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A man in white clothing sits on a white chair at the left, holding a microphone and speaking to an audience. Around 40 women seated on orange mats in the hall wear saris in blue, red, pink, green and yellow. A vase of red and orange flowers sits on a small white-draped table in the foreground. Behind the speaker, a large deity murti is framed in a decorated alcove, with brass lamps and a kalasha on a raised platform. Colourful striped cloth columns hang from the white ceiling and ceiling fans turn overhead.

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December 19 20092009-12-19A photograph of a discourse hall where a man in a white shirt and white trousers sits on a cream upholstered chair at the left foreground, speaking into a handheld microphone with his hand raised. Before him, roughly two dozen women sit cross-legged on a large orange cloth, wearing sarees in red, blue, pink, orange, purple and green, with some holding papers. A small vase of red flowers sits on a table in front. Behind them stands a painted backdrop of a deity figure in a forest setting, flanked by brass lamps and a blue-and-yellow kalasha-style pillar, with rows of red chairs at the back.2009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19A photograph of a seated speaker addressing a large seated audience inside an open hall with concrete walls and high windows. The speaker, in the left foreground, wears white clothing with an orange shawl over the shoulders, has long dark hair, holds a handheld microphone to his mouth and reads from a sheet of paper while seated on a white plastic chair. Rows of mostly women sit on the floor in white, orange, green and pink saris and salwar-style dress, several wearing lanyards with round badges. Two older women sit near the left wall. Colourful woven hanging panels with tassels decorate the pillars. The audience appears attentive, with a man in a white shirt and white dhoti seated at the right edge. This appears to be a discourse or satsang session.2007-02-15A photograph of a meditation hall with a long-haired man in orange robes speaking into a microphone from a white wooden podium on an orange-draped platform, a water bottle and a vase of pink flowers on the podium. Rows of seated devotees sit on orange and colourful mats on a terracotta tile floor, many women in white saris and salwar, some in red, blue and green, plus men in white and cream kurtas. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. The hall has a thatched ceiling, ceiling fans and tube lights.2010-02-07Photograph of a seated teaching session in a large white-canopied hall decorated with hanging striped and tasseled panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat behind a low wooden table, facing a rows of women in white clothing seated on the floor and white plastic chairs. Several women wear red shawls and yellow garments, and a man in white with a yellow cloth sits near a tripod-mounted camera. A painted backdrop of trees and a deity mural appear behind the stage. A figure in orange at the front has long dark hair, but appearance alone does not establish identity, so the speaker is described by role only.A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical decorations and ceiling fans. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on the floor in rows facing left, many wearing red or orange shawls and beads. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits at a low wooden table on a striped mat, speaking toward the audience. A standing man in a yellow shawl stands near a microphone stand in the centre. White plastic chairs line the back right, and a backdrop painting with figures hangs at the rear left.A photograph of a large hall where a speaker in orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped blue mat behind a low wooden stand, facing an audience of women seated on the floor in white clothes with yellow, red and orange shawls and orange cushions. Colourful fabric-wrapped pillars hang from a white tented ceiling with ceiling fans, and a painted deity murti with a backdrop is visible at the far end beside white plastic chairs. A tripod camera stands near the audience. The speaker appears to be a sannyasi giving a talk to the seated group.A photograph of a seated discourse in a large tented hall with white ceiling fabric and hanging ceiling fans. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised blue and white striped mat at the left, behind a wooden lectern with a microphone stand. Rows of seated listeners in white clothes, many wearing white and yellow garments, face him on colourful woven mats and cushions. Painted cylindrical pillars with geometric and animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a painted deity murti backdrop of a figure with a crown stands at the far end near white chairs. A man in a white outfit with an orange shawl sits in front with papers, and a man in a yellow shawl sits at the bottom right.A large hall with white ceiling fans, hanging colourful striped pillars and a row of wooden doors along the wall. Dozens of seated attendees, mostly in white clothes, sit on orange, blue and striped mats and white plastic chairs, facing right. Several women in front wear white, saffron and maroon garments with bags and water bottles beside them. At the far right, a man in white clothes sits on a chair holding a microphone, with a small table of items nearby. The scene looks like a seminar or discourse session.2010-02-05