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A large indoor hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful tasselled paper lanterns, with a crowd of seated devotees filling the foreground. A standing figure in the centre wears a red turban, a rudraksha-style necklace and draped orange-brown cloth, holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with an ornament in one raised arm, while a golden sculpted bull stands beside him. Two large screens on either side show projected images. Many devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing sit in rows, some with raised hands.

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A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, many in orange, yellow and white clothing, sitting on the floor and in blue and pink chairs. At the centre-front, a standing man with a long swept-back hair and a red-orange turban and an ornate gold necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl and holding a tall golden staff, raises one arm toward the crowd, with a golden ceremonial figure beside him. Colourful hanging decorations with cone-shaped and bell-shaped ornaments fill the ceiling, and large screens on both walls show images. Swamiji (probable) is a standing man in the centre; the cues are the swept-back hair, turban, gold necklace and orange shawl.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful lantern-style decorations in pink, orange, purple and yellow. A man seated on a golden throne draped with a tiger skin, wearing a red head covering, saffron-red garments and layered rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. He sits on an elevated platform in front of a crowd of many devotees, most in white, orange, pink and casual clothing, seated on the floor and in chairs. Projection screens on either side show a religious image. The man's appearance with saffron-red dress, rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and a tiger-skin throne suggests a person, seated in a teaching or darshan role.2016-12-07A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall hung with colourful paper lanterns and fringed decorations. At the centre, a man in a red and gold dhoti and a red-orange turban stands on a raised dais beside a golden bull statue, holding a ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial and raising one arm. He wears a layered gold necklace and bead malas. Crowd members wear white, saffron, orange and pastel clothing. Large screens on both sides show projected images.2016-12-07A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, saffron and pink clothes. At the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red and gold turban and a gold necklace sits on a raised tiger-skin seat with a tall ceremonial staff beside him. Colourful paper streamers and lanterns hang from the ceiling, and large screens flank the stage.2016-12-07A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd seated on the floor facing a central raised platform. On the platform, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold wrap sits on a golden seat with a bull-shaped base, holding a trident beside him and extending one hand toward the audience. Behind him, a long-handled trident stands upright. Two large screens on either side show a figure in pink and white. Above, colourful decorative hanging lamps and streamers with pink and orange shades decorate the white canopy. Many attendees wear white, saffron and orange clothing. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-red wrap and gold ornaments.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesA large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and lamps, filled with a seated audience in white, orange, pink and yellow clothing. On a raised golden seat with a lion-like carved base, a man with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl and red turban sits with a trident behind him, gesturing with one hand toward the crowd. Two large screens on either side show a similar figure in a headdress. Photo shows a satsang or discourse with an audience of many people.2016-12-07A large crowd fills a tent-covered hall with white walls and red side curtains, decorated with hanging colourful tassel lanterns and paper cones. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a beaded necklace sits elevated on a raised platform seat, surrounded by a dense sitting audience. Devotees in orange, white, pink and blue saris and kurtas, some bare-chested, sit close together on the floor and in blue chairs. Two large screens on either side show colourful devotional imagery. The atmosphere suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns. A central figure in a red-orange robe with a red-and-gold patterned wrap and a dark turban stands on a raised platform, one hand raised, in a commanding teaching pose. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, orange, yellow, and pink clothing fill the floor, with many women in saffron and pink saris and men in white dhotis. Large screens on both sides show a figure in ornate red garments, and the bright stage lighting highlights the crowd.2016-12-07A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most in orange, saffron, white and pink clothing, many sitting on the floor and some on blue chairs. At the centre front, a man stands on a raised platform wearing a red-orange turban, bare-chested with a red-orange wrap and a beaded necklace, with a long shawl. Hanging from the tent ceiling are many colourful lanterns and decorative kalasha-like shapes in orange, pink, green and yellow. Two large screens on either side show images, and a sign with blue text is visible near the back. Other people in white ritual clothing sit near the platform.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07