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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on a striped floor mat during a satsang or cultural programme. Most attendees wear white clothes, and several young boys in yellow shawls sit in the front rows, some with rudraksha malas. Colourful woven hanging decorations hang from the ceiling, and a large screen and stage lights are visible at the back. The crowd is dense and extends to the rear of the hall.

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June 22 20082008-06-22A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with black or white neck cords, sit in rows on mats facing a stage area at the far end. A framed deity painting and a backdrop with a purple banner are visible on the left wall. Some participants have hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands near the stage at the upper right, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground at left.2008-06-22June 13 20092009-06-13 +1 copiesA large seated audience of men in white ritual clothes fills a tent-like hall decorated with hanging yellow, red and blue striped fabric banners and a patterned yellow-blue drape at upper right. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised seat before a painted backdrop of a deity shrine with a Hindu temple scene. A framed portrait of a man with white hair and glasses is displayed on a purple banner nearby. Many attendees wear lanyards and sit cross-legged on mats. The scene looks like a satsang or healers' session with darshan.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated congregation of men fills a white-roofed hall at an ashram session. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards and identification badges, sitting cross-legged on blue and red patterned mats. Some have hands in meditation mudra on their knees. Above them hang tall cylindrical banners with geometric patterns in yellow, orange and blue, and orange cloth drapes. At the back wall a painted deity scene and a purple banner reading a session title are visible. Bookshelves stand along one side. The number of visible people is well above one hundred.2008-06-22A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, lined with tall decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow, blue and white patterns with yellow tassels. A seated audience fills the floor and chairs, mostly men in white clothing, many with shaved heads, some wearing rudraksha malas and one in a grey outfit. Children sit on orange cloths near the front left, and a camera on a tripod is at the left edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person figure, so no candidate is marked.2010-08-28A large white tent hall filled with seated attendees in white clothing, many wearing white kurtas and saris, sitting on striped floor mats in rows. A woman in a white sari stands at the front facing the audience, while an orange-robed figure stands further back near the centre aisle. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and multicoloured patterns hang from the white fabric ceiling, and wooden cabinets and a banner line the rear wall. The gathering appears to be a seminar session with a standing speaker addressing the seated crowd.2008-06-22A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging decorative cylinders with painted elephant and figure motifs. Hundreds of seated men wearing white clothes and white garments with lanyard-style cords sit on the floor in rows, facing the front. On the left wall is a large painted deity scene, and a purple banner reads a session title. A stage area and bookshelves line the sides. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from the visible appearance, and no one at the front is clearly shown in saffron or ornate attire.2008-06-22A large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a hall under a corrugated roof with exposed lights and fans. Most people wear white clothes, with several women in yellow, green and orange saris. Tall painted cylindrical pillars with white birds, red and yellow floral motifs stand among them. At the far right a bald man in white dhoti sits near the pillars. Many are seated in rows, facing the front of the hall during an evening gathering.2007-02-16June 17 20092009-06-17A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits closely packed on the floor of a hall during an evening gathering. Several men stand along the left wall, and many women in white saris and a few in yellow and green sit in rows near the centre. Tall decorated pillars painted with blue, red, white and orange patterns and floral motifs line the room, and strings of small lights hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang or night observance, though no central figure is clearly visible.2007-02-16