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A large photograph of a crowded thatched-roof hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women and some men, wearing white clothes with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Tall decorated poles with colourful geometric patterns, floral motifs and a dove emblem stand at the left, and fluorescent tube lights hang from the palm-thatch ceiling. Many attendees smile toward the camera, and a few younger men in white kurtas stand near the walls. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, though no a person is clearly visible in this frame.

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August 01 20082008-08-01A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on the floor of a thatched-roof hall during a discourse at the ashram. Most wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders, and many hold their hands together or sit attentively. Decorative cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful geometric and floral patterns in red, yellow and blue stand among the wooden posts. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the bamboo ceiling, and a poster on the right wall shows a figure. A man in white on the left edge stands near a pillar, and the seated crowd fills the frame to the far background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed inside a thatched-roof pandal with bamboo poles and fluorescent tube lights. Many women wear white saris or salwar with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange scarves. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, green, yellow and blue patterned cloth with floral and bird motifs stand among them. In the foreground a man in white stands at left beside a younger man, while at right a photographer in white holds a camera. Many attendees smile and look toward the front of the hall.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large seated audience fills a tented hall with white ceiling and hanging woven banners in yellow, orange and red. Many women and some children sit close together on the floor, dressed mostly in white, saffron-orange, yellow, red, blue and pink saris and salwars, several wearing rudraksha malas. A few smiling women in front wear yellow shawls, and a white-haired elderly man sits in the lower left in white with a yellow shawl. Bookshelves line the right wall and a few staff stand at the back. Speakers and metal scaffolding are visible overhead.2008-10-09August 01 20082008-08-01June 29 20092009-06-29A large seated gathering of devotees in a covered hall decorated with colourful woven hanging banners on the pillars. Most people sit cross-legged on the floor in white ritual clothes with orange shawls and some wear rudraksha malas; the women in the foreground wear orange and white and many have eyes closed in meditation. Framed portraits and photographs hang on the walls behind, and a small notice board and wooden door are visible at left. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-09A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on white sheets during an evening satsang session. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with yellow shawls or scarves, and some women wear pink, green and blue saris. Long colourful cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange hang from a white draped ceiling, with ceiling fans and a wall clock visible. At the far end, a golden throne-like seat and deity murti stand near the front of the hall, though no clearly identifiable seated figure is distinguishable from this distance.2010-09-18A large seated congregation fills a white-tented hall decorated with tall colourful striped pillars hanging from the ceiling. Most attendees wear white clothing with saffron or orange shawls and stoles, with rudraksha malas visible on several necks. Rows of devotees sit facing forward on the floor, many women with glasses, some holding notebooks. A wall-mounted clock, a wooden podium, speakers and a camera on a tripod are visible, and a portrait is displayed at the upper right. Many people are present, though exact count cannot be determined.2009-07-06