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A large covered hall filled with seated devotees on white mats, with a central red carpet aisle running toward the far end. Many people sit cross-legged in rows, most wearing white or pastel salwar kameez and sarees, while others wear bright red and turquoise. Some have hands folded in prayer and others sit with eyes closed. Wooden trusses overhead, hanging lights and fans are visible, and a stage area lies beyond the aisle. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a presenter from this angle.

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February 07 20102010-02-07Wide view inside a large open-sided pavilion with a thatched, bamboo-patterned roof and rows of fluorescent lights. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on white sheets laid over mats, facing forward along a central red carpet aisle. Many women wear sarees in pink, red, blue and green, while many men wear white kurtas and shirts. Some devotees have their palms pressed together in namaste. A few people carry black bags beside them. The far end of the hall is bright and open, with a glimpse of a doorway, and the crowd fills the space to the back wall. The seated congregation is a satsang or discourse-style gathering in progress.2010-02-07February 07 20102010-02-07A wide photograph of a large convention hall with a thatched, bamboo-ribbed roof and exposed wooden trusses. Rows of white plastic chairs fill both sides of a long red carpet running toward a stage at the far end, with green carpeting on the outer aisles. Hundreds of seated attendees, mostly in white and pale shirts and some in saris, face the stage. Two large screens flank the platform, and a distant ceremonial setup is visible at the front. The visible crowd is large, well over one hundred people. A small figure in the distant stage area cannot be confidently identified, so no a person candidate is asserted. Overhead lights hang along the rafters.2010-02-05A large photograph of a seated audience filling a bamboo-roofed hall during a convention. Rows of devotees sit on mats and white plastic chairs on green carpet, with a long red carpet running down the centre aisle toward a raised stage. Several people in saffron and orange clothes are visible among the audience, and a few women wear pink and green saris. Screens flank the stage at the front, and a flower-decorated altar with a red cloth stands in the centre. Hundreds of people are visible, so the count falls in the 100+ range.2010-02-04April 23 20162016-04-23A wide photograph of a large bamboo-roofed hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle between seated audience members, many in white or pastel shirts and saris. On the stage, a figure in orange sits on a red platform beneath large projection screens. Overhead spotlights and fans line the ceiling, and a purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-02-04A large thatched-roofed hall filled with seated audience members on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the center aisle between rows of attendees, many in white and colorful clothes. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits near a flower arrangement, flanked by two large projection screens showing images. Overhead fluorescent lights hang from wooden beams.2010-02-04 +1 copiesA large seated assembly fills a covered pavilion with a wooden-beamed roof and ceiling lights. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle, flanked by green mats. Many devotees sit on white sheets, most in white kurtas and shirts, with some women in saris of orange, red and pink. Some attendees hold small books or papers. Near the front stands a tripod-mounted video camera, and a speaker is visible on a pole. Staff in white stand along the aisles. A faint logo is at the top left. No individual speaker is clearly visible on stage2010-02-04A large tented event hall with a red carpet aisle running down the centre, lined on both sides by hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in saffron, red and colourful saris. Many men wear red-and-white shawls or orange sashes. Strings of orange, yellow and pink marigold-style decorations hang from the ceiling. At the far end a stage with a golden canopy displays a deity murti and floral offerings, flanked by two large screens showing red-clad figures. The audience appears to be sitting in satsang or darshan, facing the stage. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable on stage.2016-05-07A wide photograph of a large hall with a bamboo-woven, ribbed thatch roof and exposed wooden beams. Rows of white plastic chairs fill green carpeted floor on both sides of a long red carpet runway that leads toward a stage at the far end. Dozens of seated attendees face the stage, many men in white shirts and women in colourful salwar kameez and saris. Two large screens and a decorated stage backdrop are visible at the front. Overhead lights hang from the roof.2010-02-05December 11 20072007-12-11