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A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated men dressed in white shirts and white trousers, many wearing lanyards with purple badges. They sit in rows facing forward, with some smiling and others looking attentively toward the front. Overhead hang decorative fabric panels and lanterns, a white ceiling canopy with metal trusses, and a wall-mounted screen showing a live view of the gathering. Windows with wooden lattice screens line the back wall, and a banner is visible above the doorway.

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A 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.2008-03-06A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing lanyard badges. Colourful hanging banners with yellow, red and blue geometric patterns and tassels line the ceiling. A framed portrait hangs on the far wall above the stage area, and a white curved tent-like roof overhead. Some seated people wear grey or blue shirts among the white-clad crowd. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering with a packed audience facing the front.2008-03-06A large seated audience fills a hall with pink walls and hanging yellow, orange and red tassels across the top of the frame. Most attendees wear white shirts, some with lanyards and name badges, while others wear pastel, checked or saffron-orange clothing. Many smile or look toward the front of the hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd photograph, and no ritual or stage figure can be identified. The image is a wide shot of a dense satsang gathering seen from the back of the room.2010-10-21A 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.2008-03-06A large hall packed with seated men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, most sitting cross-legged on white sheets and wearing name badges or lanyards. Several have rudraksha malas, and a few wear garlands or rosettes. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of a long-haired figure, and colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling. A fan and ceiling lights are visible. The attendees appear attentive, facing toward the front of the room.2007-02-15A large seated crowd fills a hall during an evening event, with men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, alongside men in checked and striped shirts and a few women in colourful saris. Many attendees sit cross-legged on the floor with their hands folded or resting on their laps, facing forward toward the front of the room. Tall orange and striped banners hang from the white ceiling, and framed portraits of a woman in red are mounted on the far wall beside a small altar. Lights hang overhead and the room has a white tented ceiling with a tiled wall on the right.2006-10-21A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of men seated closely together, almost all dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Many wear purple lanyards or badges around their necks. Strings of colourful flags and hanging yellow cloth decorate the white ceiling and upper walls. A framed photo or screen is mounted high on the far wall above the crowd, too small to read clearly. Attentive faces look forward toward the front of the hall. No individual clearly identifiable as a central speaker is in view, and the people counted are the seated audience.2008-03-06Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard ID badges. A tall cylindrical banner in blue, red, yellow and white hangs from the ceiling, with colourful festoons and a decorated arch in the background. A distant figure in white stands at the far end near the stage. The image is a photograph of a Shivaratri gathering in a whitewashed hall.2007-02-16October 23 20102010-10-23A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a white tented hall, filling the frame from front to back. Many wear lanyards and sit cross-legged on a floor covered with mats. Hanging from the tent ceiling are long cylindrical banners in orange, red, blue and cream with geometric patterns, and a bright orange cloth hangs overhead. At the far end, a small stage area with a blue backdrop holds a distant figure in orange, possibly a seated speaker, though the detail is too small to confirm. Windows with decorative grilles line the right wall.2008-03-06A large indoor hall packed with many seated devotees in white clothes, most wearing lanyards, sitting on red and orange patterned carpets. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations line the white tented ceiling. At the far front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised dais under a dark backdrop, with a video camera on a tripod in the foreground. Rows of attendees face the stage, forming a dense audience of sitting men.2008-03-06A large seated congregation of men in plain white kurta-style clothing fills a hall under white tent-like ceiling fabric decorated with hanging yellow and multicoloured cylindrical banners. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor facing the front, some with hands clasped in prayer. At the far left, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised seat before a painted backdrop of a mountain and sky. A camera on a tripod records the scene from the side, and a framed picture hangs on the right wall.2008-03-06