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Wide view of a theatre-style hall with a curved balcony and dark red seating. Dozens of seated attendees in white clothing, many with red shawls or sashes, press their palms together in namaskar toward a raised stage at right. On the stage, a figure in orange and saffron draped clothing with a gold crown and ornate gold necklaces sits on a red and gold throne beside a gold ornamented altar piece and a flag, with a leopard-print mat on the floor below.

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December 08 20122012-12-08Photo of a large tiered theatre-style hall with a curved balcony railing and gold draped valance overhead. Hundreds of seated attendees, most dressed in white, fill the red-carpeted seats; several women wear orange and a few wear dark clothing. On a raised circular stage at right, an ornately decorated golden throne with red cushions and a draped cloth sits beside a patterned mat. The figure on the throne is too distant and small for an appearance-based identification, so the seated person is described only as an occupant of the throne. Dense crowd of over a hundred attendees visible.2012-12-08 +1 copiesPhoto of a large seated congregation in a theatre-style hall with a curved balcony, many attendees dressed in white with orange sashes or stoles, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange and gold clothing sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a small platform and offering plates with red and orange items at its side. A saffron-robed attendant with a shaved head stands at the lower right near a red-and-gold rug. Approximately 100 or more seated people are visible.2012-12-09December 08 20122012-12-08 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a theatre-style auditorium on a cruise ship, with a curved balcony, gold draped ceiling fabric and a warm glow. On a raised stage at the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a turban-like headpiece sits on an elevated seat beside brass vessels and oil lamps, with attendants in white around them. Several hundred audience members in white clothes sit in red-upholstered seats, many with hands joined or raised in devotional gestures, with some holding flowers. Red and pink flowers appear in the lower left foreground.2012-12-09A photograph of a large theatre-style hall with red velvet seats and tiered balconies, filled with many seated people dressed mostly in white with orange-red lanyards or garlands. Some attendees have hands pressed in anjali mudra, and a few wear orange or saffron clothing. Green garland decorations hang along the balcony railings. No individual can be confidently identified as a person in this crowded view, and the seated audience appears to be attending a satsang or discourse.2012-12-08 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a large theatre-style hall during a satsang session. On a raised stage at left, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands behind a wooden lectern, with a woman in white seated on the stage floor beside him. Rows of seated attendees fill the hall, most dressed in white, some in orange garments, many with hands folded in prayer or anjali. Red-upholstered seats and a red patterned carpet line the aisles, with ornate drapery and star-like ceiling lights above. Small brass lamps and offerings sit near the front rows.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09Wide view of a theatre-style stage with a raised circular platform under a pale draped valance and purple backdrop, with green uplights on the side pillars. At centre, a golden seated figure sits on a throne flanked by two golden lion statues and a floral arch of orange and white flowers. Around the platform, about a dozen seated people in white dhotis and white or red-and-white traditional garments perform a puja, with brass plates and lamps set before them. Seated figures on the right also attend. Balcony railings with red floral garlands line the sides. The figure on the throne is a statue or effigy rather than a physical person, so the seated group is the living attendance here.2012-12-22Wide elevated photograph of a theatre-style hall with tiered red seating and a curved balcony, where a large audience dressed in white sits in rows, many holding small lamps or offering items. On the left stage, a figure in an ornate golden-yellow robe and orange turban sits on a raised wooden seat, with two women in white saris kneeling nearby and a child in white seated on a mat. Gold draped fabric hangs above, and a red flower arrangement sits in the foreground.2012-12-09Elevated view of a large auditorium on a ship-like venue with curved railings and garland decorations along the upper balcony. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly dressed in white with orange lanyards, fill red upholstered seats and sit on the floor in rows facing a stage at right. In the lower right corner, a figure in orange clothing sits near the stage edge beside an orange-draped table.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09