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A large hall with white ceiling fans and tall decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Many seated devotees, mostly women in white clothes with yellow lanyards, sit on orange and yellow mats across the floor facing right. A standing figure in a long orange robe with long hair holds a microphone and addresses the audience from the right side, near a white sofa with cushions. Some people sit on white chairs at the back, and a few stand near the doorway. The scene reads as a discourse or satsang session.

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A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls, a white ceiling, and rows of ceiling fans. Decorative cloth pillars in yellow, blue and red hang from the ceiling. A seated audience of many white-clad devotees, mostly women in white saris, sit on yellow and orange mats on a white tiled floor. On the right, a standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a microphone and addresses the audience. Behind him, a white sofa and a few other people in white and orange are seated near a low table with flowers.2009-07-09August 18 20092009-08-18August 18 20092009-08-18Wide photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling and hanging cloth banners in yellow, red, blue and cream with painted animal motifs. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on colourful striped mats and orange, yellow and blue cushions, most dressed in white with orange or saffron shawls and sashes. Many women sit in front, some with bags and water bottles nearby. Rows of white chairs stand at the back, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is seen in this frame, and no one stands out as a presiding teacher.2009-07-09A photograph of a large hall with white walls and ceiling where many devotees sit on orange and blue mats in rows, mostly dressed in white with some in orange and multicoloured clothing. Decorative cylindrical hangings with blue, yellow and red patterns hang from the ceiling, and a few red chairs stand at the left. A white cloth runs across the foreground floor, and a low wooden platform with a table sits at the right. Water bottles and bags lie among the seated participants. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2009-11-19Photograph 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.August 29 20092009-08-29A photograph of a seated discourse in a large tented hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging ceiling fans. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised blue and white striped mat at the left, behind a wooden lectern with a microphone stand. Rows of seated listeners in white clothes, many wearing white and yellow garments, face him on colourful woven mats and cushions. Painted cylindrical pillars with geometric and animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a painted deity murti backdrop of a figure with a crown stands at the far end near white chairs. A man in a white outfit with an orange shawl sits in front with papers, and a man in a yellow shawl sits at the bottom right.A large hall filled with seated participants in white clothing, many wearing white garments with orange or red shawls and lanyards, sitting on mats and cushions facing forward toward an unseen speaker. Colourful patterned cylindrical banners hang from the white ceiling, with ceiling fans, lights and speakers overhead. Water bottles sit on the floor among the participants, and a camera operator stands at the back. A small figure in orange robes sits at the far right edge. No one can be clearly identified as the speaker from this view.2009-08-18A photo of a large hall with a seated audience on the floor, most dressed in white with some in orange, yellow and pink. Many sit on orange and yellow mats in rows facing a raised white platform at the right. On that platform a figure in orange robes sits and speaks into a microphone, with a red curtain behind. Colourful striped pillars hang from the white ceiling, with ceiling fans and a camera on a tripod near the windows. A woman in a blue top sits in the lower right foreground. Many people are visible, consistent with a large gathering, and the figure on the platform is a person in orange robes, seated, with the identity uncertain from appearance.2009-06-20A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling and colourful decorative hanging banners is filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats. Most attendees wear white clothes and orange or red shawls. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits on a chair beside a seated person in white with an orange shawl. At the far right, a person in white stands at a lectern with a microphone facing the audience. An orange-draped cylindrical object sits near the left wall. A wooden stage with dark red curtains is visible at the right. Many people are seated in the centre, with participants of all ages visible.2009-10-17A photograph of a large tented hall where a seated group of around 60 people, mostly women in white clothing, sit on orange, blue and mauve mats and cushions on the floor. Tall cylindrical fabric hangings with colourful geometric patterns and yellow fringes hang from the white canopy, with white ceiling fans overhead. At the right, a woman in white with a yellow shawl speaks into a microphone while seated on a low wooden platform, facing the group. Colourful yoga mats in green, pink and purple lie among the participants, along with backpacks and water bottles.2009-12-01