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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated in rows on yellow and orange mats on a sandy ground, hands pressed together in prayer or holding japa malas. Most wear white clothing with yellow or orange shawls; several women wear red or patterned saris and bangles. A young man in an orange robe sits prominently at right foreground, palms joined. Behind them stand white ashram buildings, a signboard and a tripod-mounted camera at left. Faces are partly obscured by the seated crowd and no leader is clearly identified in the frame.

October 08 2008

A photo of a seated group in a covered hall with white walls and orange and yellow cloth hanging overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats with hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in meditation or prayer. Most wear white garments with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas; one woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white, and another wears a yellow shawl over white with a sindoor-marked forehead. Behind them, a figure in orange robes stands at the right edge. A navy bag and a red-and-gold bag sit on the floor in front. Plastic chairs are visible along the back.

July 11 2012

A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats during a puja. Foreground women wear orange or saffron saris with red shawls and rudraksha malas, and some have tilak marks on their foreheads; others wear white saris with yellow or green borders, with hands pressed in anjali. Brass lamps, small brass vessels with incense and offerings sit on the mats in front of them, and blue plastic buckets stand nearby. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in rows, and a few people in white kurtas and outfits appear further back. No specific deity or a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.

A crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, apparently during an evening prayer or arati. Many women wear white saris with yellow shawls or borders and rudraksha malas; some men in white clothes sit in the background. Several young girls in white and pastel dresses, one with a white flower in her hair, sit in the foreground with hands folded. Orange-robed figures appear at the left edge and a metal railing runs along the right side of the hall.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground in prayer, most with palms pressed together at chest level. Many wear white clothing, including white kurtas and salwar outfits, with rudraksha malas around their necks; one woman in the foreground wears an orange blouse and cream sari with bangles. Several girls and women have kumkum or tilak marks on their foreheads. A blue plastic chair and a metal stand are visible at the edges, and a figure in white is seated in the background among the crowd. The scene shows satsang participants chanting or praying in a public sitting.

A seated group of women in white and cream garments performs a padapuja-style ritual in an open hall with mats, brass vessels and small offerings on orange cloth in front of them. Many have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Several wear yellow shawls, others orange shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and bindi and holds her palms together. Beads and a rudraksha-style mala are visible around some necks. Behind them, a red-pillared doorway opens onto a palm-lined courtyard, and a hanging yellow-and-patterned cloth decorates the top of the entrance.

Several women sit cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall with red curtains, pressing their palms together in prayer with eyes closed. Foreground women wear white salwar-style outfits with orange shawls and bangles; others in the row wear white with yellow shawls. A water bottle, a small container and a few books sit on the floor at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A photograph of a covered open-sided hall where many people sit cross-legged on orange and yellow mats in white clothes with orange shawls, performing a group puja. Several seated devotees hold small brass lamps and bells, and brass plates with flower offerings, shells and oil lamps are set on a yellow cloth in the foreground. A bald man in white with an orange shawl sits at the right edge, and a woman in the centre-front holds a brass lamp. Thatched huts and palm trees are visible through the windows.

A photograph of a seated group meditation or satsang in a hall with white plastic chairs behind. Many devotees sit cross-legged on blue mats, mostly in white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a young woman with light hair sits with eyes closed and hands folded, next to a younger woman in an orange shawl with hands joined, and a girl in orange with eyes closed and hands together. A woman in a floral green garment sits at the left edge. Behind them an older woman in white sits and several other devotees in white and orange sit in rows, some with eyes closed. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A seated crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a satsang. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and cream sari with a vertical forehead mark sits with eyes closed. Beside her a girl in white with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and a young woman in white with a mala also pray. Many attendees wear white clothes and rudraksha malas; several sit on orange mats and blue plastic chairs. The a person candidate is not visible in this frame, so no one is identified as him.