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A photograph of a seated group in a hall with dark red drapes behind a low white stage. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sits centrally in a white plastic chair, holding a microphone and speaking. Around him, about eight men in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in a semicircle, some wearing rudraksha malas; one listener at the back holds a microphone or device. Small oil lamps with red flames are lined along the stage edge, and a water bottle sits on the floor. The setting looks like a satsang or cultural programme discussion.

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A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti speaking into a microphone on a stage with dark red curtains. He sits on a white plastic chair while a group of young men dressed in white kurta-style clothes sit on the floor around him in a semicircle, several wearing rudraksha malas. A water bottle sits on the floor, and small oil lamps with flames glow along the white stage steps. The man in the chair has short hair and no visible crown, turban or saffron clothing, so his identity is uncertain.2009-10-17A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a large white cushioned throne-style chair on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand with a laptop and water bottle on a small table beside him. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Before him on an orange floor mat, a group of devotees in white clothes and yellow neck cords sit cross-legged, facing the stage with their backs to the camera. A dark maroon curtain hangs behind the stage. Several participants are bald or have short hair, and one wears a yellow shirt while another wears a grey top. The setting appears to be a hall for satsang or discourse.2010-02-09A seated man in a white striped shirt and white pants faces away from the camera in a white upholstered armchair, holding a microphone on a stand and speaking to a seated audience. The audience sits on yellow plastic chairs on an orange floor covering with a dark striped mat, in front of white curtains. Most listeners wear white or pale shirts; one man on the left wears light blue, and a woman in white sits at the back. A man in white takes notes at the front, and some attendees hold papers. The scene suggests a small discourse or satsang in a plain hall.2010-07-10A photograph of three men in plain white ritual clothes standing on a white marble stage in front of dark red drapes. The man in the centre holds a microphone in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, reading aloud; he has a tilak on his forehead and a red-bordered white dhoti. The man on the left wears a white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right wears a white kurta and dhoti, a rudraksha mala with a pendant, and a vertical tilak. Small oil lamps and a few scattered flower petals sit on the stage edge, and string lights line the steps.2009-10-17December 29 20062006-12-29A photograph of a small group discussion seated on a red tiled floor in front of a red and purple draped backdrop. Several people sit in a circle: on the left a woman in white with glasses holds an open notebook, and a woman in white with a red lanyard sits behind her. In the centre a man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged, and beside him a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl gestures with his hand while speaking. Further right another man in white with an orange shawl holds a clipboard. In the foreground, men in white with dark hair sit with their backs to the camera, listening. The setting suggests a youth convention workshop or satsang session.2007-10-01A stage event in an ashram hall with a deep red velvet curtain behind a raised platform. A man in white clothes sits cross-legged on the left stage edge holding a microphone. Beside him, several people in white stand in a line, including a woman in a white sari with orange border, a man in white holding a black bag, and a man in white with a red and black shawl. A woman in white crosses the right side of the stage, and a man in white stands near a doorway at the back. A seated audience in white clothes fills the lower foreground, many with hands raised. Decorative painted columns with elephant motifs frame the stage and a bright light glares from the right.2006-12-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple hall where a crowd of mostly men in white clothes sits on the floor facing a standing speaker in a white shirt and trousers at the front. Many attendees hold small lit oil lamps, and some have their hands joined in worship. The hall has red walls, a red carpet runner, and a raised altar on the right with a deity murti under a red canopy. Brown and multicoloured woven cloths hang on the back wall beside framed notices. A chair and a small table with a kalasha-like vessel stand near the speaker. Several people in saffron or orange robes sit among the seated audience.2010-09-09A seated group discussion on a red-tiled floor in front of a dark purple curtain and red drapes. Centre, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged and gestures while speaking; beside him another shaved-headed man in white with an orange wrap and a bracelet listens, holding a small green book. Around them, young people in white clothes sit in a circle: a woman at left writes in a notebook, another woman in white with a red-bordered shawl listens, and men in white take notes or hold clipboards.2007-10-01June 06 20102010-06-06December 29 20062006-12-29 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20062006-09-17