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A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, most wearing red-and-white beaded garlands and some with name badges. Two men in the right foreground sit cross-legged on the floor, laughing broadly; the closer one holds a white notebook. Rows of red and maroon mats cover the floor, and a standing microphone on a stand is at left. Pictures frame the walls, and the far end of the hall shows golden figures and a decorated altar area.

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August 24 20142014-08-24September 15 20132013-09-15November 20 20162016-11-20A large indoor hall with pale pink walls, red curtains on tall windows and a suspended ceiling with recessed lights. Several hundred seated participants in white clothing sit on red mats, many with hands raised in a chanting or greeting gesture. Some wear lanyards and some hold small papers. A wooden lectern area and a speaker box are visible at the back, and a figure in a sari sits near the front left. Modern ceiling fans hang above the crowd.2013-08-17A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-white garlands, sitting on red mats in rows across a tiled floor. In the foreground at right, two saffron-clad men sit on a red mat, one with a shaved head and rudraksha malas, the other seated cross-legged with arms folded. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above, with red curtains and framed photographs along the walls. Several people stand near the front left and along the right side.2014-08-23A large seated audience fills a hall with red mats on the floor, facing toward the front. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear lanyards. Some younger boys sit near the front in colourful shirts, and a man in a green shirt and dark trousers sits centre-right. Umbrellas hang along the back wall beneath framed banners, and a few orange-robed figures sit at the right edge. The gathering appears to be a satsang-style discourse seating with hundreds of participants visible.2016-08-21A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, a crowd of several hundred, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing lanyards and name badges. Some wear rudraksha or bead malas. Seated in the front rows, a man in a grey shirt and glasses holds a microphone. Behind them, a bright hall with red cloth draped along a stage edge, a display of books and framed pictures at the back, and a few people standing near the far wall. The large crowd fills the foreground and midground of the room.2013-07-22Wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on red mats, facing toward the front. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha-like beaded necklaces, while several women wear white saris, some with red-bordered shawls. A cameraman stands near the centre aisle on a tripod, and a figure in white stands at the front by a golden decorated shrine with a deity murti and kalasha. Framed religious pictures hang along the walls and red curtains frame the windows. Cardboard name badges are visible on many chests. Several people at the front-left wear white and sit cross-legged, and a boy in a pink shirt sits in the foreground.2014-08-24November 22 20152015-11-22A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, sitting on maroon floor mats in rows and clusters. Many wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, some with lanyards and name badges, and several hold notebooks or yellow papers. Blue folders lie on the mats. At the far end, golden deity murti and ornate statues stand near a stage area with a microphone stand, and framed photographs line the walls under a white ceiling with recessed lights.2014-08-23A large indoor hall packed with a seated audience, most men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with red-orange shawls or garlands. Rows of people sit on red mats across the floor. A cameraman in white stands on the left beside a tripod-mounted camera. Framed portraits and banners hang on the cream walls, with red drapes at the windows and ceiling lights overhead. A mostly white, orderly satsang-style gathering in an ashram hall.2014-08-24A large hall filled with a seated congregation of hundreds of devotees dressed in white, many wearing red-brown shawls or wraps and red-brown beaded garlands around their necks, reading from papers or holding notebooks while sitting cross-legged on red mats. Ceiling lights and framed pictures line the walls, and at the far end a decorated altar area holds deity murti and floral garlands. A bald man in white with a red-brown shawl sits in the foreground, holding papers. The scene suggests a satsang or group chanting session, though the crowd count is too large for a precise figure.2014-08-24