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July 22 2013

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A large seated audience of women fills the frame at a satsang, viewed from the front with grey metal crowd-control barriers between rows. Most wear white or cream saris and salwar kameez with pink, maroon, orange, green and purple borders, plus gold necklaces, bangles, bindis and spectacles. Many have hands folded or rest quietly, with faces attentive and serious. No speaker or dais is clearly visible, and no a person candidate can be identified in the image.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A large seated audience in a hall, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, some with pink, orange and red accents. In the foreground a woman in glasses wears a red-and-multicolour shawl, and another woman in the centre wears an orange shawl and white top. Many attendees wear eyeglasses and bindis. Rows of people fill the frame. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd shot.2016-03-07A large seated audience fills a hall at an Inner Awakening darshan, mostly women in white clothes with orange lanyards around their necks. Many have sindoor or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Purple decorative panels hang on the back wall, and a few people in the far back stand near a small table. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair and a woman in a red-orange shawl sit attentively. No individual presenter is clearly visible in this frame.2015-05-07July 22 20132013-07-22A large seated audience fills the frame at an ashram satsang hall, with many rows of devotees facing forward. Most wear white or light saris and kurtas, while others wear orange, red, pink, yellow and teal garments; some women wear red or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and several wear lanyard badges. A few attendees wear glasses, and some sit cross-legged on the floor. Tall white posts and a stage area glimpsed at the top suggest a large hall. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in this crowd shot, so no appearance-based identification is made.2013-07-22A large crowd of mostly women seated closely together in an indoor satsang, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Many wear cotton and silk saris in yellow, orange, magenta, purple and white, some with bindis, sindoor and forehead vibhuti markings. Elderly women with grey hair and glasses are prominent in the foreground, and a loudspeaker or sound equipment is visible at the upper right. No single presenter stands out in the frame.2008-07-29A large seated audience of women fills the frame at a person Sangha gathering, many wearing colourful saris in yellow, orange, teal, maroon and pink. Several wear name badges or lanyards, and many have bindis, gold necklaces and black mangalsutra-style beads. Rows of white plastic chairs and some hand fans are visible. No a person candidate is visible in the frame; the crowd is the focus. Several rows of attendees are sharply in focus, with more blurred figures behind them.2015-07-26A large crowd of women seated closely together outdoors at a person event, wearing saris in bright colours including pink, yellow, red, orange and green. Many wear white saris with coloured borders and small name badges pinned to their clothes. Several have red or white bindi marks and gold necklaces and bangles. They look attentively toward the front, with rows of people and white-clad men visible in the background.2015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A large seated audience fills a hall, densely packed women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, some in pink, purple and orange. Many have sindoor, kumkum bindi and small gold necklaces. Most are seated with eyes open, faces turned toward a front stage not visible in the frame. A few are older women with grey hair. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2016-03-07A dense, seated audience at a large satsang or discourse hall, mostly women and some men, photographed from the front with foreground faces in soft focus. Many wear white or pastel kurta-style tops and saris, with rudraksha malas around their necks; a woman in the centre wears a purple shawl over a patterned blouse and a name badge, and a woman at right wears a red top with rudraksha and a bindi. Some wear orange shawls and red vibhuti or kumkum marks. Attendees look toward the stage, some with notebooks and a green folder in view. The mood is attentive and focused, with no visible ritual activity.2016-12-21