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A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners and yellow fringed lanterns, filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a man with long hair in an orange shawl sits at the front, and a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits beside him. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the floor before the crowd. At the left edge, a man in orange stands near a camera on a tripod, and a few figures stand near a stage area at the back. Dense seated congregation, satsang or puja setting.

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July 29 20072007-07-29A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent-style ceiling, hung with colourful patterned cloth pennants in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, with brass oil lamps and offering plates set on the floor in front of them. At the left, a man in white clothing stands at a raised position near a video camera on a tripod. Framed portraits hang on the back wall. The crowd fills most of the frame, with rows receding toward the far end of the hall.2007-07-29March 27 20082008-03-27A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with rows of striped and fringed yellow, orange and brown banners. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in rows, many with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a group of people in white and orange-saffron robes kneels on mats before brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass lamp stands, performing a ritual. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near the right foreground beside the offerings, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering from the left. Small children in white sit among the adults.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29October 04 20082008-10-04Wide photograph of a large white tented hall packed with devotees seated on the floor in white clothes, many with yellow mats and brass puja plates before them. Colourful painted cylindrical hangings with tassels hang from the white canopy. A cameraman stands in white on a tripod near the centre of the aisle, filming the gathering. Along the back walls hang framed pictures and banners, and a small sign appears above the far doorway. The scene suggests a Guru Poornima satsang with puja plates set out for blessings. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person in this crowd view.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29October 04 20082008-10-04A large indoor assembly hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful painted cylindrical banners. Hundreds of devotees dressed in white sit cross-legged on mats in rows, many with brass puja plates of flowers, fruit and oil lamps in front of them. A cameraman in white clothes stands at a tripod-mounted video camera near the centre aisle, facing the seated crowd. A woman in an orange and white garment sits near the front. Patterned yellow cushions and more brass trays line the right side, and a wall of banners and a plaque are visible at the back.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall under a white tent canopy, filled with hundreds of devotees dressed in white seated on the floor in rows, with some wearing orange shawls. Many have brass puja trays and oil lamps with flower offerings placed before them, and several rows of brass bells and vessels line the front. Tall cylindrical banners in blue, yellow, red and multicoloured geometric patterns hang from the ceiling. A videographer with a camera on a tripod films from the right side, and large portrait photographs line the far wall. The scene reflects a satsang or puja gathering.2007-07-29