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May 25 2013

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A photograph of a seated satsang audience at an indoor hall with pale green-and-beige walls. Many devotees, mostly women, sit in rows wearing white kurtas and tops with orange and red shawls or scarves. Several raise their right hands in palms-outward gesture, some with eyes closed. A woman in the front-center wears an orange salwar kameez with a visitor badge, and a man at the bottom right wears a white shirt. A man in white with a white cap stands in the rear. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd shot.2013-12-04A 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.2016-04-23May 04 20142014-05-04May 02 20162016-05-02August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall, most with palms raised in front of them as in a blessing or meditative gesture. Many wear white ritual clothing, some with orange or red shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several women wear glasses, one wears a white flower in her hair, and an older woman in the back wears an orange shawl. The seating is on carpet, with chairs visible behind.2013-12-07October 06 20152015-10-06March 08 20142014-03-08A large seated congregation of women in white clothing with orange-brown shawls and orange lanyards fills the frame, many with eyes closed in meditation or devotion. A few women in the foreground wear rudraksha-style beads and red bindis, and some have hands folded. Behind them, an ornate altar area with gold decorations, a hanging lamp and deity murti is partly visible. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering in a temple-like hall.2015-09-15A large indoor satsang gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed portraits and photographs on the walls. Many women and men fill the room, mostly dressed in white and saffron-orange clothing, several wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Many have their palms pressed together in prayer or raised in devotion, while others stand or sit among the crowd. Framed pictures hang high on the walls, and the atmosphere is devotional and crowded.2014-08-24A large crowd of participants in white clothing with orange-red shawls performs a seated meditation practice, hands raised to the top of their heads in a palms-on-crown gesture. Many have orange and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads and wear gold bangles and wristwatches. The dense gathering fills the frame, with faces of men and women of varied ages visible among the raised arms. No single individual is identifiable as a presiding teacher in this view, and no a person candidate is clearly visible.2015-05-26A large crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, mostly women and some men, wearing white clothes with saffron-orange shawls and sashes. Many have hands raised or pressed together in front of the chest, and some faces are turned toward a stage out of frame. In the top background, a few people sit at tables near a stage area.2016-05-04