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November 19 2011

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A large hall with pink walls and red curtains where many seated devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Women and girls wear white, cream, red, orange and green salwar kameez and saris, with some men in white and orange kurtas at the back. Several have shawls, small steel plates and tiffin-style containers and bags beside them. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a large dark screen is mounted on the far wall, while metal stanchions line the aisle on the right. Several dozen people are visible.

A photograph of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a framed portrait area. Several framed portraits hang on the pale pink wall above red curtains, one showing a figure with long hair and a crown-like headpiece in orange and gold. Many attendees wear white, green, teal, pink and yellow saris and salwar outfits. A woman in a saffron-coloured top sits at the left with a red tray and small brass items nearby, and some participants hold books or write in notebooks. Brass lamps and flower petals lie on the floor mat in front of the group.

A large indoor satsang hall with many women seated on chairs and red-striped mats, most wearing white or pastel clothing and lanyards, listening attentively toward the front. Some have headphones, others hold notebooks or water bottles. Behind them stand framed deity pictures and a glass case containing a deity murti, with a framed portrait of a saint in a red and white shawl on the upper wall. A large dark screen hangs from the ceiling. Several in the foreground wear rudraksha-style malas and white kurtas.

November 06 2011

A wide view of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Several are dressed in orange, red, blue, yellow and pink saris or kurtas, and some wear white. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red drapes, one showing a man in a red and gold garment with a garland. A few figures near the front wear orange robes. A large screen is mounted on the far wall.

A large hall of seated devotees on mats during a satsang or discourse. Many women and girls in white, saffron, orange, green, blue and pink salwar or saris sit cross-legged on the floor, some with hands folded and a few with small brass lamps and offering plates before them. Red curtains hang along the walls beneath framed portraits and pictures of saints and deities. A projection screen and speakers are at the upper right, and a white-clad crowd fills the back of the room.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a satsang or meditation session. Many women wear white and cream saris and salwar kameez, some in orange and yellow outfits; a woman in the front row wears a yellow dress and sits with arms folded, eyes closed. Others wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white shawls. Framed pictures and portraits line the pale walls, and a golden decorated shrine or throne-like ornament stands at the right edge. Shoes, bags and water bottles rest on the floor near the front.

Large indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains, where many seated women and girls in saris, salwar kameez and white clothing sit on floor mats before small brass plates and oil lamps. Framed portraits hang along the back wall, including one of a bare-chested figure with long hair and a white garland, which may depict a teacher but cannot be confirmed from appearance. Participants sit in rows facing forward, some with open books, others with hands folded in a ritual sitting posture.

December 25 2011

A large hall with a polished white floor and red curtains, where many seated people perform a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace sits before a small brass plate with oil lamps and offerings, and beside him a younger man in white sits with his own plate. Rows of children and adults in white, orange and mixed colours sit on mats with lit lamps and plates in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above the crowd, and a few people sit on chairs at the rear.

A large hall filled with many seated participants performing a breathing or meditation practice on red cushioned mats. Most are dressed in white, cream, orange, green and blue clothing, with rudraksha-style beaded malas and lanyards visible. Several women in the foreground close one nostril with their fingers, while others sit with eyes closed. Red curtains line tall windows, a large black screen hangs from the ceiling, and framed religious pictures and a saffron cloth hang on the walls. No individual can be identified as the teacher from the image itself, and the page's claim of his presence is not visibly confirmed.

A large hall filled with a seated audience of many women and some men attending a discourse. Most sit on red-and-white striped mats and chairs, many wearing headphones for translation. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in white, cream, orange, yellow, teal and blue, and several carry backpacks and notebooks. Near the back, an ornate gold-and-red throne stands on a raised platform between white pillars, empty. Framed deity paintings and large banners hang on the walls, and a projection screen is mounted at the top right.