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Indoor hall with white cinder-block walls, white metal scaffolding and a strand of white and orange flower garlands along the top. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and a short ponytail speaks into a handheld microphone. Beside him stand a woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a man in white kurta with a lanyard, and another man in white kurta at left. Two large screens behind show portraits of women with dark hair and red bindi marks. A seated woman in white with an orange-gold shawl and another seated person in white sit at right near audio equipment.

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Indoor satsang scene in a warehouse-style hall with exposed concrete block walls and a steel truss frame. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair in a braid stands center, holding a microphone to his mouth and speaking. To his left a man in white kurta and a woman in a white sari stand; to his right a man in white kurta wears an orange-and-black beaded lanyard. Two large portraits of a smiling woman with long dark hair, one with a red-dotted forehead, hang behind them on a white backdrop, and a garland of white flowers is strung across the top. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, sit along the right. A sound mixer and electronics sit on a table at right.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29Indoor satsang hall at an ashram with white metal truss framework and a large fan in the foreground. Two men stand at left: one in a saffron-orange shawl with a shaved head, and a younger man beside him in orange. At center a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and speaks, arms folded, beside a laptop on a podium. Garlands of white flowers hang from the ceiling, and a large poster of a bearded figure with red forehead mark and long hair is behind them. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the right side of the hall. Several people are visible.2007-07-29Indoor stage event with white draped curtains edged in gold and gold rosette ornaments behind. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a red border stands centre, smiling, hands clasped, with a white tilak on his forehead. To his right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a microphone and speaks. Behind, a man with long wavy hair in white clothes smiles, and a woman in a red-orange sari stands near a lectern. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2008-02-14A photograph of a group of five men standing barefoot on a glossy tiled floor before a pale peach wall, several wearing orange saffron shawls. The man on the right stands at a microphone on a silver stand, wearing a white kurta and white trousers with an orange shawl and a lanyard badge. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and glasses stands with hands at his sides. Further left, a man in a cream kurta and white trousers stands with hands in pockets, another in white with an orange shawl holds papers, and a man in white clothes stands at the far left with an orange sash around his waist. Black bags sit on the floor at the left edge.2012-04-26A photograph of a seated group at a meeting hall with pale green walls and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits at a microphone stand on the left, speaking, with his hands clasped. Beside him sit men in white shirts and white dhotis. Behind them hangs a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, showing a figure in a yellow robe, with a brass lamp in front. Above is a banner with Tamil script and a small portrait photo. A small purple bird logo appears on the wall. Swamiji (probable) appears as the speaker, identified by saffron robe, long hair and microphone role.Indoor event beside a white draped stage frame with metal tubing. A man with long dark hair and white shirt sits at a concrete counter with a laptop and flower baskets, while a woman in orange sari speaks into a microphone holding papers. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand at right, one with red-bordered orange cloth and a bracelet, the other with red-trimmed orange shawl and gold bracelet. A cameraman with a video camera stands behind them, and a potted plant sits on the floor. Red and yellow flower offerings are placed on the counter. a person presence unclear from appearance.2008-02-14June 22 20082008-06-22October 09 20082008-10-09February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of four people standing on a stage in front of a dark red curtain, with a decorated banner at the right edge. Four people stand in a row: at left a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style mala and a name badge; next a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with arms folded; next a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands with arms folded; at right a man with long dark hair and a beard, in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a vibhuti marking, holds a microphone. A studio light stand stands at left. Watermarked archive photo text appears at lower right.2007-02-24A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof, white walls and a wooden floor. In the foreground at left, a small altar holds a lit oil lamp flame, a framed picture, flowers and brass lamps. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe stands centre-left with hands folded in namaste, facing the altar. Around them, about a dozen devotees stand in a semicircle with hands joined in prayer: several women in white saris, a woman in a yellow shawl at right, and men in white with orange shawls. The setting suggests a puja or aarti offering in an ashram hall.2008-10-09