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July 22 2013

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A photograph of a seated congregation in a bare hall with pale walls and tiled floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged on saffron and orange cloth, facing toward the front. Women wear orange salwar kameez and white saris with borders, and monastics in saffron and maroon robes with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit in the rows. A microphone rests on the floor near a striped purple and blue cloth. Behind them stand a saffron cloth hanging, a red-draped seat and a gilded low table. Several sannyasis sit in the back row.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a large group of ashram members seated on the floor of an indoor hall, many in orange and saffron robes with white and yellow clothing among them. A bearded man in front wears orange garments and a seated woman in orange sits at lower right on a striped blue mat. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl sits on a white plastic chair near a brown door, and a woman in orange with a headset microphone sits at the upper right. Covered objects and a draped white cloth stand against the left wall, and a yellow floor line runs across the foreground. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2008-05-21A photograph of seated devotees attending a morning satsang hall, sitting in rows on orange mats. Women in orange and maroon saris and white saris with green or red borders and orange shawls sit in the foreground, many with hair in long braids and a few wearing pearl necklaces. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sit in rows. A camera tripod stands near the front of the hall, and a monk in orange robes is partly visible at the back. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame.2010-11-21April 07 20132013-04-07A photograph of a hall during an initiation session, with many people seated on orange cloth mats on the floor. Most seated attendees wear orange or saffron sarongs and shawls, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces; several have long dreadlocked hair tied back. A standing woman in a white sari with a gold border and an older woman in white garments stand among them. On the right, an ornate gold-and-red chair sits empty, flanked by tripod-mounted cameras, and a large screen shows a figure in the top right corner. A man in white kurta stands at left.2017-11-13A large seated audience of devotees fills a bright white hall during a satsang talk. In the foreground, rows of women and girls in white dresses with orange and yellow shawls sit on orange mats, several wearing orange or red scarves. Further back, men in white and yellow shawls sit in rows. On the right, a few people in orange robes sit on orange mats, including a woman in orange with a headset and a man in orange. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the centre. Behind them are pink walls and a row of red chairs.2010-09-17November 13 20172017-11-13July 28 20152015-07-28A photograph of a large seated satsang hall with many devotees sitting on mats and orange cloth on a tiled floor. Women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas dominate the foreground; some wear white and cream saris. Behind them, men in white kurta or shirts and white dhotis sit in rows. Orange cloth draped over stands and steel barriers divide the hall, with a laptop and a brass lamp visible at lower right. No speaker is clearly visible in the frame. Crowd of roughly thirty to forty people visible.2013-01-02A seated group of devotees, mostly men with shaved heads, sits on the floor of a white-walled hall in prayer with palms pressed together. Most wear saffron/orange robes and some wear white dhotis and shawls. Banana leaves and small brass cups are set in front of them, and a steel vessel and leafy greens are laid out on a stainless steel table at the back. A few women in orange saris sit at the left, and on the right a man in white with a striped shawl sits beside a leaf plate of food. A red-framed door and a wall-mounted fire extinguisher are visible in the background.2011-03-05February 23 20072007-02-23