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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on a tiled floor, facing toward the front. Many people wear white shirts and mundus, while women wear saris in purple, yellow, pink and orange-red. Several men wear wrist and neck beads, and an orange-red garment is visible in the foreground. Metal posts with chains form lanes through the crowd. Framed pictures and shrine-style displays line the walls, and ceiling lights are visible. Participants wear lanyards. A satsang or programme gathering is suggested by the seated audience, though no ritual is clearly shown.

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A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful mats, arranged in long rows divided by metal stanchions and chains down a central aisle. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear sarees in blue, pink, yellow and red; some have white ID lanyards. A camera crane arm extends from the upper right over the crowd. Framed pictures line the side walls and ceiling lights are visible. Orange and yellow cushions rest on the mats. The scene suggests a seated satsang or darshan session, with the front of the hall out of frame.2015-11-01December 12 20072007-12-12December 11 20072007-12-11A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with polished floor, devotees sitting on mats and striped cloth in rows separated by silver stanchions and chains. Most wear white clothes and white shawls; a woman in front wears a white outfit with a white shawl and a beaded necklace, while a woman at left wears a patterned pink top with green cloth and a dark rudraksha-style mala. A woman in foreground with glasses wears a red bindi. Others wear green, yellow and red garments. Seated devotees appear attentive to a teacher out of frame at the front, in a satsang-style gathering. A yellow and orange hanging decorates the upper right corner.2012-05-13 +1 copiesA large indoor tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees on floor mats during a satsang-style programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Rows of people in white shirts and mundus sit on the right, while women in saris and salwar in white, yellow, blue and pink fill the left side. Many wear lanyards and name badges. Blue-trimmed white canopy, overhead fans, ceiling lights and hanging chandelier-style lamps frame the hall. Along the back wall hang banners and posters, including one with orange flowers. No speaker's dais or identifiable a person is clearly visible in this wide view.2007-12-13Wide interior photo of a large hall filled with many seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with a few in colourful saris and shirts, several wearing name badges. A woman in a lavender sari sits in the front row, and a man in an orange shirt sits to the right. Rows of metal stanchions and a long aisle run through the centre. Religious paintings and framed images line the walls, and a golden deity murti stands at the far left. Ceiling lights and tiled floor are visible.2014-08-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesAugust 16 20132013-08-16February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a big white tented hall with blue-trimmed edges, hung with ceiling fans and string lights. Rows of devotees sit on the floor facing forward; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with lanyard ID badges and rudraksha malas, while women wear white saris and one in orange-yellow sari. Some men clap with raised hands. Banners and framed images line the back walls, and the front stage area is not visible. This is a satsang-style gathering in an event tent.2007-12-13A large wide-angle photograph of a seated congregation filling a bright white hall with a pale tiled floor and ceiling spotlights. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows, most wearing white dhotis, white saris and white shirts, with some in red and maroon garments. Many have white and grey tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Metal stanchions with rope lines divide the central aisle. Framed pictures line the walls, and carved wooden panels stand at the sides. Most people face toward the front of the hall, out of view. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2016-03-07Wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on red mats, facing toward the front. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha-like beaded necklaces, while several women wear white saris, some with red-bordered shawls. A cameraman stands near the centre aisle on a tripod, and a figure in white stands at the front by a golden decorated shrine with a deity murti and kalasha. Framed religious pictures hang along the walls and red curtains frame the windows. Cardboard name badges are visible on many chests. Several people at the front-left wear white and sit cross-legged, and a boy in a pink shirt sits in the foreground.2014-08-24