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A large hall during a guided meditation session. A trained Mahacharya sits cross-legged on a raised platform at left, wearing white clothes, speaking to the group. Many seated participants wear white headbands over their eyes, dressed in white, cream and pastel tones, with a woman in a blue patterned top prominent in the foreground. A projector screen displays a green slide and a concentric target image hangs on the wall. A tall framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man in a light turban and orange-brown background. An orange cloth sits on the white floor sheet. A purple logo appears at upper left.

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March 24 20062006-03-24A photograph of a large hall with wooden floor and stacked chairs along the walls, where a seated gathering of roughly 60 people in white ritual clothes and white mala necklaces sits in rows on red mats facing a central dais. In the foreground a woman in an orange top sits with her back to the camera before a low table draped in a leopard-print cloth, with yellow roses, red roses and purple flowers arranged in front. Several people in the rows wear white kurtas and rudraksha malas; a woman in a red top and a woman in an orange shawl sit near the centre. Tables with white cloths stand at the back of the hall beneath stage curtains. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner and a copyright caption runs across the lower right.2006-03-06November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA long-haired man in an orange-brown saffron wrap with gold edging sits on a low wooden seat at left, speaking into a handheld microphone, his back partly turned to the camera. Before him, a large hall with cream walls and a tiled floor holds rows of seated devotees on maroon mats: women and men in white clothes, some wearing orange-brown shawls and orange lanyards. Gold framed deity murti and framed pictures line the walls, and red curtains hang between the windows. Overhead are ceiling lights and a white ceiling. Metal stanchions divide the seating area.2016-09-27December 22 20122012-12-22Wide photograph of a large seated gathering under a white tented pavilion with blue trim and ceiling fans. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit on mats on the floor, facing a central stage area. A woman in a yellow sari stands near the middle, a camera on a tripod sits in the foreground, and orange and white floral garlands hang from the tent ceiling. Many attendees wear white dhotis, kurtas and white saris, with some women in blue and pink.2007-12-12September 27 20162016-09-27October 23 20152015-10-23January 17 20102010-01-17A large indoor hall with a red carpeted central aisle and rows of seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white headbands and lanyards. A standing figure in long saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the left edge beside a white banner, and another person in orange stands near a camera on the right. Potted palms line the aisle, and projectors and a red-chaired seating area are visible along the walls. a person appears as the saffron-robed figure with long hair at the left, presenting to the seated crowd.2009-02-27A large outdoor tented gathering with a red carpet where a crowd of devotees sits on the floor, mostly dressed in white and cream clothing, with some women in gold-bordered saris and others in orange or yellow. Many women wear long braids with white flowers. In the upper right, a woman in a gold-bordered cream sari stands and holds a microphone, apparently addressing the audience. Yellow-tinged oil lamps stand among the seated rows, and a fruit offering sits on a plate in the foreground. A video screen and camera equipment appear at the top and right edges. No figure matching the a person candidate criteria is clearly visible.2017-06-08Indoor ritual gathering in a hall with a deep red feature wall and purple damask-patterned panels. A saffron-robed figure seated on a gold-and-red throne at the right, wearing a saffron turban and a red shawl, faces a large seated group on the floor. Rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit on the left and centre, while others in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit and stand along the back. A red patterned rug, brass bowls of food, metal dishes, a steel flask and leaf-plates are arranged in front. Several printed panels hang on the wall behind. The figure on the throne matches the page's description of a person only with a probable appearance cue of a saffron turban and ornate seating, so this is recorded as an appearance-based candidate.2015-10-23