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December 16 20142014-12-16A large seated congregation in a hall with metal-framed walls and a golden shrine canopy at upper right. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing with orange and saffron shawls and stoles, many with orange-red wrap-around scarves and lanyards. Women with hair pulled back and bindis or white forehead markings sit with palms pressed together in namaste, some smiling and some eyes closed. Several people wear gold bangles and earrings. Behind them, orange-robed figures and saffron-clad attendees fill the rows. A portrait of a deity or saint appears in the gold-framed altar at right, and a purple decorative cloth hangs at left. This is a devotional gathering. The congregation appears to number in the dozens to over a hundred.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11A large seated gathering of devotees in a bright hall, most wearing white clothing with orange-red shawls and orange tilak or forehead marks; some have orange smears on their faces. Many people sit cross-legged close together, some with eyes closed. Several men at the right foreground wear orange-red shawls and have shaved heads; a bald man in the lower right wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. Purple and white ornamental decorations are visible on the back wall. The scene suggests a group ritual or meditation session. Faces are partly visible in the crowd and no clear individual is singled out.2015-05-26May 23 20152015-05-23December 28 20142014-12-28A large seated audience fills a bright hall, facing toward the front. Most people wear white clothing, including white kurtas and tops, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces visible on several. Many have the same small identification tags pinned at their chests. Behind them, a row of red-cushioned chairs holds a few women in orange and white garments, and people in white sit in the upper rows. Some attendees wear saris and head coverings, and a few men in front wear dark or blue shirts. No speaker or stage figure is clearly visible in frame, so no a person candidate is identified.2010-08-25A seated group of participants in white clothes and orange-red lanyards fills a red-carpeted hall during a session, many raising their hands. Several sit cross-legged on white cushions with notebooks and orange-striped shawls beside them, and a camera tripod stands among them. One man in front wears glasses and a white outfit, and another man at right has a sacred mark on his forehead. The background shows red walls, decorative panels and more attendees with raised hands. No speaker or throne is visible in this frame. The image shows an audience seminar setting, not a visible identifiable presenter.2015-10-06April AF 2012October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated group of participants in a bright hall during a meditation or samyama session. Many people sit cross-legged on mats with their hands raised to their heads, palms pressed together. Men wear white kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and women wear orange-red and orange shawls over salwar kameez in pink, green, purple and white. Paper plates with offerings are placed on the floor in front. Metal rods and orange-framed shelves line the back wall. Some participants wear lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-10-27August 08 20112011-08-08