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A large seated audience fills a white-canopied tent hall, facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white or pale shirts and trousers, seated on white plastic chairs over a red carpet. Some hold notebooks or pens. Stage screens and banners are visible at the back, with partial portrait banners on the side walls. Faces are mostly turned away from the camera, with heads and shoulders in the foreground.

A large crowd of devotees sits on white plastic chairs under a white tent with a deep blue backdrop, decorated with orange and yellow paper flowers. Many women in sarees and salwar kameez in red, teal, white and orange fill the rows, some wearing glasses and braided hair. Framed portraits in a row along the back wall show a bearded figure in white-and-saffron garments; the faces are too small to assess, so no identity is asserted. Pillars and overhead fans are visible at the edges of the tent.

A large photograph of a huge seated congregation under a white tented pavilion with red-trimmed edges and hanging lights. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on a green mat, mostly in white and pastel saris and white dhotis and shirts, with some in orange, yellow and pink. Near the centre a woman in a white sari with a garland stands gesturing toward the crowd. A long black camera crane arm extends over the audience, and camera tripods stand among them. A wooden stage with a ornate pavilion and framed banners sits at the back.

December 29 2008

A large tented satsang hall with a crowd of several hundred people seated in white plastic chairs on red carpet, mostly in white and pastel clothing, many women with long braided or loose hair, and a few older men in white. On a raised stage at the far end, a seated figure in orange and yellow robes sits before a backdrop that shows a large portrait of a long-haired figure in white and a colourful circular mandala. Speakers and ceiling fans are visible under the white canopy.

June 18 2016

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Wide view of a large hall with a bamboo-framed roof and green carpet, filled with hundreds of seated attendees on white plastic chairs and floor mats. Many women wear sarees in pink, red, orange and yellow, and some men wear white shirts and caps. On the far stage, a figure in red stands near a screen and decorative setup. Banners line the walls, and screens show slides.

July 15 2011

December 15 2006

Wide photograph of a large seated gathering under a white tented pavilion with blue trim and ceiling fans. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit on mats on the floor, facing a central stage area. A woman in a yellow sari stands near the middle, a camera on a tripod sits in the foreground, and orange and white floral garlands hang from the tent ceiling. Many attendees wear white dhotis, kurtas and white saris, with some women in blue and pink.

A large tented hall with a red carpet where a dense crowd of women sits on the floor and on white plastic chairs, most wearing white headbands. Saris in pink, orange, green, blue and yellow are visible, along with some red and maroon garments. A pair of black speakers stands at left, and white draped fabric lines the tent walls. A blue backdrop at right carries a framed portrait and banners with printed text. The arrangement suggests a seated satsang or spiritual gathering.

A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees viewed from the back, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied around their heads, sitting in white plastic chairs on green carpet. Many wear white or light shirts and dhotis, with some in blue, checked and striped clothing. At the far end, a figure in orange and ochre clothing stands on a raised stage beneath a maroon valance with gold trim, flanked by large screens and onlookers in white. Overhead, ceiling-mounted projection screens are visible. The scene conveys a satsang discourse with a blindfolded meditation practice.