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January 19 2013

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A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange floor mats in a pale pink hall with tall windows and hanging yellow, orange and multicoloured tassel banners. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts and many have rudraksha malas and lanyard badges. A man in the foreground at left rests his hand on his head, and a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre-right. Shelves of bookshelves and orange cushions are at the back, with a few people standing near the rear and a framed portrait on the upper wall.

March 11 2013

A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging yellow, orange and blue decorative banners. Hundreds of seated men and some women, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, fill the floor in dense rows, many wearing lanyards with purple badges. A white draped table with items sits at the right edge, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall above a set of wooden doors. The audience faces toward the front of the hall, out of frame.

A large seated audience fills a hall with pink walls and hanging yellow, orange and red tassels across the top of the frame. Most attendees wear white shirts, some with lanyards and name badges, while others wear pastel, checked or saffron-orange clothing. Many smile or look toward the front of the hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd photograph, and no ritual or stage figure can be identified. The image is a wide shot of a dense satsang gathering seen from the back of the room.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, sitting cross-legged on the floor on mats and yellow cloth. Many wear white lanyard-style badges and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A rudraksha mala is visible on one younger man in the front row. Framed colourful paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a red-lit alcove appears at the upper right. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame; the audience appears attentive, seated in meditative rows during a discourse or satsang.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange floor mats, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Many sit cross-legged facing forward, attentive, with some hands folded and a few holding books. Several women in white and light-coloured saris sit at the back. Orange and red curtains hang at the windows and colourful woven banners are strung from the upper wall. Some participants wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A satsang or discourse-style gathering setting.

A large hall packed with seated men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, most sitting cross-legged on white sheets and wearing name badges or lanyards. Several have rudraksha malas, and a few wear garlands or rosettes. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of a long-haired figure, and colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling. A fan and ceiling lights are visible. The attendees appear attentive, facing toward the front of the room.

A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, sitting on orange and patterned mats on a pale tiled floor during a satsang. Some wear saffron or orange garments and a few women in saris sit toward the back. Colourful striped fabric banners with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling, and a small golden altar with a deity murti is visible at the far right. Many attendees wear lanyard badges, and a few hold small booklets.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards around their necks. They sit on the floor facing forward toward a small distant stage at the far left, where a figure in orange and saffron robes is seated. The white tent-like ceiling is decorated with hanging orange, yellow and blue striped tassel banners. Windows with patterned grilles line the back wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the left side of the crowd. A small figure in saffron clothing on the distant stage is too far away for any clothing or ornament cues to be confirmed.

A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit on yellow-orange mats on the floor, and several hold mobile phones or notebooks. Orange and yellow hanging decorations line the walls and ceiling, and a few devotees in the foreground wear a dark orange shirt among the white. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in this frame.

A large seated audience of men in white clothes fills a hall with a white tent-like ceiling, decorated with hanging blue, yellow and red cylindrical banners with tassels and white pendant lights. Most attendees wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyards and name badges around their necks. Several have eyes closed, appearing to meditate, while others sit cross-legged with hands resting on their laps. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd view.

A large indoor hall packed with many seated devotees in white clothes, most wearing lanyards, sitting on red and orange patterned carpets. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations line the white tented ceiling. At the far front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised dais under a dark backdrop, with a video camera on a tripod in the foreground. Rows of attendees face the stage, forming a dense audience of sitting men.