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December 05 2009

A photograph of a satsang hall with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. Many attendees wear white dhotis and white garments with gold-bordered shawls, and several women wear white saris with gold borders and long braids. A figure in orange robes stands near the centre of the room, facing the audience, while another orange-robed person sits at the far left beside an orange-draped table. Orange cushions line the stage at right, and a projection screen and video camera on a tripod sit before a maroon curtain. Colourful decorative banners hang from the ceiling.

A hall with a tin roof and whitewashed walls hung with rows of decorative sticks and orange curtains, where a large group of people sits cross-legged on mats in white clothes with orange shawls. At the front, a woman in orange robes stands at a microphone on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes. A man in white clothing stands at the right by an orange curtained doorway, and a small table with a cloth and a pedestal sits to the left. Oil lamps and a small object sit on the stage, and a standing fan and speaker are visible.

August 18 2009

A photograph of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on the floor in rows. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many of the women have long braids and yellow-bordered white saris. A man in an orange robe sits at the front near a small stage, speaking to the group, while another orange-robed figure sits to the left near an orange cloth on a platform. Behind the speaker hang decorative orange and multicolour banners, a projection screen is mounted on the back wall, and a video camera on a tripod records from the right. Red-and-white striped floor mats are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a satsang hall with a large seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothes, many women with long plaits, sitting on mats and cushions on a polished floor. At the front, a figure in orange robes stands speaking near an orange-draped low platform with orange chairs; a second orange-clad figure sits at the left edge. Colourful decorated cloth tassels hang from the ceiling, a projection screen and a video camera on a tripod are set up at the right, and dark red curtains line the back wall.

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Indoor hall with an orange-and-gold stage backdrop. A portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits in a gilded frame on a white pedestal. A man in white clothes sits on an orange chair near a microphone, addressing a group of devotees seated on orange mats. Many devotees wear white kurtas with yellow shawls, while others wear orange or red garments. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling beams, and ceiling fans and tube lights light the room.

A seated teacher in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an orange upholstered throne on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone before a red curtain. Rows of seated attendees in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls face the stage on the floor, with many women wearing long braids. A second man in orange sits at the left edge near a camera on a tripod, and a small framed picture stands on the stage beside the throne. Ceiling fans hang above, and a projector screen is mounted on the left wall. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse. a person's identity is not established from appearance, so the central figure is described by role only.

January 17 2010

A photograph of a seated congregation in an open-sided pavilion at night, with a concrete floor and a yellow-and-white striped canopy. Rows of devotees in white clothes with yellow shoulder cloths sit facing a central area. A standing man in a light shirt at the far end speaks near a projection screen showing a bright slide. Behind him, a tall orange-draped structure and orange cloths hang in front of silver drapes, and an orange-robed attendant stands nearby. Several people in orange robes sit on the left, and a woman in yellow stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse.

A seated group of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls fills a covered open-sided hall, facing a raised platform at the far end. Behind the platform hang yellow drapes, and a figure in an orange robe sits on a gilded, ornate throne with a red cushion, while a deity murti or framed image sits to the side. Several people in white sit in front of the platform with hands folded in namaste. A few older men in white sit along the left side near windows looking toward the platform, and a figure in orange kneels near the front. The ceiling has wooden beams and a brass lamp hangs at the top. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse.

A photograph of a large indoor hall during an ashramite gathering. A person in orange robes sits on a white-draped throne-like seat on a raised stage, with a small white table holding flowers beside them. Rows of seated attendees in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls face the stage, many with long braids, some on white plastic chairs in front. A camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, a fan is set near the stage, and a dark red curtain forms the backdrop.