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A photograph of a large hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped and tasselled cylindrical banners. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and blue striped mats on the floor, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in blue or green shirts. Others sit on red chairs at the right. A painted backdrop with a deity murti stands at the left near a raised platform. The camera looks down the hall toward the seated audience, which appears to number over twenty people.

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A large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and colourful striped hanging decorations; many people sit on orange and blue floor mats facing forward, most dressed in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing lanyards. Several rows of people sit on chairs at the back. At the far end a small stage area has a wall painting of a deity and a low wooden platform. In the foreground a small projector sits on a wooden table.2010-08-08A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange and blue, with ceiling fans overhead. Many people sit cross-legged on mats across the polished floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some women in saris and a few children. Some wear orange and green shirts. At the far left a decorated structure stands, and a small wall clock hangs on the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the scene.2010-07-04Indoor hall with white ceiling, ceiling fans, and tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful painted patterns with yellow and blue tops. Many devotees sit on orange mats on a light floor, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and some in shirts and trousers, with children in green and pink tops. Women in saris and white clothes sit at the left side near a golden deity murti or throne-like seat. Rows of chairs line the back wall, where more people sit in white. A wall clock, mirror and notice boards are visible on the right.2010-07-13June 27 20102010-06-27A large hall with pale pink walls and a white draped ceiling hung with colourful vertical banners in blue, red, yellow and orange with orange tassels. A dense crowd of several hundred people sits cross-legged on orange and blue striped mats across a glossy white floor, most wearing white or cream kurtas and dhotis, some in yellow or blue. In the right foreground, an orange-robed figure and a golden ornate seat with orange and red cloth stand near the front. Attendees wear lanyards. The scene suggests a youth gathering or satsang.June 27 20102010-06-27A seated congregation fills a large hall with a white tiled floor, white ceiling fans and hanging decorative cylinders in orange and patterned fabric. Rows of people sit on orange and red mats, most women in saris and salwars in white, pink, purple, blue and maroon, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A few devotees sit on the left near red chairs. Nobody stands at a central dais in view.2010-07-04A large indoor hall with white chairs and a seated audience of mostly men in white shirts and white trousers, some sitting on mats and others on white plastic chairs, several holding papers and booklets. Hanging from the ceiling are long cylindrical banners in bright red, yellow, blue and green patterns with yellow fabric drapes. At the far left stands a framed deity image on an altar near a painted backdrop. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and a wall clock hangs on the right. A man in the front row sits with hands folded in a prayer gesture. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-09-27A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange and blue mats, most wearing white dhotis and shirts, many sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Along the back wall stand ornate decorated deity murti and a floral-garlanded altar, with striped decorative hangings suspended from the ceiling. A standing man in white is visible at the left edge near the altar, and a screen is at the far right. The scene reads as a satsang gathering. The ornate altar and seated congregation are clearly visible, with the speaker's position at the far end of the hall.2010-10-24August 15 20102010-08-15A large hall with a white tented ceiling and ceiling fans hung with colourful striped cylindrical banners. Rows of men sit on orange and blue mats along the floor and on white chairs in the foreground, many wearing white shirts and dhotis or trousers and green shawls, while women in saris sit toward the back. At the far left, a stage with a backdrop painting of a deity murti and a crimson-and-gold seat. A tiled floor fills the lower foreground.2010-08-04A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08