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A large seated congregation fills a tented hall with white ceiling and hanging patterned cylindrical banners with tassels. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with yellow or saffron shawls and orange cloths, sit cross-legged in rows facing forward. Several have vertical or horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads. Some sit with eyes closed in meditation or attentive listening. A few women in saris sit toward the back. Metal scaffolding, speakers and a banner are visible on the walls. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.

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A large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, many with yellow and orange shawls and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Front-row devotees sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, one wearing headphones. Colourful hanging banners with yellow, orange and maroon tassels decorate the ceiling, and a small table with a red cloth sits at the front. Women in saris stand or sit at the back, and a wall display and banners are visible. The people are seated in rows and occupy the whole frame, with no clearly visible speaker.2008-03-26March 22 20082008-03-22A large seated congregation fills a white-walled tent hall with hanging decorative cloth tubes in red, yellow and blue patterns. Most attendees wear white kurtas and dhotis, while several front-row men wear yellow shawls and saffron/orange wraps, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a pink shirt with a pendant sits in the foreground. A figure in an orange wrap stands near the centre aisle. Banners and framed pictures line the back walls, and a small shrine-like display is visible at the right. The audience sits on white floor mats in a satsang-style gathering, with no clearly identifiable a person figure in view.2008-03-22A large indoor tent-hall photograph of a dense seated assembly of hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged on the floor with both hands pressed over their ears and eyes closed in a meditative posture. Hanging cylindrical banners with tasselled fringes in red, yellow and patterned fabric decorate the ceiling. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left edge, and a few people sit in plastic chairs at the far right. The image suggests a meditation session in a large pandal, with no legible central figure identified.2008-03-23Large crowd of devotees seated on the floor inside a white tent-like hall at an event, most in white kurtas with yellow-green or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, many with both hands pressed over their ears in a meditative practice. Colourful cylindrical hanging ornaments with orange tassels line the ceiling, and a framed image hangs on a red-panelled wall at the back. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible in the frame.2008-03-23Large indoor satsang hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue and yellow patterns with elephant motifs. Dense rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas and some with orange shawls. Framed banners and posters line the walls, with a stage area at the back. No individual presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame, so no a person candidate is marked as present.2007-07-29January 19 20132013-01-19March 23 20082008-03-23July 17 20082008-07-17Large indoor tent hall with a white fabric ceiling hung with many tall cylindrical banners in bright red, blue, yellow and orange patterns with fringed yellow-orange ends. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes with yellow-green and orange shawls sit on an orange cloth floor, many with eyes closed and hands raised to their ears in meditation or chanting. Some wear rudraksha malas. Metal truss frames and fans line the sides, and a few orange-robed attendants stand near the edges. Many more people fill the rows behind.2008-03-23March 12 20132013-03-12A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful cloth banners in yellow, orange and red, each decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs facing the front, mostly women and men in white clothing with saffron/orange and yellow shawls and stoles, some with vermilion and vibhuti marks. A video camera on a tripod stands at right, and a banner hangs at the front of the hall. The photo shows a large congregation attending the Shiva Sutras teaching.2008-03-03