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A photograph of an indoor hall with white tent-like ceiling framing, hanging colourful patterned banners, and a seated audience. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a patterned rug beside a low wooden table holding a brass vessel and flowers, while another man in red sits nearby. Two women in festive costume with large white-and-pink feathered headdresses, one in a blue embroidered blouse and one in a green and red patterned skirt, sit on the floor with hands folded. Behind them a large audience in white and light-coloured clothing sits in rows.

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A cultural performance in a tented hall with a seated audience behind. On the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes leans toward a seated young man wearing a red garment, a white and red garland, and a striped sash, who smiles and gestures. On a green sofa behind them hangs a painted backdrop of deities in an arch. In the foreground, two dancers in embroidered blue and green costumes with headpieces and tall decorated pink and multicoloured ornaments hold their hands together in a greeting gesture. A low wooden table with a flower vase stands on a patterned carpet. Audience members in white and yellow sit on the floor on the right.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22November 25 20102010-11-25A wide photograph of a satsang hall with a raised orange-carpeted stage. On the left, a man with a shaved head wearing an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads sits behind a wooden lectern, facing the audience. Nearby, women in white and yellow saris sit on the floor, one holding a small tray; a long-haired woman in white sits in front with her back to the camera. On the right, two men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-bordered shawls sit near a microphone, one holding papers. Behind them, a large audience of devotees sits on the floor, many in white, with some in orange. Hanging striped cylindrical banners decorate the ceiling and a brass deity murti sits on the stage. The scene reflects a public discourse session.2010-10-08A photograph of a hall-based satsang or discourse under a white tented ceiling with white metal truss frames and hanging blue and yellow fabric panels. On a raised platform, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden table at left, while a bald man in orange and saffron clothing with a white flower garland sits on a green patterned sofa, with a second person in orange and a garland seated beside him. A backdrop shows a painted forest scene, and a floor speaker hangs from the frame. In the foreground, a large audience of women wearing white and yellow saris and orange clothing sits on the floor, with some people on chairs at right.2009-06-22June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJuly 11 20062006-07-11July 17 20082008-07-17A large open-air tented gathering with a white and blue pleated canopy overhead. In the foreground, rows of seated devotees, many women in saffron, orange, yellow, pink and green saris, sit on red carpets and blue-draped tables. On the left, a raised platform is decorated with marigold garlands and brass lamps. Several men in orange robes stand in a line at the front raising arms with ritual objects, while a figure in white stands on the right near a camera on a tripod. Brass kalasha-style vessels and oil lamps are arranged on the platform.2009-01-01Indoor hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging colourful fabric banners, showing a group ritual gathering. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls stand and sit on the floor, while women in white saris with yellow and orange borders gather nearby. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on chairs facing a raised platform. On the right, a seated person in an orange garment tends a brass puja setup with fruit, sweets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a lamp on a red patterned rug. Prayer mats are spread across the floor.2009-10-17