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A crowded hall with white walls and a corrugated metal roof, filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white, cream and saffron-bordered clothing, many with orange cloth bags on their laps. Two tall decorative pillars painted with red, green and yellow floral motifs and bird emblems stand in the room. Behind them, banners and framed photographs line the walls, including a portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes on the upper right. Metal railings divide the seating area in the foreground.

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A large crowd of mostly women, many dressed in white saris with orange or red borders, sits on the floor of a bright, open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Several women wear rudraksha or beaded malas and identification badges. Tall painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, green and yellow with white medallions stand along the hall, decorated with hanging banana leaves and green vines. Behind the seated crowd, a few men in white and orange clothing stand near a metal railing. Posters with pictures hang on the side walls.2010-02-12A large seated crowd of devotees fills a covered hall with a corrugated roof, ceiling fans and strings of decorative hanging ornaments in orange, red and striped patterns. Many women in sarees, several in white and pink, sit with hands pressed in anjali, while men in dark and white clothing sit toward the right on a red carpet behind a metal railing. A standing man in white on the far right also joins his palms. A rope barrier runs in front of the seated devotees, and portraits and banners line the walls at the back.2010-01-02 +1 copiesWide interior view of a long, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, filled with seated devotees on the floor in rows divided by stainless steel railings. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with red and white ribbons or lanyards around their necks, and some women wear sarees in pink, red and beige. Tall cylindrical banners decorated with floral patterns and bird motifs in red, yellow, blue and orange hang from the ceiling along the aisle. Framed photographs line the walls on the left and right, and a standing figure in white stands near the far end of the hall, with the aisle leading toward a distant doorway.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16June 01 20092009-06-01August 15 20102010-08-15A wide photograph of a satsang hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and painted decorative pillars. Many devotees sit in rows on mats, women in white with orange or yellow shawls, hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed. A low wooden dais with a red carpet and an orange cloth stands at the front, with a cameraman and tripod filming the gathering. A framed text panel on the right wall describes a discourse on initiation. Behind the metal railing, men in white stand and sit toward the back. The setting suggests a pada puja gathering at an ashram.2010-08-25A large crowd of mostly women sits seated on the floor of a covered hall, many in white saris with vibhuti on their foreheads. Some wear orange, red and yellow saris, and several have red bindis and gold necklaces. A row of white-clad devotees is seated in front, with a white rope line separating the seated group from an aisle. Behind them, tall painted pillars in blue, red, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs frame the space, and banana plants with green leaves are placed along the edges. A few people stand at the left edge, one in an orange garment. Several people are visible at the back of the hall near a white doorway, and a loudspeaker hangs on the left wall.2010-02-12A seated congregation of devotees in white clothing fills a covered hall with a concrete floor and corrugated roof. Rows of people sit on woven mats behind steel railings, many in white shirts and white kurta-style garments, some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A bald man with a long beard, in white with a mala, sits at the right edge of the front row. Colourful cloth-wrapped pillars and paper streamers hang from the ceiling. Wall boards and a framed photo display text and portraits, and a bookshelf stands at left. Personal bags and folded white cloth lie in the foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as the speaker in this view.2009-06-01A large hall with orange walls and decorative cylindrical pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns shows many seated devotees in white clothes, many women wearing orange shawls, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. They sit on orange and purple mats across the floor, facing forward, while a row of seated and standing people fills the background behind metal railings. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. In the foreground at lower right, a decorative runner in blue, purple and gold lies beside a red and gold cloth object. Along the left wall, a glass display case holds red flowers. This appears to be a group pada puja or satsang setting.2010-08-25A seated congregation fills a covered hall during an evening gathering. Most attendees wear white, with some in orange, red and teal; many sit with hands pressed together in namaste. A raised red-carpeted dais at right holds deity murtis and a golden lion-faced figure, backed by a hanging orange banner. Strings of orange pennants run across the ceiling, and a whiteboard stands at left. A printed sheet on the wall reads partly in English. A man in an orange shawl sits near the front of the dais area, but there is no clear basis to identify any physical person as a person.2009-02-23 +1 copiesA wide photograph inside a long, covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, showing a large seated congregation on the floor in white and light clothing, with many lanyards visible. Two rows of metal railings divide the central aisle. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns, a dove-like emblem and orange fringe hang from the ceiling and walls. A golden animal figure. Several people in the foreground wear white and orange clothing. The assembly sits facing toward the far end of the hall.2009-12-16