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Photograph of a large seated audience inside a tent-like hall with white draped walls, red curtains and hanging red, yellow and orange banners. A standing figure with long dark hair, wearing a brown and orange garment and holding a tall golden staff, faces the crowd from the front-right. Many devotees sit on the floor, many in white, orange, pink and teal clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and garlands. A woman in the centre raises a white object overhead. A sign on the back wall lists items such as photography and video camera restrictions. Golden ritual items sit at lower right.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees facing a figure seen from behind, standing near the front on a raised platform. The figure has long dark matted hair and wears a leopard-print garment with a reddish-brown wrap, and holds a tall golden staff or ceremonial object upward. Many devotees wear white, cream, orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Colourful hanging banners with geometric patterns and small golden umbrella-shaped lamps hang from the ceiling, and white draped curtains line the back wall. A framed notice board with multilingual text stands among the crowd, and a golden lion or ornate golden figure is visible at the lower right. A standing fan is in the foreground. Several people are visible, but a precise count is not possible from this view.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience facing a central stage during a satsang or discourse. A man with long, swept-back hair and a dark beard stands near the front, wearing an orange-brown shawl over a bare upper body and an animal-print wrap, holding a long staff raised in one hand. A drummer with a large drum sits beside him in an orange garment, and a standing person in white is at the right edge. Hanging colourful lanterns in red, orange, pink and blue decorate the ceiling, and two large screens on either side show a festival procession. Men and women in white, cream and bright saree colours fill the rows. The strongest appearance cues, long hair, orange shawl and staff, fit a probable Swamiji (probable) presence in person.2016-12-12Photo of a large seated audience in a bright hall with white draped walls, many people in white, saffron and coloured saris and kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, two smiling young women in teal and blue Indian dress sit on the floor looking up. Behind them a tall standing figure with long dark matted locks, wearing a leopard-print wrap and an orange-brown top, holds a ceremonial staff topped with gold and faces the crowd. Beside him a gold lion-shaped throne armrest and a brown leather chair stand near a white wall fan. A framed sign hangs on the upper wall.2016-12-12A large tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly in white, cream and bright festive clothes, facing a central figure. A long-haired man stands in orange-brown robes and a leopard-print wrap, holding a tall staff raised with one hand, beside a gold and orange throne-like seat. Hanging decorative lamps with red, orange and yellow streamers line the ceiling, and two large screens on either side show a bearded figure in saffron. A visible fan and white-draped walls frame the scene.2016-12-12A photograph of a seated audience in a bright hall with white walls and a red curtain, many people in front rows wearing white, orange, pink and teal clothing and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a standing figure seen from behind wears an orange-and-leopard-print garment and has long, dark, braided hair, holding a tall staff topped with a gold finial. Beside him a gilded lion-shaped chair stands with a brown leather cushion, and a small fan is visible at right. A person in the centre rows lifts a small white object above the crowd. The scene is a satsang-style gathering with the seated devotees looking toward the standing figure. a person cue applies: the standing figure has long braided hair and an orange garment with ornate adornment, consistent with the page's reference to an event with a person present.2016-12-12A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd seated on the floor and in chairs, many in colourful Indian clothing. A bare-chested man in a long dark shawl and wraparound cloth stands at the centre holding a tall golden ceremonial staff, with a golden-ornamented seat behind him and a white pedestal fan beside it. Hanging from the ceiling are rows of ornate red, orange, yellow and pink lanterns or lamps with tassels. Two large screens on either side show close-up images of the same robed figure. The figure may be a person, identified by the long hair, saffron-toned adornments and staff, but this is uncertain.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, many in orange, teal and white clothing, facing a figure standing with his back to the camera beside a gold-and-brown throne. The standing figure has long, dreadlocked hair, wears a leopard-print wrap and holds a tall golden trident. A screen on the left shows a close-up of a bearded man in saffron robes. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns decorate the ceiling, and a standing fan is at right. a person appears as the standing figure with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print wrap and the golden trident, while the seated devotees observe.2016-12-12A large hall decorated with hanging lanterns in red, yellow, blue and orange and white draped ceiling. A bearded man with long swept-back hair stands in the centre wearing an orange-brown wrap and a leopard-print garment, gesturing with his hands while addressing a seated crowd. Behind him a golden-armed ornate chair stands beside a white table fan. Two large screens show crowds. A dense audience of mostly seated devotees in white, saffron, red, purple and yellow clothing fills the foreground and sides. a person is shown as the speaker, attributed by the page and by his orange robe, long hair and beard.2016-12-12