the far end. Some staff in white stand near the back.2010-07-24August 27 20162016-08-27February 24 20072007-02-24A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most dressed in white dhotis and shirts with gold-bordered white shawls, and many young people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young boy in orange and a girl in orange with beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, and a man in white with a gold-bordered shawl sits near the front. Several men sport tilak marks and beaded malas. Tall white candle-like stands line the front rows, and framed paintings hang on the pale walls. This appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering with people seated attentively on the floor.2016-03-07April 17 20112011-04-17