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Indoor gathering in a large tented hall decorated with orange, yellow and red bunting and garlands, with framed portraits on the back wall. Many seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls fill the floor, some with orange sashes. In the foreground, a row of seated women and men wear white and orange. At right, a figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne with a flower garland and a microphone before him, while a cameraperson in white stands at left. a person (orange robes, long swept-back hair and a flower garland on a golden throne) presides over the Ananda Samajam convention.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A large tented hall where a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a golden lion-form base, holding a microphone. In front, devotees in white clothes with orange shawls kneel around a long white cloth spread with folded blue-patterned mats, reaching toward it in a ritual gesture. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl stands behind the throne, and a seated audience in white and orange fills the background beneath a decorated tent with colourful hanging textiles. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange ornate clothing, a probable match for Swamiji in a throne-seated role.2007-02-24A seated group gathers in a hall with white-draped chairs and sofas facing a central low white-draped table with a flower vase and microphone stand. Several robed monastics wear saffron and orange garments; a woman in a red-orange top sits at the far right of the platform, and a woman in yellow sits on the left. Some men on the left wear beige and orange robes, while the foreground audience sits on the floor in white and orange clothing, several with shaved heads and long braids. Hanging orange and gold banners and framed photographs line the back wall, and a white-draped stage and red carpet frame the scene.2007-08-09February 24 20072007-02-24August 09 20072007-08-09A large indoor satsang hall with white tent ceiling and red curtain backdrop. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised white dais at left, one arm extended mid-gesture while speaking. Audience members in white clothing sit on striped rugs in rows, many women with long braids wearing white with orange shawls, and men in white dhotis and shawls. A camera on a tripod films the scene. A framed painting of a saint in orange robes hangs on the right wall, and a potted plant and small flowers sit beside the dais. Coloured woven banners hang from the ceiling poles.A photograph of a gathering in a hall with dark curtains and a red-and-orange painted backdrop. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a raised white-cushioned platform beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, speaking into a microphone. Seated around the platform are devotees in white ritual clothes and several people in orange shawls, some sitting on the floor in front of the stage. A cameraperson stands at the right, and a standing fan is at the left. The figure's distinctive saffron robe, long hair and throne match the page's a person claim, but the face and appearance are not reliably confirmable, so the identity is marked unsure. Physical people visible: roughly a dozen.2007-02-24August 09 20072007-08-09A hall with a tin roof and whitewashed walls hung with rows of decorative sticks and orange curtains, where a large group of people sits cross-legged on mats in white clothes with orange shawls. At the front, a woman in orange robes stands at a microphone on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes. A man in white clothing stands at the right by an orange curtained doorway, and a small table with a cloth and a pedestal sits to the left. Oil lamps and a small object sit on the stage, and a standing fan and speaker are visible.2008-01-14August 09 20072007-08-09A stage event with a seated speaker in the centre wearing an orange and saffron draped garment, speaking into a microphone on a stand, seated on a white cushioned chair beside a small table with a water bottle. Around her sit several men and women in white dhotis, saruvs and kurtas, some with orange shawls and garlands, and a monk-like figure in a maroon-red robe on the left. Foreground rows show many young women with long braided hair in white and orange clothing seated on the floor facing the stage. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop, with a framed photograph display and a floor fan at left. Whether the central speaker is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2006-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25