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A satsang hall with an audience seated cross-legged on striped mats behind silver rope barriers. In the foreground, two shaved-headed young men sit at the front: the left wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala and smiles, the right wears a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and saffron clothing sit attentively, with an orange-draped structure and a wall clock visible in the background. Several people wear white, one woman wears a green sari, and a few women are seated in front rows.

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May 31 20122012-05-31A large hall with pale pink walls and red curtains shows many seated people in white ritual clothing. Men in front wear white dhotis and shawls with bare upper bodies, some with vertical white and sandalwood tilaks on forehead and arms, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several wear saffron or orange shawls. Others sit in saffron and yellow cloth. Behind them women in white and colourful saris sit on the floor, and more people fill the rear of the room. Brass vessels and small plates with offerings sit on a mat in front of the group. No visible candidate can be confidently identified as a person by appearance.2010-10-19A large group of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls with white or ash-marked foreheads perform a ritual in a hall with a polished floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, eyes closed. Brass puja plates, small brass vessels and lamps sit on orange and purple mats before the seated rows, with a few plastic containers nearby. Behind them, many more participants sit in rows, some wearing lanyards, and a crowd fills the background.2010-12-02A photograph of a seated audience inside a plain indoor hall with cream walls and pale curtains. Many people sit on blue-and-white striped mats and orange cloth. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged, facing right. Beside him a man in white clothes with a red shawl and yellow-and-white scarves sits among other devotees in white kurtas, some wearing yellow sashes and rudraksha malas. A boy in a green t-shirt sits on the left. Several people in the back row look toward the front. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.2010-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26October 10 20112011-10-10A seated group of devotees and priests in a hall during a ritual session, with floor mats and small brass vessels and trays in front of them. Foreground priests wear white dhotis and shawls with white forehead and arm markings and some are bare-chested. A figure at left in an orange-saffron robe sits on a mat with offerings. Behind them rows of students and devotees sit on the floor, including boys in shirts and a young man with a rudraksha mala. Framed portraits of a woman in saffron and white hang high on the walls, and red curtains line the room.2011-10-03Photograph of a large seated assembly inside an open-sided hall with a tiled floor and orange curtains at the far end. Many devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the floor in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. A man in front wears an orange shawl and sits with hands joined, while others sit cross-legged or kneel. A video camera on a tripod is at left. A distant figure stands near the orange drapes at the front of the hall.2007-12-23A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing listening to a satsang talk. Many men sit cross-legged on orange and cream mats, some with headphones on, several holding booklets. Most wear white kurtas or dhotis, some with orange or saffron shawls and red-trimmed white garments; a few wear rudraksha malas. Saffron and orange drapes hang from the ceiling, windows line the walls, and a camera stands at the left edge. Another figure in white sits in the right foreground with a bead mala. The atmosphere is one of quiet attentive sitting in an ashram-style assembly.2010-09-19July 30 20172017-07-30September 30 20082008-09-30A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees during Guru Purnima at the ashram. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with hands pressed in anjali, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti lines. Behind them, rows of young boys in red-and-gold robes and beaded malas sit on red mats, several with hands folded, while women in white saris with red borders and men in white shirts sit among them. Tall white candles stand along the rows, and red curtains hang at the back wall. No single leader is clearly identifiable among the seated crowd.2013-07-22