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January 05 2014

October 06 2014

A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a hall with red cushions, appearing to meditate or attend satsang. In the foreground a person in a white hooded zip-up jacket and glasses, with a red bindi, sits upright on a pink-striped mat. Beside them a woman in an orange shawl and blue top sits cross-legged, and a woman in orange top sits with hands resting on her knees. Behind them a bald man in white robes and others sit on mats; a plastic water bottle is visible at right. The background is softly blurred.

A photograph of a seated congregation on striped floor mats in a hall with pale marble floors and a golden ornate niche behind them. In the foreground a woman in a brown and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged with a small brass vessel beside her. Next to her a woman in a white top and teal skirt sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a fair-haired woman in a grey jacket sits beside her. On the right a woman in white with a purple shawl and pink scarf sits with hands near her lap. Many more women in white and light clothing sit in rows behind them, some with grey hair, all facing forward attentively.

December 12 2013

Participants sit cross-legged on red mats in a meditation hall during a seated Shivoham practice. A man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, sits with eyes closed and palms open. Beside him a woman in a cream kurta and maroon pants, with a red shawl, sits with hands in mudra. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and gold necklace sits with a red bindi, and a man in white sits at left. A harmonium and water bottle are in the foreground, with a deity murti partly visible at upper right.

May 25 2014

Devotees in white clothing sit during a ceremony in a hall with red curtains and white pillars. In the foreground, a woman with glasses, a braid and white tilak on her forehead wears a rudraksha and crystal mala and chants with eyes lowered. Beside her, an older woman in a red headwrap and white shawl with a red and black rudraksha mala also has her eyes closed. Other participants in white and a woman in a green sari sit behind them. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.

December 02 2013

A seated congregation during a satsang in a hall with wooden panelling. Most attendees wear white or red-orange garments; several women wear rudraksha malas and have tilak marks on their foreheads. Front-row women in saffron-red saris hold japa beads and sit with hands clasped. A woman in a pale blue shawl and a lanyard holds a mala in her hands. Others in white sit with eyes closed, hands folded in prayer or holding notes. Background rows show more seated devotees and a red-clad man near the right. No speaker or deity is visible in frame.

December 03 2011

A photograph of a large seated devotee gathering in white clothing with orange-red lanyards or satsang beads around their necks. In the centre foreground a woman with a short dark bob wears a white top with a red-and-white striped trim and sits with a calm, eyes-half-closed expression. Behind her a bald woman in white with an orange-red beaded cord, and a woman in a white shawl with a floral print, sit in meditation or devotion. Many participants have their hands folded or are seated quietly.