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Night-time satsang gathering of seated devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis with red-orange shawls and red-orange lanyards with ID badges. Many sit cross-legged on a pale floor, some with hands folded in prayer or meditation mudra. A garlanded deity murti is visible at upper right, with a large white flower garland draped over it. Water bottles and a red bag sit in the foreground. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

March 29 2013

October 11 2014

Night-time outdoor gathering of devotees seated on orange and striped mats in front of a red-and-dark shrine structure with a dark deity murti on top. Many women in white kurtas and white saris wear red shawls and rudraksha malas, some reading or holding small books and offering items. Men in orange and saffron wraps and white clothes sit on chairs and mats behind them. A bald man in an orange shawl is seated at right, and a woman in a bright orange shawl sits in the foreground right. Lamps and electric lights illuminate the scene. The image shows a satsang or puja-style gathering; no one is clearly identifiable as a person.

Evening group satsang or puja in an open-air hall with a stone-tiled floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white clothes with red shawls and red-and-orange beaded lanyards, hands in anjali mudra or palms together in prayer. A dark stone murti of a deity draped with a flower garland stands on a red-brown pedestal at upper centre. Some devotees sit on chairs at the back, and a water bottle and small offerings lie on the floor in front.

A large seated audience of devotees in a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, while women wear white or red-orange saris and shawls. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl sits with eyes closed, and a man in a white shirt with a sandalwood forehead mark sits with hands folded in anjali. Behind them rows of devotees sit in meditation or prayer against a backdrop of pink and white floral panels. No speaker is visible in the frame.

A crowd of devotees seated closely together in white clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, many wearing red and white lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Foreground women have eyes closed or gazing forward in meditation, one with folded hands, and a young boy sits beside them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and red-orange, a man in a white shirt with his hands in a mudra-like posture, and a bald man in white. Warm lamp-lit setting suggests a satsang or meditation session. Watermarked archive photo of a group sitting session.

July 09 2013

A large evening gathering of devotees seated on colourful striped woven mats in a tent-like hall. Most wear white kurtas and cream clothing with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders; a few wear marigold garlands and a gold pendant. Several sit with palms pressed together in namaste or hands raised in prayer. In the upper centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands near a brass lamp stand and a drum, while other white-clad attendants stand behind a stage with a large screen. A banner with lettering hangs in the background. No single figure in orange is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.

Photograph of a seated group of devotees at an evening satsang, mostly dressed in white with orange-red lanyards. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, and beside him a man in white wears glasses and reads from a sheet. Behind them women in white sit on blue and white chairs, several holding papers, one raising a red folder, and a man with grey hair and glasses sits in the middle row. Orange cloths lie on the floor near the front. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in a dimly lit hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white and red-orange shawls or sashes, some with red-orange beaded necklaces; one woman in front wears a white head covering and holds a small camera. A woman in the foreground wears a red shawl and hands pressed in anjali, while a woman in a purple and white sari sits at right with hands joined. A large carved red pillar and a garlanded dais appear at upper left, and a standing figure in white with a red sash stands near the back, hands joined. The congregation sits on orange mats with water bottles and handbags around them, facing toward the dais.

A photograph of a large seated audience at a night satsang gathering, dimly lit. Many people wear white clothing with red-orange shawls (stoles) draped over their shoulders, and several wear beaded necklaces and lanyards. A man in the foreground in a white kurta and red shawl sits with his hands clasped around his knees, while a woman with a white forehead mark and white top sits at lower left. Others in the rows behind look attentively toward the front, and a few stand at the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.