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September 12 20152015-09-12A large crowd of devotees, mostly women, sits cross-legged on mats and carpets inside a open-sided metal-roofed pavilion. Many wear white saris or white clothes with red-brown shawls, and several have white forehead markings. Some are clapping with palms together and smiling. Behind them at the front, a golden ornate palanquin-style seat and a decorated throne are set with green foliage, and colourful hanging tassels decorate the ceiling. Some people sit on the red carpet at the right edge. A few figures are partially visible at the back. The scene looks like satsang or a discourse gathering at the Kumbh Yatra.2015-09-14September 10 20152015-09-10October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A large seated satsang audience fills a hall, with the foreground dominated by women in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sitting cross-legged on mats, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them, rows of women in white and pastel saris and white garments sit attentively, many with palms joined. A small gilded shrine with a deity murti stands at the upper left, and a cameraman operates near the back wall. Warm ceiling lights hang with tassels. The scene conveys a devotional satsang gathering; the presenter's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view.2013-05-07A large open-sided hall with white draped ceiling and tall white side curtains holds a seated congregation of many people in white ritual clothes and red-orange shawls, some with red lanyards. Rows of red-cushioned chairs stand in the foreground, with devotees seated on the floor. At the front, a decorated altar holds a deity murti on a golden throne beside a seated figure and tall brass lamps, with a kalasha and ornate umbrellas, and a green backdrop of leafy foliage. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan session.2015-10-19July 09 20172017-07-09May 13 20162016-05-13A large indoor satsang hall with cream walls and high windows, filled with a seated congregation of well over one hundred people. Most wear white ritual clothing, while women in the foreground wear orange and red saris with gold borders, some with flower garlands and gold bangles. Orange and red bolsters and cushions line the front area, and framed portraits hang on the walls, including a painted deity image near the top. A standing figure in white stands near the centre of the room. Patterned banners in red, blue and yellow hang from the ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod sits at the right edge.2013-01-20Photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a devotional gathering. At center, a man in saffron robes with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands together among a dense crowd, many raising their hands and clapping. Around him, devotees in saffron, white and yellow dress fill the floor, with a few men in white kurtas at the edges. Behind them stands an ornate gold and red throne (peetha) with a decorated canopy against a dark curtain. Hanging colourful patterned banners decorate the tented ceiling. The swami-like figure's identity is uncertain from appearance, so only his role and garments are described.2008-12-23A large seated audience of devotees in white clothing with orange and red shawls and lanyards fills the foreground of a hall. Many have their hands in anjali pose or sit attentively, listening. Behind them, a golden ornate throne-like seat and a deity murti adorned with garlands and red fabric stand on an orange-trimmed stage, with orange paper lanterns hanging above. Several men stand at the back in white and orange. Most attendees are women, and the seating is dense across the frame.2015-09-18