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December 20 2013

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A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a bright hall with white wicker chairs and potted green plants in the foreground. Many devotees wear white clothing with red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces. Several women sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one woman in an orange-gold silk top sits at the lower centre, hands joined. Others sit with eyes closed in meditative stillness. A few women in white and yellow saris are visible at the front. The scene is an audience at a devotional gathering, with no visible speaker or murti in frame.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang hall, mostly women in white tops and white garments with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas visible at their necks. Many have eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation, with hands folded in laps. Some wear glasses, and a few wear bindi and sindoor; one older woman in a cream sari sits at lower left. Padded chairs with red upholstery and a purple patterned wall panel form the background. No single speaker or presider is clearly visible in this frame.2014-05-05October 18 20152015-10-18A large seated congregation fills an indoor hall with white walls and wooden doors, during what appears to be a ritual session. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most wearing white kurtas, saris and salwar outfits, with several women in blue, green, purple and red saris. Some have yellow or gold lanyards and folded hands, and several are in prayer or chanting posture. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and potted plants and a small table with a water bottle are visible near the back. Many devotees are seated in close rows, and the sitters near the front are mostly women.2009-07-01A photograph of a seated satsang audience at an indoor hall with pale green-and-beige walls. Many devotees, mostly women, sit in rows wearing white kurtas and tops with orange and red shawls or scarves. Several raise their right hands in palms-outward gesture, some with eyes closed. A woman in the front-center wears an orange salwar kameez with a visitor badge, and a man at the bottom right wears a white shirt. A man in white with a white cap stands in the rear. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd shot.2013-12-04Evening satsang on an open pavilion at night. A man in a saffron-red robe sits cross-legged on a gold-trimmed throne beneath three tiered orange fringed umbrellas, hands joined. Around him a seated audience of many devotees in white ritual clothes and red shawls, hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed in meditation. Potted plant and white pillars frame the scene; a white curtain hangs at right.2013-12-20Evening satsang gathering on a raised open-air platform under a white pavilion, with orange tassel umbrellas hanging at upper right. Many seated devotees, mostly women in white kurtas and white clothing with red shawls, sit with hands folded in anjali or resting in lap. Several wear red-and-white beaded necklaces. A woman in a red-and-orange sari sits at right near a gold-framed seat draped in red fabric, and a man in a red shawl sits beside her. In the foreground, a potted green plant and a blurred white flower arrangement frame the scene. Some attendees are seated on white chairs at left. No clear a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-12-20A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang or chanting session, mostly women in white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Several raise their palms or hold small items near their hands, and many look toward the front with mouths open as if chanting. Red-orange upholstered seats and a wooden lectern edge appear at the right. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, and the crowd is seen from the side and front in the foreground.2012-12-11December 17 20132013-12-17December 22 20102010-12-22September 27 20142014-09-27