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A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing yellow or orange shawls and sacred threads. Front-row participants sit cross-legged on white mats and yellow cushions, some with tilak on their foreheads and one wearing headphones. Tall columns with yellow and white banners line the hall, and a large screen or framed display is visible at the upper left. The gathering looks like a discourse or meditation session with a dense, attentive audience.

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March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A large seated congregation fills a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, sitting cross-legged on yellow mats in rows. Most men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with saffron or orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. Colourful hanging cloth banners with geometric patterns and elephant motifs hang from the white ceiling above them, and a screen is visible on the far wall. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse gathering, with the seated audience attentive toward the front, and no speaker is clearly identifiable in this frame.2008-03-27A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing saffron or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats and sheets on the floor. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat. Hanging decorative banners and lanterns line the upper walls, and video cameras on tripods film the gathering. A figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits at the right edge on a white chair. The scene is a photo of a discourse or meditation gathering.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A large hall filled with seated devotees on yellow and orange mats during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, several men wear orange and saffron shawls over white clothing and orange robes, some with hands folded in their laps and one with a spiral notebook. Behind them rows of people in white kurtas and yellow or orange shawls sit attentively, and white-clad attendants move among the crowd at the right edge. Overhead lights and a stage area are visible at the top. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated devotees are described by role only.2008-03-27Large indoor hall with exposed white metal scaffolding and tall pillars where a seated congregation sits on orange and yellow mats in rows. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed, some with hands folded. In the upper right, a figure in white with an orange shawl sits near a red-draped table, and a robed person bows low at the right edge. Several people wear rudraksha malas, and a few sit in meditative posture. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session with a dais and sound equipment visible at the back.2008-03-27A large hall with many seated people in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls, sitting on orange and yellow mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground a man in white and orange shawl sits with eyes closed and hands in his lap, and beside him others sit in meditation. At the front a low table draped in red and orange cloth stands near a man in white clothes and an orange shawl seated on a chair, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits to the right. Overhead are metal truss beams and yellow banners. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session with participants in cross-legged posture.2008-03-27A large seated congregation in white and yellow clothing sits cross-legged with eyes closed in a hall. Many wear white kurtas or shirts; some wear yellow or red, and one person in a red top has headphones. Rows of attendees fill the frame, with a blue banner with printed text at the top left and a red-and-gold backdrop at the upper right. The seated figures in the foreground lean forward in quiet concentration.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27