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A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a white-walled hall with hanging decorative banners in yellow, blue and red patterns with elephant motifs. Most seated people wear white clothes, with some women in white saris with gold borders and several in orange or saffron garments. A man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and a cameraman in a grey shirt stands near the centre-right. Photographs are displayed on the back walls. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people shown.

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A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent-like roof with hanging yellow and multicoloured woven banners decorated with elephant motifs. Several hundred devotees in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, many with hands folded in prayer, some women in white saris with red borders. In the foreground at right, a cameraman in a red jacket films the gathering with a tripod-mounted camera. At left, a few men stand near bamboo poles, one wearing an orange shawl. The seated crowd fills most of the frame, with a stage area and portrait displays visible at the back.2006-07-11A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorative fabric hangings in blue, red and yellow with gold tassels hanging from the ceiling. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women and men in white clothes, sits cross-legged on the floor facing forward, with many with hands folded in prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands among them. Near the right side, a figure in orange robes stands beside a man in white with a white shawl, and several standing attendants in white are visible at the back. A woman in a yellow sari stands near the center. The people in the back and sides are partly obscured by the crowd.2009-06-21A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with black or white neck cords, sit in rows on mats facing a stage area at the far end. A framed deity painting and a backdrop with a purple banner are visible on the left wall. Some participants have hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands near the stage at the upper right, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground at left.2008-06-22A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards around their necks. They sit on the floor facing forward toward a small distant stage at the far left, where a figure in orange and saffron robes is seated. The white tent-like ceiling is decorated with hanging orange, yellow and blue striped tassel banners. Windows with patterned grilles line the back wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the left side of the crowd. A small figure in saffron clothing on the distant stage is too far away for any clothing or ornament cues to be confirmed.2008-03-06June 21 20092009-06-21December 14 20092009-12-14A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow, orange and blue decorative banners. Hundreds of seated men and some women, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, fill the floor in dense rows, many wearing lanyards with purple badges. A white draped table with items sits at the right edge, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall above a set of wooden doors. The audience faces toward the front of the hall, out of frame.2008-03-06June 21 20092009-06-21October 01 20082008-10-01June 17 20092009-06-17A large indoor gathering of devotees seated closely together on the floor under a white tent-like canopy, most dressed in white clothing. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted fabric with yellow and multicoloured panels stand along the hall. A few standing men in white shirts and white dhotis are visible at the back, one with hands pressed together in namaste. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, and black speakers hang from the framework. Pale lattice windows line the walls.2009-06-21A large indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a tented hall with a white fabric ceiling. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the floor in rows, many with lanyards, facing a small stage at the far left where a figure in orange robes sits. Decorative hanging banners in red, yellow and blue with elephant and geometric motifs drape from the ceiling. Tall windows line the right wall, and a screen hangs on the far wall above the audience.2008-03-06