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A photograph inside a bare concrete hall with pale green walls and a dark board on an easel. Around fifteen people in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven mats in rows, most watching a seated person in a navy patterned armchair. That seated person wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and is smiling. A standing man in white shirt and trousers with a white headband and a necklace stands at the right beside the chair. Foreground women in white salwars sit with notebooks and a small pink tray. Chairs are stacked along the left wall.

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Indoor training class in a plain hall with blue curtains and a striped mat floor. A teacher in white sits cross-legged on a white-draped raised platform behind a microphone stand, speaking to a seated audience of roughly two dozen students in white clothes. A framed colourful deity picture hangs on the left wall and a black chalkboard stands on the right. Many students wear white kurtas and salwar or shirts, with several girls in braids. A mic and speaker sit to the right, and a man in white sits on a plastic chair in the foreground-right corner.2005-04-24 +1 copiesA large hall with a corrugated metal roof and bright ceiling lights shows many devotees seated on striped mats, most dressed in white. Their backs face the camera as they face the front. Near the far end, two figures in orange and saffron clothing sit side by side before a small white table, one of them possibly a pujari or presiding figure, with a television screen mounted on the right wall. A blue-shirted person sits among the rows.2007-08-26A large group of young men in plain white clothes sits cross-legged in rows on a blue and striped mat inside a hall with a concrete floor. Many wear white kurtas or shirts and beaded necklaces, some with rudraksha-style malas, and several have hands folded in their laps. They face forward toward an unseen front, with a white curtain and an elevated platform visible at the back. The scene resembles a meditation or satsang session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.2007-10-01August 22 20062006-08-22August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a seated congregation in an open-sided pavilion at night, with a concrete floor and a yellow-and-white striped canopy. Rows of devotees in white clothes with yellow shoulder cloths sit facing a central area. A standing man in a light shirt at the far end speaks near a projection screen showing a bright slide. Behind him, a tall orange-draped structure and orange cloths hang in front of silver drapes, and an orange-robed attendant stands nearby. Several people in orange robes sit on the left, and a woman in yellow stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse.2009-12-05A photograph of a seated congregation inside a plain whitewashed hall with a wooden door and a tall window at the back. Many devotees sit on orange cloth and striped mats, mostly dressed in white with gold-bordered cream saris and white shirts; some women wear gold necklaces and bangles, and several men sit on blue plastic chairs along the back wall. Handbags and a black backpack rest on the mat in front, and the attendees look toward the front of the hall where the event is taking place.2011-04-17A photograph of a rough, unfinished hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete floor. Around twenty young people in white clothing sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing a seated teacher in an upholstered armchair at right. The seated figure wears white with an orange cloth over the shoulder. A standing person in white stands at right beside a dark board on an easel, and a ladder and folded chairs stand at left. Several seated attendees have white markings on their foreheads and take notes or hold papers.2007-10-18A photograph of a seated group session in a tiled hall. In the foreground at right, a figure with long dark hair tied back wears a saffron/orange shawl over white clothing and sits in a cream cushioned chair with hands folded in namaste, facing the audience; a microphone stand stands before him. Rows of seated attendees in white clothing sit on colourful striped woven mats, many with hands folded in prayer, some holding books and water bottles. Stacked mats and white plastic chairs are visible along the back wall.2009-12-12Indoor hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, where a standing woman in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl speaks to a seated group. About a dozen seated people sit on striped mats, many in white clothing, some with name badges. On the right a woman in a pink and cream sari sits on a red chair, facing the group, holding a microphone. Wooden cabinets, a shelf, and a doorway with light are visible at the back of the room. No a person candidate is visible.2011-06-05October 09 20102010-10-09April 04 20082008-04-04