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A 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.

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March 27 20082008-03-27A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful decorative banners showing elephant and floral motifs. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white with orange or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; several wear headphones and rudraksha-style beads. They sit cross-legged on yellow and orange mats in rows facing forward toward a distant stage and screen. Bookstall and banner displays line the back of the hall, with a projection screen above the crowd.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A 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.2008-03-27A 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.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling and tall hanging fabric banners in yellow, red, blue and patterned designs. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: many wear white kurta-style clothes with white or orange shawls, and several in front wear saffron-orange robes and sit on orange cloth mats. Some hold notebooks and papers; a video camera on a tripod stands at the left. A man seated in front wears orange robes and a shawl. The setting appears to be a satsang or meeting gathering at an ashram hall.2008-11-07March 27 20082008-03-27A large tented hall with white ceiling and colourful striped pillars hosts a seated congregation on orange and yellow mats. Rows of devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit cross-legged facing a raised stage at the far end, where a figure in orange robes sits in the centre. A panel of dark mountain-like backdrop hangs behind the stage. Film cameras on tripods stand in the aisle at right, and a man in an orange shawl stands near them. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse with a seated audience.2008-03-27