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A seated group of devotees in orange shawls sits on a red-floored platform during a fire ritual. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes faces the group beside a metal fire pit holding wooden sticks, with a white flower garland and marigolds at the lower right. Behind him, a man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl with eyes closed, next to a woman in a green patterned top and a young man in white with an orange shawl. Others in orange shawls and white clothes sit along a beige wall behind them, several with hands folded in meditation.

July 11 2012

A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a hall, mostly people in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls, many with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a woman in a tan top sits with her back to the camera. At center right a woman in an orange sari and a pink pendant sits with her hands resting and eyes lowered. Behind them other devotees in white sit on the floor, one man with a white forehead mark and a blindfold. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

July 01 2008

2008-07-01 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees sits on mats and cloth in an outdoor courtyard before a plain beige wall, many wearing orange shawls embroidered with text. Foreground: a woman in a white and pink outfit with beads and a leopard-print bag, a woman in orange shawl and pink skirt with hands folded, a woman in red top and red trousers with a white name badge and folded hands, and a woman in blue top and red vest with orange shawl and bead necklace, seated cross-legged. Behind them, men and women in white shirts and orange shawls, a bald man, and an older man in a blue shirt sit attentively. No central teacher figure is visible.

Photograph of a large seated meditation or satsang gathering indoors, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on a red-patterned floor mat in front of ornate wood-panelled walls. Many wear orange shawls or stoles over white, pink, or patterned clothing, and several have rudraksha or bead malas. In the foreground a woman with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and white outfit sits beside a woman with curly blonde hair, and a woman in white with an orange scarf sits with eyes closed in meditation. No swami figure is clearly visible in the frame. Other devotees sit at the back of the hall, some holding hands in mudra-like postures.

A large seated audience of devotees fills a hall during a satsang or discourse session. Most wear white clothing with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and many sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Some hold small name badges. Microphone stands and a speaker are visible at the right edge, and a few people in the back rows wear white with orange wraps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated crowd.

May 09 2012

July 24 2012

Devotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall during a seated satsang or meditation session. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a red bindi sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a blue sari with gold border sits with hands folded. Behind them women in white saris wear rudraksha malas, and many men sit in white and pale shirts near metal stanchions on the right. A brass plate with flower petals rests at lower left. Many people appear to be in a seated, eyes-closed meditative posture.

July 11 2012

A large seated satsang audience fills a hall with purple-lit walls, many people with eyes closed in meditation. Most wear white or orange-saffron clothes with red shawls, and several women have vermilion or sandalwood forehead marks and rudraksha or bead malas. A woman in the front centre has a yellow shawl and a red-and-white sari. The foreground shows women in saffron saris and red shawls seated on the floor. No single a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated crowd.