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A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling strung with colourful hanging lanterns and tassels. A man with long dark hair and a red and gold turban sits on a golden-brown throne-like seat with a tiger-striped cushion, holding a trident and wearing rudraksha beads and garlands, while a devotee in white kneels before him. A dense crowd of several hundred people in saffron, white, pink and red clothing fills the floor, with two large screens showing crowds behind the dais.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall filled with seated devotees, many in orange, white, pink and green saris and kurtas, sitting on the floor and on blue and pink chairs. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper lanterns and decorative streamers. A man in a red-orange turban and ochre robe, with a long garland, sits on a golden-brown bull statue or mount near a tall staff, facing the crowd. Two large screens showing crowds flank him, and a white curtained wall and a red banner sit behind. About 100 people are visible, though many are only partly seen at the edges.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd seated on the floor facing a central raised platform. On the platform, a man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold wrap sits on a golden seat with a bull-shaped base, holding a trident beside him and extending one hand toward the audience. Behind him, a long-handled trident stands upright. Two large screens on either side show a figure in pink and white. Above, colourful decorative hanging lamps and streamers with pink and orange shades decorate the white canopy. Many attendees wear white, saffron and orange clothing. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron-red wrap and gold ornaments.2016-12-07A large hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and lamps, filled with a seated audience in white, orange, pink and yellow clothing. On a raised golden seat with a lion-like carved base, a man with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl and red turban sits with a trident behind him, gesturing with one hand toward the crowd. Two large screens on either side show a similar figure in a headdress. Photo shows a satsang or discourse with an audience of many people.2016-12-07A large tented hall with white draped walls and rows of colourful hanging tassels and oil lamps overhead. A figure with a long dark beard, an orange-red turban and a rudraksha-bead necklace sits on an elevated seat behind a trident, with a brass kalasha-like vessel beside him, addressing a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, blue and red clothing. Two large screens flank the stage. The image shows an assembly seated before a teacher on a dais, with many attendees filling the foreground.2016-12-07A large hall with a white draped ceiling strung with colourful paper lanterns and tassels. A bearded man in an orange-red turban and red-orange robe with beaded necklaces sits on a raised seat, holding a long staff, in front of a crowd of seated devotees. Many attendees wear orange, saffron, white and green saris and kurtas; some sit on blue and pink chairs. Two large screens flank the seated figure, and the rear wall has a wooden door and a notice board. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has a turban, saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads, a visible senior-figure role on a raised seat.2016-12-07A large satsang hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful tasselled paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped lamps. A central figure sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin-draped seat with a golden carved throne behind him, wearing a red head ornament, rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and a bare upper body, holding a tall golden staff. Beside him a golden lion-form figure stands. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, orange, pink and multicoloured clothing fill the floor, several in white ritual dress, while screens display images on the back walls. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre on the tiger throne, with cues including long hair, a crown-like head piece, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a tented hall decorated with colourful paper lanterns and tassels hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man with a swept-back dark hairstyle and an orange-red turban stands on a raised golden seat or platform, wearing orange-red clothing, layered beaded necklaces and a ceremonial gold chain, with a trident standing nearby. Many people in white and saffron clothing surround him, and two large screens behind the stage show live video. Some attendees raise their hands.2016-12-07