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A hall of seated young men in white shirts and white dhotis listens to a talk, sitting on orange and blue woven mats on a pale tiled floor. Many wear lanyards and identity badges; one man in the foreground in a light blue shirt and jeans sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Rows of red-cushioned chairs stand at the left near a low stage, with colourful woven banners hanging from white truss frames and a framed landscape painting on the left wall. Some seated people wear pink, purple and brown clothes, and a few stand near the back. Plain event hall setting with a blue signboard on the wall.

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A large audience of men seated on orange mats and white cloth in a tented hall during a talk or satsang. In the foreground, several men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged; one wears an orange shawl and another has his palms pressed together. Behind them rows of seated attendees in white, lanyards and casual shirts fill the floor. At the front a video camera on a tripod faces the stage, where a large framed painted backdrop shows a deity murti with a crown and trident amid trees, flanked by a decorated dais. Yellow and blue decorative hangings hang from the tent ceiling.2010-08-08A seated group of devotees in a hall with white and cream walls, hanging ceiling fans and tasselled banners. Many people sit in rows on orange and blue woven mats, most wearing white dhoti-style clothes or white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, pressing palms together in anjali. A few figures in orange or saffron cloth sit at the front left. Behind them, a framed painting shows a deity figure with a crown, and a tripod-mounted camera films the gathering. Chairs in red and white line the right side and a small stage with flower decorations sits at the back. A purple mat bears the text Nithyanandam Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A photograph of a large seated audience on an orange mat at an indoor hall, mostly young men in white shirts and white trousers with blue or grey lanyards, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a bald man in white sits with his back to the camera. Behind the rows, a woman in a teal salwar kameez sits on a red chair in front of a stage with a wooden lectern, and several men in white and one in orange sit among rows of red chairs. A small framed picture lies on the floor at lower right. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session, though no speaker's face is identifiable and no clear depiction of the central figure is visible.2010-08-08A photograph of a hall with men seated cross-legged on orange and purple mats in a meditative gathering. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a blue rudraksha-style bead mala, and beside him a man in a cream shirt and dark trousers sits with hands folded. Other men in white kurtas, pastel shirts and a blue-striped shirt sit in rows. Behind them, empty red chairs are stacked along the left wall, white metal scaffolding frames hang yellow and blue woven banners, and a person in a red shirt stands near the wooden doors. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-07-13A large indoor hall filled with several hundred young men seated cross-legged on colourful woven rugs and orange mats, mostly in white shirts and trousers with lanyard badges. Many are smiling and laughing, and a few women in saris sit at the left edge. Orange and yellow cloth festoons hang from the ceiling, and at the right stands a gilded throne draped with orange and saffron cloth. A few people stand near the back wall beside stacked folded bedding and a row of wooden cabinets. The scene looks like a youth gathering or satsang.A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall with cream walls and tiled floor, attending a talk. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards or name badges and rudraksha-style neck beads. A man in a magenta shirt sits near the front, and a man on the right holds a small book with a gold-edged cover. Some people sit on plastic chairs while others sit cross-legged on orange and blue mats near the front. A bright banner with blue and yellow patterns hangs from the ceiling, and a blue wall sign with white text is visible on the back wall. No clearly identifiable speaker is shown on a stage in this view.2010-08-08A seated group of young men in white shirts and white or light trousers sits on an orange mat in a large covered hall, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some smiling. Several wear blue lanyards. In the front left, a bald man in white clothing with a saffron-orange shawl sits with his back partly to the camera. Behind them a stage shows a painted backdrop of a deity murti flanked by trees, with an orange-draped platform and decorative yellow and multicoloured hangings above. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at the left.2010-08-08December 22 20102010-12-22Indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling with colourful cylindrical hanging ornaments and ceiling fans. Many seated men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on orange mats, most with hands raised or clasped, some clapping and smiling. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-black beaded necklace, and a man at right wears a pink shirt. A video camera on a tripod stands at left beside a painted backdrop of a deity figure in a decorated frame. A wall clock hangs at right. The a person candidate is not visible in this view.2010-08-08December 19 20092009-12-19July 06 20102010-07-06A seated group of devotees fills a hall with terracotta floor tiles and an orange cloth canopy overhead. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on orange mats and striped rugs, many wearing rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. A few women in white saris sit in folding chairs at the back, and an open booklet lies on the mat in front of the seated men. Their attention is directed forward, toward the front of the hall, which is not shown in the frame.