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July 26 2015

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August 13 20162016-08-13October 24 20102010-10-24June 08 20172017-06-08Many women and girls sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor mats in a bright hall, writing or reading printed papers on laps and on the mats. Several wear white saris with coloured borders, one wears an orange-and-green floral sari, another a yellow sari, and a young girl in a white dress with purple top writes. Name badges are pinned to many blouses. Red curtains and chairs are visible at the back, with a large crowd filling the room.2011-09-15A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women, sits closely packed at a satsang gathering, seen from the front in warm evening light. Many wear white or cream sarees with gold borders, some in red, purple, yellow and green, with mangalsutra-style necklaces and rudraksha or bead malas. Several have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and look attentively toward the front. A few wear name badges on their clothing. No speaker or dais is clearly visible in this frame, and the foreground includes partially visible heads and shoulders of others seated nearby.2015-05-31August 23 20142014-08-23September 11 20152015-09-11A large seated crowd fills an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. Most people are women in white saris and white clothing, many wearing orange or red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces with ID lanyards. Several have white or ash markings on their foreheads. Behind them, rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sit in the background. At the far end, a golden deity murti or figure stands near a decorated altar with orange cloth and a small green tree. The atmosphere is a satsang or gathering at the Kumbh camp.2015-09-11November 22 20152015-11-22A large hall filled with seated women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, sitting on red mats with notepads, water bottles and small blue sheets before them, many wearing name badges. Red curtains hang beneath framed photo panels on the walls, and at the far end golden ornate deity murti and a golden lion-like throne stand near the front. The scene resembles a satsang gathering in an ashram hall.2014-08-24April AF 2012A photograph of a large seated audience at the Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, filling most of the frame with women in white and cream saris and salwar-style clothing, several with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and small lapel name badges. Many face the same direction, attentive and still, with one woman in the foreground resting her chin on her hand and a woman at right wearing a blue sari and glasses. A woman at left wears an orange and blue patterned sari. The seated crowd suggests a meditation or yoga session, with no a person figure clearly visible in this frame.2006-11-25