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Wide view of a large hall with a white fabric canopy hung with colourful woven tassel banners. Rows of seated participants in white clothing sit on red and yellow mats facing a stage at right. A figure in orange robes sits on the stage at a microphone, addressing the audience, with a potted plant beside them. A purple banner reads Healer's Initiation Program, and a poster stands to the right. A camera on a tripod is set up near the front rows.

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A photograph inside a large white tented hall with hanging ceiling fans and tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful patterns. At the left front, a seated speaker in orange robes sits on a low wooden stand before a microphone, with a water bottle and a blue box beside him, facing a long, wide-spread audience. Rows of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats and orange cushions, several with red or yellow shawls and wearing white garlands or mala beads. At the back, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame among trees, with a small altar area and white chairs stacked along the right side. The scene suggests a seated discourse or satsang.A photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative cloth banners featuring painted elephants. A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a striped mat at the left, with a small wooden stand in front and a water bottle nearby, addressing an audience. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on mats and orange cushions in rows facing him, some with orange shawls, and a few white plastic chairs stand at the back. A framed painting of a deity murti hangs on the rear wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the middle of the hall.A photograph of a large white tented hall where many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on red, yellow and orange mats across the floor. Colourful cylindrical banners with geometric patterns hang from the white ceiling. A purple banner reads Healers Initiation Program with a small portrait photo. At the front right, a woman in orange robes speaks into a microphone while seated. Near the centre, a man in white stands beside a tripod-mounted camera. Many attendees hold booklets. White ceiling lights and metal truss supports are visible.2008-01-25A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, red and white patterns with geometric and figurative motifs. Many people sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats and patterned rugs, most wearing white clothing, with some in orange or green. Audience members face a raised wooden platform at the right where a woman in a yellow top sits and addresses the group. Ceiling fans, speakers and rows of chairs are visible along the walls.2009-12-01Wide interior photo of a large tented hall with a white fabric canopy hung with tall cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and green patterns with yellow tassels. Rows of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats facing a raised stage with a dark red curtain. On the stage, a figure in orange robes stands near a white throne-like seat decorated with flower arrangements. Several seated attendees in white are visible in the foreground. A portrait-style figure in orange, possibly the speaker, appears on the stage, with the identity left uncertain from appearance alone.2008-11-07Photograph of a seated teaching session in a large white-canopied hall decorated with hanging striped and tasseled panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat behind a low wooden table, facing a rows of women in white clothing seated on the floor and white plastic chairs. Several women wear red shawls and yellow garments, and a man in white with a yellow cloth sits near a tripod-mounted camera. A painted backdrop of trees and a deity mural appear behind the stage. A figure in orange at the front has long dark hair, but appearance alone does not establish identity, so the speaker is described by role only.A photograph of a large hall during a seated session, with many devotees in white clothing sitting on orange mats and cushions. In the foreground, participants wear white kurtas and saris, some with lanyards, and bags and water bottles lie on the floor. At the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on a white raised seat in front of red curtains, with a projection screen and a video camera on a tripod nearby. Hanging colourful decorative bunting decorates the ceiling.2009-11-23A photograph of a large tented hall where a seated speaker in orange robes sits at a wooden lectern with a microphone on the left, facing a rows of women sitting on colourful striped mats in white saris with gold borders. Several women in front have their hands folded in prayer. Tall vertical banners with woven patterns hang from the ceiling, and a painted backdrop of a deity murti stands at the back right beside white plastic chairs. The speaker's face is not clearly visible enough to assess who it is, so the identity is left uncertain.November 07 20082008-11-07November 07 20082008-11-07A large tent hall with white ceiling and hanging decorative banners in orange, yellow and patterned fabric. Rows of seated devotees sit on mats; many wear white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and some hold small brass plates. In the centre, a standing man in an orange-and-white garment speaks at a microphone on a stand before a painted backdrop of a deity figure seated on a raised dais. Devotees in the foreground wear yellow and white shawls. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse in progress.2008-05-19Wide view of a large indoor hall during a seated gathering at Dhyana Acharya training in Bidadi. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on colourful floor mats and rugs, mostly women with long braids, some in yellow or green saris. In the centre of a stage backed by dark red curtains, a person in orange robes sits on a white throne with red cushions, with a vase of flowers on a white table beside them. Decorative hanging banners with yellow and blue patterns frame the stage, and fans and a microphone stand are visible. A camera operator stands on the left.2008-02-17