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August 27 20162016-08-27September 11 20162016-09-11A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a meditation or satsang in a hall with red-and-white striped mats and metal stanchions with chains. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits with hands resting, and a younger woman in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with a small notebook and a silver object in front of her. Behind them a woman in a floral print top sits cross-legged with her hands on her knees, and other women in saris sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-06-21August 18 20132013-08-18A photograph of a seated group meditating indoors in a hall with red upholstered chairs and a patterned wall. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari with a dark patterned border and a rudraksha-style mala holds her hands in a mudra with her eyes closed, with a yellow tilak on her forehead. Beside her a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes wears glasses and a pendant necklace, eyes closed. Behind them women in red and white saris sit in meditation, and a small child is partly visible at left. No a person candidate is visible.2014-05-24Photograph of a seated audience at a nighttime satsang or discourse, with people sitting close together in the foreground. A shaved-headed woman in the centre wears an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, looking to the side. Beside her, a woman in a cream printed shawl sits with eyes closed. At left, a woman with curly hair wears a white striped shirt and a pendant on a cord. At right, a woman in a red embroidered blouse wears a rudraksha mala. Several more people are visible in the background, some wearing malas, and a purple bird logo appears in the top left corner.2017-12-18A satsang gathering in a hall with a red wall and a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a brown rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel and an offering; beside her is a brass plate with petals and a lit wick. Two other women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a small bell and an oil lamp; a woman in orange garments sits further left. Behind them, several women and girls in white and orange sit in rows, and at the top right an ornate golden throne-like seat stands near a stage with microphones. A small framed photograph and offering plates rest on an orange cloth. The people are seated in a devotional posture.2014-07-20A large seated gathering of devotees with eyes closed in meditation inside a hall with wooden panels and a gilded ornamental figure at the upper left. Most attendees wear white or cream clothes with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas, and many have white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground at left wears a red-orange shawl and white tilak, a woman in the centre wears a lavender and white patterned blouse and white skirt, and an older woman at lower centre wears a teal and white sari. Water bottles, a purple bottle and a black bag sit on the floor among the rows of participants.2016-02-21A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.2011-10-03October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a white marble floor, eyes closed in meditation at an NSP gathering. In the foreground a young woman in a multicoloured floral kurta with a rudraksha mala sits upright with hands resting, and to her right a woman in a pale peach-yellow dupatta with yellow top sits with hands on her knees. A girl in a striped white and pink top wears a lanyard badge on the left, and a woman in turquoise sits behind. Other participants in yellow, white and grey clothing fill the background, and a woman in white sits at the lower left. Several lanyard badges are visible.2010-02-20August 27 20162016-08-27