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A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent-style ceiling, hung with colourful patterned cloth pennants in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, with brass oil lamps and offering plates set on the floor in front of them. At the left, a man in white clothing stands at a raised position near a video camera on a tripod. Framed portraits hang on the back wall. The crowd fills most of the frame, with rows receding toward the far end of the hall.

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July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with rows of striped and fringed yellow, orange and brown banners. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in rows, many with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a group of people in white and orange-saffron robes kneels on mats before brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass lamp stands, performing a ritual. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near the right foreground beside the offerings, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering from the left. Small children in white sit among the adults.2007-07-29Wide photograph of a large white tented hall packed with devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, many with yellow mats and brass puja plates before them. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings with tassels hang from the white canopy. A cameraman stands in white on a tripod near the centre of the aisle, filming the gathering. Along the back walls hang framed pictures and banners, and a small sign appears above the far doorway. The scene suggests a Guru Poornima satsang with puja plates set out for blessings. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person in this crowd view.2007-07-29July 11 20062006-07-11July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall under a white tent canopy, filled with hundreds of devotees dressed in white seated on the floor in rows, with some wearing orange shawls. Many have brass puja trays and oil lamps with flower offerings placed before them, and several rows of brass bells and vessels line the front. Tall cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and multicoloured geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod films from the right side, and large portrait photographs line the far wall. The scene reflects a satsang or puja gathering.2007-07-29A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners and yellow fringed lanterns, filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a man with long hair in an orange shawl sits at the front, and a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits beside him. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the floor before the crowd. At the left edge, a man in orange stands near a camera on a tripod, and a few figures stand near a stage area at the back. Dense seated congregation, satsang or puja setting.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29October 04 20082008-10-04A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall under a white tent canopy, with many devotees seated on the floor in rows wearing white clothes. Hanging cylindrical banners with colourful patterns and yellow fringe line the ceiling, and a yellow cloth hangs from the top left. In the centre foreground, a standing figure in a saffron/orange robe with long hair stands beside a video camera on a tripod, facing the seated devotees. To the right, men in white and orange-saffron shawls stand in a line near the wall. Brass puja plates with small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of the devotees, and framed portraits and banners decorate the back walls.2007-07-29