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A large tented hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees on striped woven mats, most dressed in white with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many wear white kurtas and some wear yellow or maroon-red garments. Hanging from the tent ceiling are rows of colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations in orange, blue and yellow. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near the front row, and in the front left a man in an orange-yellow shirt sits beside others. Two large screens display images at the far end. The crowd is roughly a few hundred people, with many more faces visible across the hall.

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December 01 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall filled with a crowd of many hundreds of seated devotees on colourful striped mats, most in white kurtas and dhotis, with saffron and orange shawls and some in bright yellow or orange clothing. In the foreground a man in a dark coat and orange shawl bends toward a seated man in a white kurta, and a shaved-headed devotee in white with a rudraksha mala sits near the front. Overhead hang rows of orange and multicoloured paper lanterns and streamers under white canopies, with large screens on the back wall. Some people stand at the sides and a camera rig is visible on a platform at the right.2016-12-01December 03 20162016-12-03 +1 copiesDecember 01 20162016-12-01A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on colourful striped woven mats, most dressed in white with some in orange shawls, saffron and purple clothes. Many people sit cross-legged reading open books or booklets with glossy illustrated pages. A man in the front right wears a white kurta and an orange shawl, and a man in the foreground has a blindfold tied over his eyes. Strings of colourful hanging lanterns and decorations hang from a white tented ceiling, and large screens at the far end show a stage. Cameras on a scaffold rig film the session.2016-12-01A large festive hall with a white fabric ceiling strung with colourful tasselled decorations and hanging paper lanterns. A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor in front of a raised dais, many in white, red, blue and green clothes. On the dais, a figure with long hair and a saffron-coloured wrap sits on a low seat, with a microphone stand before him. Two large screens show images on the side walls, and an ornate deity murti stands at the left near the stage. Several people in the foreground have rudraksha malas or shawls. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on mats, many in white dhotis and kurtas, some in saffron, orange and red garments, with rudraksha malas visible. Many are writing in notebooks with pens, and some wear lanyards. Overhead, rows of colourful hanging streamers and small lamps decorate the white ceiling. A large screen at the far end shows a projected image above the crowd. The scene appears to be a seated teaching session or satsang. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-12-03A large seated audience fills a long hall with red floor mats and striped colourful blankets, many participants wearing white kurtas and dhotis, some in saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, with name badges on lanyards. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala sits in white clothing, and a young man in a saffron shawl sits beside him. Bags and water bottles lie on the mats, and a few people walk along the back of the hall beneath strings of paper lanterns.2016-12-01