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A large indoor hall with a metal-framed roof and white walls holds a seated assembly of roughly a hundred people, most dressed in white with white shawls, sitting on red and patterned floor mats in rows. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised white-draped seat with a microphone, facing the crowd. Glass display cabinets along the back wall hold ceremonial items, and a small ornate red palanquin-style shrine stands near the centre. A fan and a few bags are in the foreground.

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June 22 20082008-06-22Indoor photo of a large seated audience in white clothes filling a hall with a tin roof and fluorescent lights. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in rows facing a raised platform at right, where two people in saffron-orange robes sit; one holds a microphone and a tripod camera stands nearby. Along the back wall are glass display cabinets with ornate objects and a label reading things used by Paramahamsa in his young age. A small red and gold shrine structure and a framed photo sit on the right. A fan is in the foreground. Visible people are numerous, roughly in the dozens.2008-06-22A large seated audience of devotees fills a bright hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Most attendees wear white clothing, many women in white saris with bindi and white or red-bordered garments, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Many wear rudraksha or beaded neck malas. They sit in rows on mats and cloths facing forward toward a stage area, with glass display cabinets along the walls, a small ornate shrine-like canopy with a red and gold roof at the right, and a wall sign reading in English and Kannada that the items are used by Paramahamsa in his young age. A camera on a tripod is set up at the right side of the crowd.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A seated assembly in a plain white hall with corrugated metal roof, facing a seated speaker in orange robes on a low white chair and a small platform with a microphone. Beside him, a second seated figure in saffron-orange clothing gestures toward the audience. A standing attendant in white clothes stands near an orange-framed door. Many seated people in white clothes sit on striped mats and carpets. Shelves with glass cabinets and a wall sign in English and Kannada display items used in childhood. A fan stands at the right. In the foreground, the backs of heads of seated listeners are visible.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with fluorescent tubes, where a crowd of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sits on mats facing a central area. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a video camera on a tripod and another saffron-clad person stands with a long dark braid, facing the audience. On the right, a person in an orange garment sits on a white cushion near a microphone on a stand, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Glass cabinets and framed photographs line the back wall, and a red-and-gold palanquin-like canopy hangs near the centre. A banner on the wall reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age' with Kannada text above. Two electric fans stand in front of the camera.2008-03-23June 22 20082008-06-22Photograph of a seated assembly of many men in white dhotis and white shirts sitting on the floor of a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. At the front, a figure in white stands near a platform draped with orange and saffron cloth, and an ornate seat and shrine area is decorated with garlands and orange hangings. A standing fan at right and a bookshelf at left are visible. A printed banner on the wall carries Tamil script. Several people in saffron and orange robes are seated near the front platform. Visible physical people number roughly twenty to fifty.2008-06-22Indoor photo of a large seated gathering in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on mats facing a raised seat at the right, where a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits behind a microphone stand. A cameraman in an orange-brown robe films from the left, and another person in brown robes stands near the front. A red and gold palanquin-like canopy hangs at the center, and glass cabinets and framed photographs line the walls. Fans stand at the left edge. Crowd count is limited to people visible in the scene; the seated audience is large.2008-03-19June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a seated audience inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Rows of devotees sit on coloured mats, many in white clothes, some wearing saffron-coloured shawls. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and sits on a raised seat before a microphone stand, while another person in saffron sits beside them. A standing man in white stands near the centre and a camera is visible on the left. On the left wall, a glass cabinet and a sign reading Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age stand beside a framed picture. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan session.2008-06-22