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Elevated view of a large hall filled with several hundred seated devotees on colourful striped mats, most wearing white clothes with orange or red shawls and sashes. A stage at the back is decorated with ornate pink and gold canopies and a deity murti, with garlands and lamps arranged before it. Festoons and hanging banners in orange and green decorate the ceiling, and a laptop sits on a seat in the foreground. The gathering appears to be a satsang or darshan session.

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A large congregation of devotees sits cross-legged on striped woven mats inside a hall, most wearing white clothes with red-orange shawls draped over them. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit among them near the front. On a raised stage at the back, ornate red and gold shrines and decorated altar arches frame deity murti and ritual objects. Kalasha-style pots, garlands and flower decorations surround the stage, and a small golden shrine stands at the right side near the wall, with more bright decorations and banners above. A row of ceremonial pots and an altar display sit at the right edge. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse with a seated assembly facing the stage.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17July 09 20152015-07-09July 19 20152015-07-19A large hall filled with a seated congregation in white dhotis and white saris, with some in saffron and orange shawls, facing a raised stage at the far end. On stage a golden shrine-like structure frames a central figure, with a decorated golden backdrop and floral garlands above. Two large screens on either side show close-up images of a figure in pink. Red curtains line the walls, and rows of plastic chairs with red-and-white covers sit at the front. A speaker stands in the foreground. Many attendees wear rudraksha malas, and several sit cross-legged on mats. The image is a photograph of a satsang or discourse session.2017-07-02A large tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white and pastel saris and kurtas, sitting on red chairs and mats. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and decorative streamers in orange, red, yellow and blue. At the front, a man in an orange-red robe sits on a raised platform beneath a microphone and camera. Two large screens on the sides show close-ups of the speaker. Several people in the front rows wear white and saffron with rudraksha-style beads.2016-12-16September 16 20152015-09-16A large satsang hall filled with seated devotees in white and rust-orange shawls, sitting on red mats in rows facing a central figure. A man with long hair, wearing orange-saffron clothing and a garland, sits in a large brown leather throne-style chair at the centre front. Several saffron-robed monks sit near him. A golden ornate shrine on the right holds deity murti, and tall kalasha-like yellow banners hang behind the stage. Watermarked-looking edges omitted. Swamiji (probable) appears as the figure seated on the central throne, distinguished by long hair, saffron-orange clothing and garland.2015-10-09A large crowd of devotees sits on colourful striped floor mats in a red-draped hall, facing a decorated stage. Most wear white clothes with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear red-and-white garlands. On the stage, several ornately decorated arches frame deity murtis and a group of figures in orange and saffron robes seated near the centre. A screen shows a video image above the stage. Dozens of visible attendees fill the foreground and middle rows, with more people at the edges and back.2015-09-16A very large seated congregation fills a tented hall with red carpeting, most wearing white dhotis and white kurta-style clothes, many with orange or saffron shawls and sashes. Several bald and grey-haired men sit in the foreground, with some wearing rudraksha beads. On the far stage, two tall silver trishula standards flank a decorated dais with a deity murti and red-and-pink floral arrangements, and two large screens show a figure in red. Many people are seated in rows, so the crowd is best described as very large and dense.2016-05-04A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall, facing a stage. On the stage, a gilded throne with a red-clad seated figure stands beside a golden deity murti under an ornate golden canopy, with a painted jungle-style backdrop behind. Two video cameras on tripods film the stage, and large screens on either side show images. Heads and shoulders of the foreground audience fill the bottom of the frame.2016-02-27December 17 20162016-12-17