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September 03 20122012-09-03Wide photograph of a seated congregation in a wood-panelled hall with a coffered ceiling, lit by track lights. Many people sit cross-legged on striped blue mats and red cushions, mostly men in white kurtas and dhotis with red or orange shawls. A woman in an orange sari sits at the left on a raised stage draped in red and white cloth, near a small altar with flowers and oil lamps. A camera operator on a crane and a man at a laptop work near the stage. Several monks in orange robes sit among the crowd. Lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front. Many people are visible, roughly in the 21-100 range.2012-09-03A wide photograph of a large satsang hall with a dark wood-panelled wall and a coffered white ceiling. Dozens of seated devotees fill the floor in rows: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white and cream sarees, and some in pink or red. Many sit on striped red and white mats in front of a raised stage draped with pink and white cloth. On the stage, a central figure sits on a golden throne with gold and orange ornaments, flanked by framed deity images and flower garlands. Brass and silver plates, flowers and offerings sit before the dais. A projection screen on the left shows a blue-and-white emblem. A shaved-headed man in white sits on the left in a chair. Camera tripods stand on the stage sides.2012-09-04Wide view of a large hall during a seated group ritual. Many men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange mats, with brass plates holding oil lamps, flowers and offerings in front of them. On the raised stage at left, people sit in rows before a white and gold decorated seat, and a figure in saffron robes sits nearest the foreground on the floor. A camera operator with a tripod-mounted video camera films from the right side. Colourful striped hanging decorations hang from the ceiling and white drapery covers the walls.2010-12-18May 20 20142014-05-20Wide view of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on red mats in rows facing a stage. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes, while others in white dhotis and shirts sit toward the foreground; several seated figures are bald or grey-haired. On the stage, ornate golden deity murti and decorated thrones stand before a red-and-gold backdrop, with a large screen showing an image to the right. A figure in white stands near the stage, and a gold-pillared shrine is at the left edge. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2014-09-27September 27 20142014-09-27May 21 20142014-05-21October 07 20162016-10-07Interior of a hall during a seated satsang. Rows of shaved-head and young men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit on orange mats, many with brass plates and small lamps before them. A figure in orange robes sits at the front on an ornate gold throne beneath a painted backdrop of deities. A camera on a tripod and a projection screen stand at the side, and orange and blue banners hang from the ceiling. Whether the seated figure on the throne is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-11-10October 11 20152015-10-11A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wearing red shawls or stoles. Several men in front have white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and one shaved-headed man wears a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them, a raised stage holds musicians with harmonium and microphones, and women in white sit among rows of seated attendees. Orange-robed sadhus sit to the left, and a cream and red floor carpet with flower petals lies near the front. Recessed ceiling lights and pillars frame the room.2014-07-19