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A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a plain hall with a wall clock and framed deity pictures on the walls behind them. Most wear white or cream clothing, with some in yellow shawls and others in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in the front centre wears a grey braid and orange wrap, and several women wear sindoor and bindi. Framed religious pictures and garlanded decorations line the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crop.

A seated and standing crowd of devotees fills a hall with pale pink walls and white curtains. Several men in white dhotis and shirts wear rudraksha malas; one standing man in the centre wears a yellow shawl and folded hands. Women in orange sarees sit in the foreground, and an orange cloth hangs from the top left. Framed portraits with yellow and orange garlands sit on the wall behind, beside a small deity murti on the left. The scene suggests a satsang or ceremony.

A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang or discourse, mostly women. Two women in the centre wear saffron-orange saris with dark maroon borders and bindis; one has glasses and bangles. A woman at left wears a peach-and-cream sari with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck and glasses. In the foreground, several women and a shaved-headed woman wear yellow-and-white sleeveless vests over white clothing, with white forehead markings. The background is a plain pale pink wall. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.

Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in front of an orange-red wall. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-bordered sari holds a silver plate with orange cloth and offerings, eyes lowered. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu and a dark beaded mala holds a plate. Other devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris, some with mala beads and forehead marks, and men in white shirts, sit with hands folded or eyes closed. On the right edge a figure in orange robes sits among the offering plates, and a shaved-headed man in white and gold ornaments sits behind the group. The scene suggests a puja or satsang offering.

A large seated audience of women fills a hall at a satsang, most wearing white and cream sarees with gold or yellow borders. Many have rudraksha malas around their necks, and several wear bindis or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with a green-and-white name badge gazes forward, and another in a light blue shawl sits with hands clasped near her chin. Rows of heads extend back into the dim hall, with a window and white wall at the top left. The photograph is taken at a shallow depth of field, leaving the back rows softly blurred.

A seated audience at a satsang gathering, mostly women dressed in white kurtas and shawls with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in white with her palms pressed together in namaste sits beside a woman in a white shawl with eyes closed, and a woman in an orange and yellow sari wrap sits at left. Behind them rows of attendees in white and orange look forward toward an unseen speaker. The hall is warmly lit with beige walls.

A large indoor hall filled with a crowd of devotees, mostly women, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many wear white or cream sarees with coloured borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground wears a yellow-and-cream saree with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, hands folded. Behind them, framed portraits and a large painting hang on pale pink walls. The scene suggests a satsang or Guru Purnima gathering. No prominent figure matching the a person appearance cues is clearly visible.

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A photograph of a large satsang hall with a crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, several women in white sarees with orange and gold borders wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles; one wears an orange-and-gold blouse and another has a red-brown top with a bindi and white tilak markings on the forehead. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some in light shirts, stand with hands folded. Red carpet runs along the floor behind a metal stanchion barrier and chain.

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