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A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of people dressed in white, many seated on the floor with hands raised or pressed together, while a hazy white mist or smoke fills the air. Fluorescent ceiling lights and a balcony railing are visible at the back of the hall. A man in white standing at left wears a lanyard, and a few women in pink and red saris appear in the foreground. The scene conveys a large group meditation or workshop session with the room filled with haze.

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July 30 20062006-07-30A dimly lit hall filled with many seated participants, mostly women in white clothing, many with white or cream saris and some with coloured borders, sitting cross-legged in rows with hands pressed together in prayer. Fluorescent tube lights hang from a metal roof and illuminate the back wall. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The crowd extends far back into the room, with standing figures near the rear. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible at the front.2005-11-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with pale yellow walls, a balcony railing, and ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes overhead. Dense crowds of participants dressed almost entirely in white kurtas, dhotis and saris mill about and move with raised arms, some clasping hands and gesturing, while a few wear white lanyard badges. A man in the foreground with a white moustache and white clothing reaches toward others, and a monitor stands on a pole at left. The scene suggests a seminar-style gathering of participants rather than a single focal speaker, with no clearly identifiable central figure in view.2006-07-30A blurred, hazy photograph of a large indoor hall at a convention, with many people in white clothing moving and standing among crowded rows. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, and a few wear coloured garments such as a green-and-white top and an orange-pink sari at the lower right. Rows of white chairs or seats line the walls, and tall windows let in light along the upper wall. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner. The overall scene is a crowded congregational gathering captured with motion blur.2006-07-30A photograph of a large indoor gathering of devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and white dhotis, seated in rows on the floor and standing in the background. Many have their hands folded in namaskar or raised in devotion. The hall is hazy, possibly from incense or smoke, with plastic chairs at the edges, hanging white banners and a black speaker stand overhead. A few people wear lanyards. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, and the visible people appear to be devotees and attendees.A dense crowd of devotees fills a hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with some women in colourful saris on the left. Many have palms pressed together in anjali mudra, and a central figure raises both hands in prayer. Orange fabric swags hang from the ceiling at the top, and strings of coloured lights decorate the upper right. In the lower left, offerings and brass plates sit on a table near seated women. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the frame.2010-10-24Photograph of a large indoor convention hall filled with a dense crowd of people dressed in white, many women in white saris with gold borders and some men in white with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a woman at right wears an orange wrap over a white sari with gold border. Lights and a microphone stand are visible at the sides, and a balcony runs along the back wall. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A large indoor hall packed with men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many standing or seated shoulder to shoulder with hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed or turned upward. Hazy light from overhead lamps fills the room, with a large white projection screen and dark speakers mounted on the far side near a stage area. A few men in the foreground wear glasses, and one older man on the left has a tilak on his forehead. Dense crowd fills the frame.A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang talk, most people in white shirts and dhotis or saris with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several women in pink, yellow, and blue saris sit on the left, while men in red and orange shirts appear among the crowd. The foreground rows are dense with attendees, and a red curtain and gilded frame stand behind the stage area. No clear individual can be identified as a person from appearance in this view.2010-10-24A large crowd of devotees fills a white-canopied hall during a satsang or yoga session, many with raised hands and palms pressed together. Most are dressed in white with yellow lanyards or cords around their necks. Several men in white shirts stand among the crowd near the back and along the sides, some with arms lifted. Decorative yellow and blue pillars with patterned panels line the hall, and white draping hangs from the ceiling.2009-06-21