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April 06 2012

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A photograph of a crowded satsang hall with many men seated on the floor in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing lanyards. A woman in a white sari stands at the back of the room with her palms pressed together. Some attendees sit with heads bowed or looking down at notes. In the foreground a cameraman films the group from a tripod-mounted camera, and empty wooden chairs line the wall behind them. The setting is a plain room with cream walls and barred windows. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.2012-04-06A photograph of a large indoor session hall with many seated women in white and cream saris and salwar, several with orange or yellow borders, wearing name badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on a light tiled floor, facing forward toward an unseen speaker, under wooden lattice windows with bright sunlight. Some older women in front wear orange and yellow saris; a few stand at the back near a white draped structure and a yellow banner at the top left. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible in the frame.2008-06-22A seated audience of devotees fills a bright hall with pale pink walls, wall-mounted air conditioners and rows of windows. Most attendees wear white: men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in white sarees with gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and small name badges. A woman in front wears a white saree with a green-and-gold border and a red-and-white bindi-style marking, while an older man at right in white with a mala smiles. Attention is directed forward toward an unseen teacher or speaker. Wooden flooring and ceiling fans complete the room.2006-11-26A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall with cream walls, ceiling fans and a window air conditioner. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, mostly in white clothes, with some women in white saris bordered with coloured stripes and a woman in a pink top. Several wear rudraksha or beaded malas and blue identification lanyards. Some have eyes closed in meditation. A bald man in white at the lower right holds his hands in prayer, and a man with a grey beard in white sits near the left edge. No individual in the frame is identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-06-09A photograph of a volunteers and organisers meeting in a bright white-walled hall with ceiling fans and ventilated windows. Many seated and standing people in white clothes fill the room, many wearing white dhoti or saree with coloured borders and some with lanyards. In the foreground, two monks in saffron robes sit on a green and red mat with papers and a bowl of oranges, while a woman in an orange sari speaks at a table at right. A small deity murti and a framed painting of a seated figure stand on a shelf at right. Some attendees sit cross-legged and take notes.August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a seated audience in a white-walled hall at a meditation therapy session. In the foreground, rows of attendees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, several with eyes closed or heads bowed. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a microphone and speaking to the group. Behind her, a man in a yellow-trimmed white garment sits at a sound desk, and another person in white with a yellow scarf stands at a podium on the right. Wooden blinds cover the windows at the top. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-09-27A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang hall with pale yellow walls. A woman standing at the centre wears a white sari with gold border and holds a handheld microphone, speaking to the room. Many women in white saris and white blouses sit on the floor in rows, some wearing glasses, necklaces and small forehead marks; a few wear pink, teal and red saris. A tall speaker stands on a metal stand at the left, and metal railings with chain line the front of the seating area. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2012-09-23December 23 20072007-12-23A seated assembly of devotees fills a open-sided hall with red curtains and a concrete floor. In the foreground, women in white and pastel saris, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively; one woman in a blue floral salwar kameez holds a white folder. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on colourful mats and woven rugs, with a tripod-mounted camera visible at the centre. Several people hold notebooks and papers. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2009-12-20A packed indoor hall of seated participants in white and cream clothing, many wearing black rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and name badges with lanyards. In the upper center, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands and holds a microphone, apparently speaking to the audience. Rows of men and women in front and to the sides watch attentively, with white walls and tall windows behind them. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person candidate in this crowd.2006-11-26Indoor hall with grey walls and plain concrete pillars where a large seated crowd, roughly 100 people, sits on a bare floor. Most wear white clothing and red or white beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red bead mala sits with hands folded, and a woman in a white and pink sari sits with hands clasped. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe holds a camera near the back right, and another person in orange stands at the left edge. A white-clad figure at the far right raises an arm. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible overhead.2007-07-24