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July 16 2011

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July 10 20112011-07-10July 20 20112011-07-20A seated audience of about twenty participants faces a stage in a hall with deep red velvet drapes. A man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at a lectern on the left, speaking into a microphone. On the stage, a small altar holds orange flowers and lit oil lamps before a framed image, with a white draped table in front. Camera tripods, a flip chart and a potted plant sit nearby. Participants wear white clothes and sit on blue-and-white striped mats, some with bags and water bottles beside them. A speaker is mounted on the wall at right.2011-07-01July 09 20102010-07-09A satsang hall with a seated speaker on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, set against maroon velvet drapes. The speaker wears orange and gold clothing. Audience members sit on orange floor mats in front of the stage: monks and devotees in white dhotis and maroon or saffron robes, plus some men in white shirts and casual clothing. Two front-row attendees sit on chairs. Camera tripods and stage lights stand at the sides, a projection screen shows a temple image at upper right, and hanging orange and maroon textile banners with a bird emblem decorate the stage. The speaker sits as a person for the satsang, though the figure is distant and not clearly visible enough to confirm identity from appearance.2013-01-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a discourse hall with a red velvet curtain backdrop. A person in a red and gold sari sits on an ornate white throne-style chair on a raised stage, gesturing while speaking, with flower arrangements on side tables. In the foreground, a seated audience of women in colourful salwar kameez and saris sits on red-and-white striped mats facing the stage. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are set up beside the stage.2011-09-01A wide view of an indoor hall at an ashram during a morning satsang. On a raised stage with a dark red curtain, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like seat with a microphone stand nearby. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit on striped mats on the floor, and others sit on black plastic chairs in the foreground, one man in a red shirt and another in white. A small framed portrait hangs on the right wall beside red curtained windows. Recessed ceiling lights and a round wall-mounted speaker are visible. The crowd is roughly twenty people.2011-07-10A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated audience facing a raised stage. A woman with long dark hair and white clothing sits in an ornate gold-and-cream throne-style chair holding a notebook, with a flower garland around her neck, behind a small white podium and microphone. Behind her hangs deep maroon drapery flanked by orange and multicoloured banners. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and grey striped mats and orange cushions, most dressed in white, some bald or shaved-headed, with a bare-shouldered man at left. Camera equipment on a tripod and a monitor stand at the right edge of the stage.2011-01-28 +1 copiesJuly 02 20112011-07-02December 06 20102010-12-06July 09 20102010-07-09Wide view of a satsang hall with an audience seated on orange and brown mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a gold-and-white throne-like seat in front of a maroon curtain, with a speaker's podium in front. Two large screens show close-up video of a woman and a crowd. Many attendees wear white dhotis, maroon and dark robes, and orange shawls; some carry bags and water bottles. Hanging orange cloth and decorative striped banners decorate the ceiling. A cameraman films from the side of the stage.2013-01-31