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A large hall during a seated meditation session with a crowd of participants. Many people in white clothing sit cross-legged on mats and cushions, while others sit on orange-cushioned and wooden chairs. Some hold eyes closed in meditation with hands resting on their knees. Bright hanging banners in yellow, blue and red decorate the ceiling, and a painted deity image is visible on the back wall at left. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits in the front centre, with a man in a yellow shirt at the lower right. A woman with short hair sits in the foreground at left.

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December 17 20092009-12-17July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01January 13 20102010-01-13July 19 20092009-07-19 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange and patterned floor mats, mostly dressed in white with some in orange or yellow. A man in front right wears an orange shawl over white clothing and sits on a chair; a woman beside him wears a pink top. Colourful hanging fabric banners with geometric patterns decorate the white tented ceiling, with fans and lights overhead. A framed painting of a deity appears at the left wall. Sitting quietly in satsang or darshan-style gathering, participants wear lanyards and rudraksha-style neck cords. No identifiable depiction of a presenter is clearly visible.2009-12-13A large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful striped cylindrical lanterns. Hundreds of seated participants in white clothes and white lanyard badges fill the floor, many on orange and red floor mats. In the distance at the front, a painted banner shows a seated figure in orange robes before a stage, with a video camera on a tripod nearby. Shelves of books line the side walls, and the seated delegates appear attentive to a session.2008-07-16A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees on orange floor mats, facing toward the front of the room. Many women and men wear white, yellow, green, orange, pink and blue clothing, several with yellow lanyards around their necks. Some sit on red chairs in the foreground and middle, and a row of men in white kurtas sits on chairs at the back. Striped woven hangings and tall decorative pillars with colourful patterns frame the hall, and a few people in the back right wear orange. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from this distance and angle, so no candidate is described.2010-02-10A large seated crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall with hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, many with hands pressed in prayer. Most wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green. A bald man with long grey-white hair and a rudraksha mala, in white with a yellow lanyard, sits prominently in the lower right, and another man in a maroon shirt sits behind. A large loudspeaker hangs from the tent frame. Lattice windows and an orange wall are visible behind the crowd.2009-07-01A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls, a white ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical banners with geometric patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit on orange and patterned mats, most dressed in white with lanyards, while a few wear saffron or yellow garments. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron shawl sits on a chair beside a man in white with a lanyard, and bags, books and water bottles lie on the mats. A painted deity mural is visible at the left wall, and a wall clock and a framed notice are on the right.2009-12-13