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Indoor satsang in a plain room with a tiled ceiling and white walls. Many seated devotees in orange shawls face a raised seat decorated with a gold-and-red arched canopy and marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits at a microphone and reading stand, with another orange-robed figure beside him. Multiple framed and printed Hindu deity posters cover the back wall. Several listeners wear grey, green and maroon woollen caps and jackets. Light is dim. No speaker identity is established from the image itself.

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June 04 20052005-06-04June 2004 Himalayan Yatra - KedarnathA photograph of a discourse in a small room with a wall covered in colourful religious posters and framed deity images. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits centrally, speaking into a microphone with a sheet of paper in hand, before a small altar with a framed portrait garlanded in marigolds and oil lamps. A rows of seated devotees in orange shawls face him, several wearing knit caps, with a tripod-mounted camera at the left edge. The setting resembles a yatra satsang in a pilgrimage lodge.2004-06-23A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain whitewashed hall with a blue-and-red striped floor mat. Many devotees in orange saffron robes sit facing a central shrine with a red-and-gold canopy above a decorated altar, where a figure in white is seated before the sacred setup. Colourful framed deity prints of Hindu gods line the back wall, and wooden doors and windows frame the room. 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The central person wears an orange head wrap and orange garment with a white dhoti-like cloth and a rudraksha-style mala, seated behind a microphone stand. Audience members sit cross-legged on white sheets, some with long dark hair in braids or plaits, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. Curtains hang at the right window.A photograph of an indoor satsang in a plain room with a light ceiling. Seated on a raised platform at the centre is a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair, positioned before an ornate decorated backdrop with a red and gold canopy and framed religious paintings on the walls. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange clothing, some wearing head coverings, face the platform, with a few people in dark or grey clothes near the front. Shelves and a doorway are visible on the left.2005-05-25A seated audience in saffron and orange shawls fills the floor of a hall facing a small shrine at the front. Behind the shrine, a large ornate backdrop with garlands and framed deity prints covers the wall, with a decorated canopy above. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the centre near the shrine, speaking or addressing the gathering, while many attendees sit cross-legged with heads turned toward the front. Several people wear dark jackets and woollen caps, and some women wear headscarves. The room has windows along the left wall and a framed picture on the right.2005-05-25A photograph of a satsang inside a plain room with a light blue-grey patterned wall. Behind the seated audience stands an ornate red and gold canopy with gold fringe and tassels, sheltering a central figure dressed in orange robes and seated on a raised dais. Above and around it hang many colourful printed devotional posters of deities. Foreground rows of seated devotees wear orange and saffron clothing, several with heads covered, facing the dais. A standing attendant in orange stands to one side near a white-robed figure holding a microphone. The scene is crowded with devotees filling most of the frame.2005-05-25A photograph of a satsang inside a room with pale tiled walls and a dark wooden door at left. A red and gold canopy with ornate tassels hangs above a central altar, flanked by framed deity pictures and a colourful calendar-style poster of Hindu deities. A man stands at the centre in orange robes with a saffron head covering, holding up one hand as he speaks. Dozens of seated devotees in orange and grey clothing and white shawls face him, sitting on the floor in rows. Some listeners wear blue or white head coverings. Wall posters depict multiple deities in bright colours.2005-05-25Indoor satsang in a small room with blue patterned walls covered by Hindu devotional posters of deities. A seated man in orange robes, hands on his head, sits on a striped red-blue rug in front of a red canopied altar decorated with framed prints, garlands and a portrait. Around him, devotees in orange clothing sit on the floor, a bearded man in orange sits to the right, and two standing attendants in orange hold microphones and recording equipment near a white-covered table. A man in a green jacket sits cross-legged at the left.2004-06-23A photograph of a seated congregation in orange clothing inside a small hall with whitewashed walls and a tiled dado. Dozens of participants in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor facing a raised altar at the front, covered with red and gold draped cloth and ornate arch decorations. A central figure in orange robes stands or sits on the dais with a dark head covering, flanked by a tall ornate canopy. Several people wear orange shawls and some wear headscarves. Colourful framed religious posters and deity prints hang on the walls behind the altar, and a few video cameras are visible at the front of the audience. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2005-05-25