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A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with decorative banners in red, orange and black stripes. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothing with yellow lanyards, facing the front. Some wear yellow neck cords and name badges. At the left a framed deity murti stands in an arched niche beside painted scenery. Ceiling speakers and overhead lighting are visible. Several participants are foreign-looking attendees, and a shaved-headed man sits in the front row.

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A large seated crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall with hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, many with hands pressed in prayer. Most wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green. A bald man with long grey-white hair and a rudraksha mala, in white with a yellow lanyard, sits prominently in the lower right, and another man in a maroon shirt sits behind. A large loudspeaker hangs from the tent frame. Lattice windows and an orange wall are visible behind the crowd.2009-07-01A large tented hall with a white canopy and hanging colourful decorative tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing yellow lanyards, sit on mats and cushions facing a stage at the far end. A deity painting hangs on the back wall. A cameraman with a tripod stands at left, and a person in orange robes stands near the stage. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-06-09A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical lanterns. Hundreds of seated participants in white clothes and white lanyard badges fill the floor, many on orange and red floor mats. In the distance at the front, a painted banner shows a seated figure in orange robes before a stage, with a video camera on a tripod nearby. Shelves of books line the side walls, and the seated delegates appear attentive to a session.2008-07-16July 16 20082008-07-16June 10 20092009-06-10A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with black or white neck cords, sit in rows on mats facing a stage area at the far end. A framed deity painting and a backdrop with a purple banner are visible on the left wall. Some participants have hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands near the stage at the upper right, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground at left.2008-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow, orange and blue decorative banners. Hundreds of seated men and some women, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, fill the floor in dense rows, many wearing lanyards with purple badges. A white draped table with items sits at the right edge, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall above a set of wooden doors. The audience faces toward the front of the hall, out of frame.2008-03-06A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards around their necks. They sit on the floor facing forward toward a small distant stage at the far left, where a figure in orange and saffron robes is seated. The white tent-like ceiling is decorated with hanging orange, yellow and blue striped tassel banners. Windows with patterned grilles line the back wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the left side of the crowd. A small figure in saffron clothing on the distant stage is too far away for any clothing or ornament cues to be confirmed.2008-03-06A large seated congregation of men fills a white-roofed hall at an ashram session. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and identification badges, sitting cross-legged on blue and red patterned mats. Some have hands in meditation mudra on their knees. Above them hang tall cylindrical banners with geometric patterns in yellow, orange and blue, and orange cloth drapes. At the back wall a painted deity scene and a purple banner reading a session title are visible. Bookshelves stand along one side. The number of visible people is well above one hundred.2008-06-22A large seated gathering of several hundred men in plain white clothes sits cross-legged on blue floor mats inside a hall with a white tent-like canopy. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and identity badges on lanyards. Some are seated with hands in gesture or holding small books. Hanging colourful woven textile banners with yellow tassels decorate the ceiling, and a lattice of windows lets in light at the back. At the left edge a decorated altar area is partly visible. The scene reads as a healers' training session.2006-10-07A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01A large seated gathering of mostly women and some men in white clothing sits on mats and cushions inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging colourful striped and embroidered panels with yellow tassels. Many attendees wear yellow lanyards and name badges, and several wear rudraksha or beaded malas. Many sit with eyes closed or hands folded in meditation, while others sit upright facing forward. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge beside a laptop, and a yellow and orange cloth runner lies across the floor in the foreground. A figure in white with a red shawl stands far right near the back wall. A wall clock and framed items appear at the left.2009-06-10