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A hall with a striped mat floor where a large group of young men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged in rows facing forward, many wearing rudraksha or bead necklaces, listening attentively. Behind them hang banners and framed posters on a white tent ceiling, and a dark draped seat stands near the back wall. Several young women in white sit at the right edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

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October 01 20072007-10-01Photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling and hanging decorative banners in red, yellow and black woven patterns. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls, sit in rows on a purple and orange striped mat, many with hands pressed together in namaste or holding small papers. Some younger boys in orange and dark clothes sit in front. Framed portraits of women and a poster line the white back wall, and a speaker stands at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated crowd.2006-10-29October 01 20072007-10-01August 31 20072007-08-31A seated gathering of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits on mats in a hall with decorated pillars and banners. Many wear lanyards and name badges; some are bald or grey-haired, and a few boys sit at the front, one in an orange shirt. Along the back wall are large posters of a long-haired figure with a guitar, and a table holds metal vessels. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants, so no in-person candidate is confirmed. Several people sit with eyes closed or hands clasped in attentive listening.2007-02-24October 01 20072007-10-01A photograph of a large indoor hall with a white canvas tent-like ceiling and colourful woven hanging banners in red, yellow and geometric patterns. Many men in white shirts and grey or dark trousers sit cross-legged on white mats in tidy rows, several wearing name badges on lanyards, listening attentively toward the front. A wall-mounted screen shows a figure, and a metal truss frame stands at right. Some men are at the back standing near the entrance. The setting appears to be a seated programme or convention session.2007-08-31A large indoor hall with white tiled floor where many devotees sit on striped mats and chairs listening to a discourse. Most men wear white kurta and dhoti-style clothing, several with dark rudraksha malas around their necks. Some seated at the front wear white shirts and dark trousers. Behind them, women in colourful saris sit on chairs near a glass display cabinet, and orange and saffron drapes hang along the back wall beneath decorative striped bunting. The setting suggests a satsang or youth discourse.2010-12-22February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped and tasselled cylindrical banners. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and blue striped mats on the floor, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in blue or green shirts. Others sit on red chairs at the right. A painted backdrop with a deity murti stands at the left near a raised platform. The camera looks down the hall toward the seated audience, which appears to number over twenty people.2010-08-08February 24 20072007-02-24