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A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing red-orange sashes and orange-red beaded necklaces. Men in the foreground sit cross-legged on a red floor with palms pressed together in namaste, while rows of attendees fill the room under warm chandeliers and purple-lit wall panels. A camera rig is visible at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.

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May 07 20152015-05-07Photograph of a large seated congregation in white clothing at an indoor Inner Awakening darshan hall with purple-lit patterned panels behind the stage. Many attendees wear white kurtas and dhotis with orange-and-white lanyard badges and saffron shawls; several sit with hands pressed in anjali near the front. A small figure in orange stands on the far left of the stage, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible at the back right beside a red-draped table.2015-05-07May 21 20152015-05-21May 05 20142014-05-05A large seated audience fills a hall with cream and brown walls, chandeliers and purple-lit wall panels. Most attendees wear white clothing with red-and-brown shawls and sit cross-legged on white floor mats, facing forward toward the stage. Several participants at the front wear orange cloths and lanyards. The room is crowded with hundreds of people.2015-05-21A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees in white clothing with red-and-white shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting on white floor coverings in rows facing a distant stage area. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and the walls feature purple patterned panels and wooden paneling. Some attendees sit on cushions or chairs at the edges. The gathering appears to be a satsang or discourse session.2015-05-08May 09 20152015-05-09A large hall filled with a seated audience of several hundred devotees in white kurta-style clothing and red-and-white shawls, sitting cross-legged on white mats in rows facing the front. Some wear orange or saffron cloths folded beside them, and several people wear lanyards with badges. Chandeliers hang from a ceiling of wooden panels, and the back wall has purple-lit patterned panels. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, though the speaker's area is out of frame.2015-05-09May 10 20152015-05-10A large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a modern banquet hall during an Inner Awakening darshan session. Most men wear white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls or saffron stoles draped over their shoulders, some with white garlands or identity lanyards. Rows of attendees face toward the front, with chandeliers hanging from a coffered ceiling, purple-lit decorative wall panels and ornate cream panels along the walls. Several people in the foreground hold notebooks and sit with hands clasped or resting on their knees. The scene shows a crowd of several hundred seated participants, none of whom can be clearly identified as a person from this view.2015-05-07A large seated congregation fills a hall during an Inner Awakening darshan session. Many men and some women wear white clothing with orange-red shawls or scarves and orange lanyards, many with rudraksha malas. Several men in the foreground sit with hands pressed together in namaste. The front rows face a stage out of frame, and purple patterned panels and blue stage lights decorate the back wall.2015-05-07A large hall filled with seated participants during a KAILASA Inner Awakening session in Varanasi. Most attendees wear white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and many wear orange or saffron turbans and rudraksha malas. Several cut-out or printed life-size portraits of smiling figures in orange turbans and garlands are placed among the audience in the foreground, distinguishable from the real people. Purple-lit wall panels line the back of the venue, and a figure stands near the far stage area.2015-05-27