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A large crowd of devotees fills a bright hall with pale green walls and tall windows. Most people wear white clothes and many wear saffron-orange shawls. A figure in the right foreground with long dark wavy hair and a saffron-orange garment is seen from behind. Women in white saris carry a tray of orange sweets in the lower left. A man in the foreground raises an arm holding a saffron cloth, and a cameraman stands on a stand in the upper left background.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a crowd of several hundred devotees, mostly in white clothes with orange shawls and saffron-clad volunteers scattered among them. At the left foreground, a person with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange robe and ornate golden garland sits and holds flower offerings, while devotees in white with hands folded in anjali face them, some bowing and prostrating. A tripod-mounted camera, speakers, and audio equipment stand at the left, and a green exit sign and ceiling fan appear above. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan with the seated figure receiving devotees.2008-08-01A large indoor satsang hall crowded with men and women, many in white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron scarves, sitting and standing close together. In the right foreground a person in a red sleeveless top and an orange turban with long dark hair sits facing away from the camera, and beside them a bald figure in orange and white garlands is seated. A white cloth covers the front table. Loudspeakers hang on the wall and tall windows light the back of the hall. Several people in the crowd are looking toward the front, and a few are bending forward to greet or receive attention.2008-10-15A large indoor gathering of devotees fills a hall decorated with strings of warm fairy lights along the balcony railing and columns. Most men and women wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Many have their hands folded in namaskar or are standing close together in a dense crowd. Ceiling fans hang beneath a patterned white ceiling, and more people watch from the upper balcony. No single figure at the front is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2008-08-03A dense crowd fills a large hall with a white tent ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned banners hanging from the rafters. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment and a white garland, stands among people dressed in white kurtas and dhotis. Many devotees wear orange shawls, and women in saris and salwar kameez fill the foreground. Several people in white reach toward the central figure, and some raise their arms. Some people appear in close contact with the central figure. The crowd is too dense to count individuals exactly.2009-06-21August 01 20082008-08-01August 02 20082008-08-02October 15 20082008-10-15A large crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, many in white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, raising their arms and clapping or swaying in a dense group. Women wear white and bright saris, some with hair in long braids. A red carpet runs through the centre of the hall, with an altar or table draped in red and orange cloth at the right edge, and ceiling fans overhead. Some participants stand on the carpet and others on the bare floor, creating a lively congregational scene.2008-08-02A large crowd of men seated closely together on the floor of a hall, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Many have their hands pressed together in namaste or folded in prayer, and several wear lanyards and name badges. Some men in the back stand or raise their arms, and one seated man in orange robes sits among them. The packed rows fill the frame. No single figure can be identified as a person from the visible cues.2008-08-02