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April 17 20162016-04-17A large seated audience inside a bright hall fills the frame. In the foreground a woman in an orange kurta with a dark beaded mala and a lanyard badge raises both arms high, her face expressive as she sings or calls out. Beside her, a woman in a striped salmon top with a beaded necklace lifts her hands, and a woman in a pink sari sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Many other participants sit behind them, some in white and some in colourful dress, with a faint figure at the top left and a white wall behind. The photo appears to be a devotional gathering or darshan session.2016-04-17A large seated audience of women fills a pale pink hall during a satsang. Most sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, many with eyes closed. Their saris and salwar kameez are in white, cream, pink, red, green and yellow, and several wear gold necklaces and bangles. In the upper background a woman in a green and gold sari stands with arms raised. Tall orange curtains frame the windows, and a white door is visible at the back wall.2010-10-24A large seated congregation of women fills a bright hall with pink walls and open doors, many with palms pressed together in namaste or hands raised in devotion. Most wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, some in pink, blue, green and orange. Several have glasses, bangles and small gold necklaces, and a few wear rudraksha-style beads. Some eyes are closed as they meditate or chant. A smaller number of people sit in the foreground with woven mats below.2010-10-24A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saffron, white, pink, green and red saris and kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a group prayer or satsang. Some wear orange shawls and white dhotis; a few children in pink and green dresses sit among them. Brass plates, small oil lamps and steel containers rest on the floor in front, and a gilded deity murti and ornate shrine stand at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-05-01May 02 20162016-05-02April 27 20162016-04-27A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sari-style clothing, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra while praying or meditating. Some raise their arms overhead in a stretching or devotional gesture. Pale pink walls, tall windows with orange curtains, a wall notice board and hanging orange and yellow tassels frame the scene. Orange cloth mats cover the floor in front of the rows. No a person is visible in the frame, so this is a satsang-style gathering of devotees.2010-10-24October 30 20162016-10-30December 20 20182018-12-20A large seated congregation of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang or darshan programme. Many wear red and orange shawls with white or pale clothing, saris and salwar kameez in green, orange, pink and yellow, and red-and-white bindis or forehead marks. Some have orange lanyard cords. A red carpeted aisle runs toward a bright stage at the back where a fire or lamp glows, and a white hall stretches behind the rows.2016-04-23A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall with a red carpet at a Shuddhadvaitam initiation event in Ujjain. Most attendees sit cross-legged facing a stage at the top of the frame, many women in orange, red, pink and white saris and salwar kameez with malas and bags nearby. One woman in the foreground wears a dark embroidered top and holds her hands in anjali, while a figure at upper centre raises a hand. A red-lit screen glows at the top left. No identifiable a person is visible among the seated devotees, and the stage figures are not clearly shown.2016-05-06