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A large indoor hall filled with many devotees dressed in white, seated closely together and performing a meditative or prayer posture with hands raised to their heads and eyes closed. Some wear yellow or orange garments. Hanging decorative banners with orange tassels and woven patterns hang from the tent ceiling, and a small figure in saffron robes is visible at the far left stage area. Bookshelves and framed pictures line the right wall, and a portrait is mounted near the stage. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session at an ashram.

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March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A large seated congregation fills a tented hall with hanging decorative panels in red, blue and yellow, and yellow lanterns overhead. Many devotees, mostly women in white, cream, orange and yellow saris, sit on the floor with hands raised to their ears in a meditative gesture. Some hold children, and a few men in white shirts are visible at the back. Banners and posters line the back wall. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable among the crowd.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees performing a meditation practice with hands raised to the ears in a mudra-like posture. Most wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls, and several women have orange and yellow garments and bindi or tilak marks. A video camera on a tripod and a red plastic chair sit near the front center, with a large tent-like ceiling, hanging decorative panels with elephant motifs, and banners on the back wall. A figure in a red shawl sits at the lower center with a cluster of seated participants around them.2008-03-23A large indoor tent-hall photograph of a dense seated assembly of hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged on the floor with both hands pressed over their ears and eyes closed in a meditative posture. Hanging cylindrical banners with tasselled fringes in red, yellow and patterned fabric decorate the ceiling. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left edge, and a few people sit in plastic chairs at the far right. The image suggests a meditation session in a large pandal, with no legible central figure identified.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothing fills a tent-covered hall during a Gurupoornima gathering. Many people stand clapping or with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several raise their hands. Colourful hanging cloth banners with geometric and animal patterns in red, yellow and blue decorate the tented ceiling. A small framed picture is visible on the far wall, and a corner of an orange and gold altar or decoration appears at the left edge. Most people are men, with some women in white saris at the front left. Count of visible people is well above one hundred.2008-07-17A large crowd of devotees fills a white-tented hall, most dressed in white, many with hands raised high in celebration. Colourful striped cylindrical banners with yellow tassels hang from the tent frame. At the far back, a figure in white stands on a raised area near a painted backdrop of a deity murti with a decorated arch. A few orange-robed attendees are visible toward the left. The scene suggests a satsang or cultural gathering.2008-07-17A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of devotees seated on orange mats, many with hands raised to their ears in a meditative posture. Most wear white kurtas and white dhotis; some wear saffron or orange shawls, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Tripod-mounted cameras stand at left near a white tent structure, with colourful striped hanging banners overhead and a bank of lamps in the upper area. Shelves of printed materials line the back wall. The scene resembles a group meditation or satsang session at an ashram-style venue.2008-03-23