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A large indoor hall under a fabric ceiling with hanging decorative banners in orange, yellow and multicoloured patterns. Hundreds of seated attendees, mostly women, wear white and cream clothes, several with rudraksha or beaded malas and lanyard badges. They sit in rows facing forward, some with hands joined or in meditation postures. A deity murti and framed pictures are visible at the left side of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, dressed in white with some in yellow, orange and green saris. Many wear white garments and lanyards. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations in red, yellow and blue line the ceiling, and yellow fabric drapes hang above. A standing woman in white and an orange-saree attendant move through the crowd. The front rows face away from the camera toward a stage area not clearly visible. Vertical white banners and a purple sign are on the walls. A logo appears at the upper left.2008-06-22A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream with white headbands, many wearing rudraksha-style necklaces and name badges. Several women in pink, yellow and green saris sit among them. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right near a camera on a tripod. Decorative hanging pillars with colourful painted patterns and yellow lanterns hang from a white tent-like ceiling. A purple banner with white script hangs on the back wall beside a noticeboard, and the hall has brick walls. The scene looks like a session or satsang with delegates seated in rows.2008-06-22A large seated audience fills a tented hall under white canvas with hanging decorative cylinders in orange, red, blue and yellow patterns featuring elephant motifs. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in white clothes, many women in white saris with orange borders and some wearing rudraksha malas, with several hands folded in prayer. Foreground devotees sit close to the camera, a few holding small bags and a bottle. Banners and framed portraits line the side walls, and bright tube lights hang overhead.2006-12-30A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats; several wear white saris and one wears an orange shawl over white. Some have rudraksha or beaded malas and name badges, and one woman in the centre holds her hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, rows of men and women in white fill the hall under a white tent ceiling hung with yellow fabric banners and decorative patterned pennants. A small screen and lighting rigs are visible at the sides. No speaker or deity is shown, and the crowd is seated in orderly rows.2008-07-24A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, some in yellow shawls, all seated on the floor in rows facing forward. A few men in white dhotis and shirts sit in the rear rows. Colourful woven hangings and green garlands decorate the pillars and ceiling, and a loudspeaker hangs from the ceiling. A distant figure in white stands near the front. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2009-08-29A large photograph inside a white tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, where a crowd of several hundred people sits cross-legged on woven mats and carpets in rows facing front. Most attendees wear white or cream saris and kurtas, many with white cloth bands tied over their foreheads, while a few wear pink, green and red saris. Near the front centre, a single figure in saffron/orange robes sits raised slightly apart from the rows. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful decorated cloth banners in yellow, red, blue and green patterns, and a yellow canopy hangs above. Shelves of books and a notice board line the far wall, and a purple banner with a portrait is visible at the upper right. a person candidate: a figure in saffron robes, appearance uncertain.2008-06-22A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white saris and white kurta-style garments, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing forward. Decorative cylindrical hangings in red, yellow, blue and white patterns hang from the ceiling, with an orange cloth canopy overhead and green garlands along the walls. Some attendees wear beaded necklaces and have hair in braids, and a few wear teal or yellow tops. The scene suggests a seated meditation or satsang gathering in an ashram hall.2009-08-29A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes, sits seated on the floor of a wide hall with a white tented ceiling. Brightly coloured hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling in rows. Some seated women wear green, yellow and saffron saris, and many wear white garments. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right side of the hall, and a few people stand near the far walls. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the figure is not described here.2009-12-20A large seated crowd fills a tented hall with a blue carpet, where women and girls in white saris and mundus with gold borders sit cross-legged facing the front. Some wear orange or saffron shawls, and a few women in brown, yellow and green saris are mixed in. Colourful woven hanging banners and yellow lanterns decorate the tent ceiling, and portrait banners line the side walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-10-21A large photograph of a white tent hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, the women with long hair in braids and plaits. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with geometric and elephant patterns hang from the tent ceiling, with ceiling fans and speakers overhead. Several women in white saris stand at the front and centre, one in a white sari with long dark hair facing the crowd, and a camera on a tripod is visible near the centre. At the far right edge, a man in an orange-saffron garment is seated among the crowd. No one is identified as a person in this image.2009-06-21June 22 20082008-06-22A large crowd of seated devotees fills a bright hall during a meditation programme at an ashram. Most are dressed in white with yellow and orange sashes or scarves, many sitting on orange and yellow mats. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations with geometric patterns hang from the white ceiling, and green garlands line the walls. Ceiling fans and a wall clock are visible, and a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge.2009-08-29