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A large audience of mostly women sits on the floor of an indoor hall facing a stage at a satsang or discourse. Many wear white or cream saris with orange or saffron borders, while others wear bright patterned saris in green, orange and pink. A central figure on the stage wears an orange-red robe and sits near a large backdrop painting showing a seated, bare-chested deity figure with a trident and forest scenery. A tall ornate silver and colourful decorated seat or throne stands at the right, with a potted green plant beside the stage. Video cameras on tripods are set up near the front, and screens at both sides show green imagery.

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Photograph from behind a large seated audience at an indoor hall during a convention session. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange or red shawls, and many have long dark hair in braids. Two large screens flank the stage, which has a backdrop painting of a seated deity with a trident and a decorated palanquin-like structure with a crown. On the stage, a figure in orange and red clothing sits near floral decorations, and a camera on a tripod records the proceedings. No individual on stage is clearly identifiable.2016-02-14A large audience of mostly seated devotees faces a stage in a hall with a red curtain. On stage, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, orange turban and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a painted backdrop of Shiva with trident and damaru amid forest and hermit figures. To the right, an ornate decorated palanquin or throne is draped with garlands and a red cloth. Green plants frame the stage. Video cameras on tripods film the event. Many attendees wear white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas, sitting cross-legged on the floor.2016-02-14A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall facing a stage at the front. On the stage, a figure in orange and red sits on a golden throne decorated with flowers, and beside them a large deity murti with a golden crown and a purple, yellow and white backdrop is set against a red curtain and a carved stone arch. Many people in white, saffron-orange and red clothes sit cross-legged on red mats in the foreground, some with hair in long braids. Tripod cameras stand at the sides, and a large screen on the right shows a figure in white and red with a garland. The crowd appears to be a large group of devotees.2016-08-28October 09 20162016-10-09A large hall packed with seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in red and orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne, with a golden kalasha-style peetha and a green deity figure in the painted backdrop. A camera on a tripod films the stage, and a white screen stands beside it. Gold pillars frame the stage, with brass lamps and a trident-like staff nearby. A standing person in white with a red shawl stands at left, and another person in white stands at right near the stage edge. Attendees sit on chairs and mats, many in white garments with red-orange shawls. The scene reflects a satsang discourse.2015-05-12January 01 20172017-01-01February 14 20162016-02-14A large seated audience of devotees fills the foreground, viewed from behind, many in white clothing and some in orange or red, sitting on maroon floor mats in a hall. On a raised stage a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests, beneath a large backdrop showing a cosmic spiral graphic and a golden trishula. A cameraman with a tripod stands near the stage edge, and two flanking screens show a man in orange. A man in white stands at far left near a camera, and a person in orange sits in a red chair at the right side of the stage.2015-08-02A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar, with some in orange and a few in pink or purple. Many sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure sits on an ornate golden throne beneath a tall golden hooded cobra-canopy with a red and gold backdrop behind. Red curtains frame the hall, with framed pictures and wall signs on the left, two projection screens and ceiling fans overhead. A cameraperson stands at the front left near the stage. Physical people visible are numerous, and the crowd is well over twenty.2017-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20152015-02-25February 14 20162016-02-14A photo of a discourse hall where a large seated audience faces a raised stage with red drapes. On the stage, a figure seated on a golden throne wears a red garland and rudraksha mala, with a golden trident standing beside, and a large golden deity murti artwork is mounted on the backdrop. Audience members in saffron, orange, red and white saris and robes sit on the floor, many with hair in long braids, while camera tripods and video cameras film the event from the sides.2016-09-11