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A large seated audience fills a hall at a KAILASA event. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing, with some in orange and saffron saris and shawls. Many women have red or orange forehead marks and wear rudraksha malas. Several wear eyeglasses and some listen with notebooks open. Orange-draped tables and a stage backdrop with green and floral imagery are visible in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, so the audience is the main subject.

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A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style convention, with many devotees in white and cream traditional clothing, some with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas. Many women wear white saris with gold borders, several with white or red-marked foreheads, and a few smile or clap with palms together. Behind them, a wooden-panelled wall and floral arrangements are visible, and a figure in an orange robe sits near the front. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd shot. Crowd members are seated in rows, some in the foreground at close range.2016-02-14October 22 20152015-10-22January 03 20162016-01-03A large seated congregation of devotees in white traditional clothing, many women and girls in white or cream saris and dhotis with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. Several wear red or orange shawls and have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Many sit with hands pressed together in anjali or clapping. Children and adolescents sit in white outfits in the foreground and middle. A red floor covering spreads beneath them, with chairs visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a satsang gathering, though the speaker is not visible in frame.2016-01-03A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with glasses and a red bindi sits with hands folded, beside a woman in white with a silver bangle and folded hands. Behind them a man in white with a red-orange shawl presses his palms together. Red chairs and a cream-patterned wall form the background, with water bottles on the floor. No central figure is clearly visible in this frame.2015-10-22October 22 20152015-10-22October 22 20152015-10-22April 16 20122012-04-16A large seated congregation with palms pressed together in prayer fills a hall with polished floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree and red top sits cross-legged with eyes closed, with brass plates, small oil lamps and a cloth bag nearby. Other women in white sarees with orange or red borders sit behind, along with people in orange and pastel clothing. Several rows of attendees extend into the background near a dark stage area with orange drapery. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd photograph.2012-04-22October 22 20152015-10-22A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor and rows of people on chairs at the back. Most wear white clothing with orange or saffron shawls and scarves, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women with folded hands or eyes closed appear absorbed, while others look toward the front of the room. Orange and red drapes, orange and yellow decorative flags hang from the ceiling, and a stage area with a dark backdrop is visible in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2012-04-25A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall at a Guru Purnima gathering, with rows of women in white, cream and orange saris and many wearing rudraksha malas and pottu bindis. Many sit cross-legged or with hands folded, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Two women in the foreground wear white saris with orange and red borders, and a woman at right wears an orange and gold sari. Pillars and a red-and-gold decorated doorway frame the back of the hall.2016-07-19