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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a group puja or chanting session. Most attendees wear white or cream clothes with saffron-bordered sarees and dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays sit on the floor in front of the rows, and some people hold folded hands or open books. Red and orange cushioned chairs are stacked along the back wall, and an orange-draped deity murti stands on a raised platform at the far right. Several white-clad volunteers stand near the back, and orange banners hang from the ceiling.

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January 01 20122012-01-01October 09 20102010-10-09December 10 20132013-12-10A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink walls and tall red curtains. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with headphones and some holding printed sheets. Several women in saffron, red and orange saris sit in the foreground, a few with white or red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some hold hands together in anjali mudra. A woman in the centre wears a white outfit with gold embroidery and folds her hands in prayer. No clearly identifiable figure at a front seat is visible, and the scene reads as a satsang gathering.2013-05-09 +2 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation during a meditative gathering in a hall with polished grey floor. Foreground women wear white saris and white dhotis with gold borders, many with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit cross-legged on orange cloth mats with brass puja plates, small brass lamps, bells and steel bowls before them, eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Rows of similarly dressed devotees, some in white kurtas and orange stoles, fill the background, with a few children in the lower left and a young man in a blue shirt at the right edge.2010-11-30A large indoor hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, seated at individual low orange mats with brass puja vessels, lamps, bowls of flowers and small plates set before them. Most wear white saris or white kurtas with yellow, orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders, and their hands are pressed together in prayer or held over the offerings. Behind them, a large crowd in white attire fills the hall, and an orange-draped platform stands at the left under a green canopy, with orange banners hanging from the ceiling.2010-10-15A photograph of a large seated congregation of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and rust-coloured beaded mala necklaces, with white forehead markings and sandalwood or vibhuti tilaks. Foreground women sit cross-legged with hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed, while others meditate or listen; a child sits at left. The hall has cream walls, wooden doors and a blue-and-white banner in the background. Nothing visible indicates a specific named programme beyond the hall setting.2015-08-09November 11 20152015-11-11April 08 20122012-04-08November 11 20152015-11-11February 24 20112011-02-24A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, wearing white saris and white dhotis with pale green and orange-tinted badges pinned to their clothing. Many sit cross-legged on mats with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation, some with hands folded on laps. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a red bindi and vibhuti marks on her forehead, holding a water bottle. Beside her a seated woman wears a patterned beige sari with a dark blue border. Several people in the background stand near the walls.2015-11-22