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Night-time outdoor satsang under a large white tent strung with hanging lanterns and lit by bright overhead lights. A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor in rows, many wearing white dhotis, saffron and orange garments, and colourful saris, with white and orange floral garlands around their necks. Most have palms pressed together in anjali mudra, and some are seated with hands raised in devotion. In the foreground, a long-haired person in an orange-red top and purple cloth sits with hands folded. Video cameras on tripods film the scene along a red carpet. On the far right, a figure in saffron robes sits on a raised seat draped with a garland near ornate arches, and a tall, ornate golden canopy stands in the background.

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A large crowd sits on a red carpeted floor under a white tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and fairy lights. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in an orange and purple robe sits with palms pressed together, apparently the swami figure, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Around him, devotees wear white dhotis and garlands of white and red flowers, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks, some with hands folded in namaskar. Women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and purple. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering, and ornate arches frame a shrine area at the back.2016-12-19December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall with a red carpet, where hundreds of seated devotees in white kurtas, saffron and orange shawls, and orange dhotis raise their hands in unison. Rows of colourful paper lanterns and garlands hang from the ceiling, and white air conditioners line the upper wall. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas and a bald man in the foreground wears a beaded mala. No individual leader is clearly identifiable among the seated crowd, and no one is clearly visible as the a person.2016-04-26A large seated congregation of devotees fills a covered hall with a red carpet, many people with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed or lifted upward. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis, some with orange or saffron cloth and rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground right wears a deep maroon sari with a mala and presses her hands together. Ornate golden shrine structures and a deity murti area stand at the back, with incense smoke rising and a plate of food with yellow sweets at the right edge. Cameras on tripods film the gathering. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall with a red carpeted floor and colourful striped mats where a dense crowd sits cross-legged. In the foreground, men in saffron and orange dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, play hand drums and a long wind instrument, while many participants raise their arms overhead. Some men wear white kurtas and yellow shirts. Women in saffron, pink, purple and green saris sit in the background, and large screens and paper lanterns hang above. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2016-12-21May 10th 20162016-05-10December 07 20162016-12-07A large open-sided tent hall with white canopy and hanging decorative lanterns in pink, green and purple. Hundreds of devotees sit on a red carpet in rows, most with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men are bare-chested wearing white or saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas; women wear white, pink, green and red saris and salwars. A large camera on a crane and tripod operators film the crowd. At the right edge, a raised red-covered dais holds plates of food and fruit. Behind, a golden structure and garlanded deity murti are visible. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2016-12-07December 21 20162016-12-21December 07 20162016-12-07A large seated assembly fills a red-carpeted hall with yellow draped ceiling canopies and hanging decorations. Many devotees in white and orange clothing sit cross-legged, several with hands raised or pressed in anjali, while others clap. In the foreground, figures wear orange and saffron garments and rudraksha-style beads. A small deity murti sits on a side altar at left, and two large screens near the stage show a figure on the dais. A camera operator stands at right.2017-12-16A wide photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated satsang gathering, with hundreds of participants sitting on striped woven mats and red carpet. In the foreground, several people in white and light clothing sit with palms pressed together or hands raised, while drummers with large drums and small cymbals-like percussion sit at the lower left and centre. Overhead, orange and white paper lanterns hang beneath white drapery, and three large screens show crowds. The rows of attendees wear saris and white, orange and multicoloured garments. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person, and the people shown are numerous, far more than a hundred, so the count is 100+.2016-12-21