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A large hall with many seated devotees in white clothes, most sitting on mats and cushions facing the front. Many wear white salwar or saris with coloured borders, and some women have long braided hair with flowers. At the front, a standing woman in a patterned top faces the group, and a man in white with an orange-red shawl stands near a camera on a tripod. Along the top are hanging decorative pillars with motifs and a small shrine with a framed picture at the right.

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A large hall with white walls and hanging colourful fabric banners in yellow, blue and red along the ceiling. Many seated attendees fill the floor on orange mats and blue mats, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, pink and maroon. Participants sit with steel plates or bowls placed in front of them, and several hold hands together in prayer. At the far end, a person stands near a camera tripod and a microphone stand, with a small platform and a wooden lectern visible. Many participants wear yellow lanyards. Some people in the foreground have their backs to the camera. The scene resembles a group sitting session or satsang.2010-02-11June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a large hall where a seated audience in white clothing listens to a woman standing at the left wearing a white dress with a beaded necklace and holding a microphone. Many participants sit on colourful striped mats on the floor, some wearing white with flower garlands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in a red shawl and white clothes stands behind a video camera on a tripod at the right. Colourful hanging banners with animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a small altar with a framed picture sits near the right wall. The gathering appears to be a seated discourse or question session.2009-06-01A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17July 01 20092009-07-01October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated satsang session at a retreat venue. Dozens of devotees sit on mats and white plastic chairs, mostly dressed in white with some in blue, yellow and pink saris and salwar. Many have white flowers in their hair and beaded garlands. In the upper right, a man in a red shawl stands beside a camera on a tripod, while another man in a white shirt holds a microphone near the centre. Striped woven banners hang from the ceiling and lattice windows line the walls. The camera sees the audience from behind, with hands raised in gestures. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-06-01A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats; several wear white saris and one wears an orange shawl over white. Some have rudraksha or beaded malas and name badges, and one woman in the centre holds her hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, rows of men and women in white fill the hall under a white tent ceiling hung with yellow fabric banners and decorative patterned pennants. A small screen and lighting rigs are visible at the sides. No speaker or deity is shown, and the crowd is seated in orderly rows.2008-07-24June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a seated audience during a satsang discourse in a hall with white and cream draped seating and a green-covered table at left. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on mats, mostly women and some men, wearing white kurtas, cream and white saris, a red saree, and yellow and orange shawls. Several women wear beaded necklaces and some have hair in braids. A man in a white cap sits near the front. In the background a stage shows a deity murti and floral decorations. The audience appears attentive, facing the stage.2010-10-16 +1 copiesLarge seated gathering of devotees in a tented hall with white walls and hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and some with saffron or orange-trimmed garments. They sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows facing forward, with a stage area and sound equipment visible at the back. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. Several women in front wear white with rudraksha malas, one in a pale saffron-bordered sari, another in a green and gold sari.2008-07-24A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in orange and saffron saris and white clothes sit in front, while girls in blue, yellow, green and red dresses sit on the floor below. A man in an orange shirt stands at the right near a microphone stand, facing the gathering. Woven banners in blue, yellow and red hang from the ceiling, and a banner with Tamil text is on the back wall. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to hundreds.2008-10-09