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A wide view of a large hall with white ceiling tiles, ceiling fans and recessed lights. Many devotees sit on red mats in rows facing a raised stage, many in orange and maroon robes, with some in white clothes near the front. A central aisle with stanchions leads toward the stage. The stage has a decorated backdrop with painted figures, a central deity murti and a small gold statue on a platform. Two projection screens flank the stage, showing portraits. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage. Several people sit in the front-left foreground, one in white on the left edge. The scene is a satsang-style gathering.

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July 30 20132013-07-30Wide view of a hall with white floor and ceiling fans. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and red-and-gold garments face a raised white stage with a red valance, backed by a decorated shrine with painted pillars, a central deity murti and framed portraits. A white-clad figure sits on the stage near camera tripods. Two projection screens on the side walls show a framed image. Steel stanchions and a white runner run down the centre aisle, with a few seated people in white on the left and a small tray of offerings in the foreground. Pada puja setting.2013-07-26A wide photograph of a large indoor hall with white tiled floor, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Dozens of seated devotees fill the rows: monastics in saffron and orange robes and attendees in white clothes sit on red floor cushions facing a raised stage. On the stage a central gold-framed deity shrine with painted figures stands between red curtains, and a seated speaker in white is visible at the front. Two projection screens on either side show portrait images. Silver stanchions and a white carpet runway divide the seating; a camera on a tripod records the event. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance, so the candidate is uncertain.2013-08-03Wide interior view of a large hall during a seated satsang. Rows of devotees in red and orange clothing sit on red mats on a white-tiled floor, facing a raised white stage. Behind the stage, a backdrop with painted pillars and a deity murti shown in a central framed shrine, with garlanded decorations. A tripod-mounted camera stands near the stage, and a standing figure in white attire is at the front. Side screens display illuminated portraits, and ceiling fans hang above. Stanchions with chain barriers line a central aisle. Two more screens show a figure in white. Overall the hall is seated with devotees on mats watching the stage.2013-07-20July 26 20132013-07-26September 24 20132013-09-24July 28 20132013-07-28A large indoor hall set up for a temple pada-puja. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on red mats on both sides of a white carpeted aisle. Orange-clad women sit on the right and left, some in white. A white-clad figure sits near the front on the white stage platform, which has a red canopy and a shrine with deity murtis, a golden peetha and kalasha-style pillars. Projection screens on each side show a portrait, and video cameras on tripods face the stage. Steel stanchions and chains separate the aisle, and a few brass plates or offerings sit on the floor near the front left.2013-07-26September 18 20132013-09-18September 07 20132013-09-07A large, brightly lit hall with a white tiled ceiling and ceiling fans seen from the rear, where many people sit on the floor in rows facing a raised stage at the far end. Most seated attendees wear white clothes, while a group in front wears saffron/orange robes. Two projector screens flank the stage, which has a central golden throne-like seat and a painted backdrop with pillars. A long white aisle runs down the middle between silver stanchions and chains. Two figures in orange stand on either side of the stage near the central seat, and the scene reads as a satsang or discourse gathering.2013-08-15September 12 20132013-09-12