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A photograph of a small indoor satsang room with a plain white wall and a red-brown painted wall. About twenty people in white ritual clothing sit on colourful woven mats and floor cushions, many wearing blue lanyard-style neck cords. Several take notes or hold books and notebooks. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits on a black plastic chair and gestures with his hands while speaking to the group. Nearby are a wooden cabinet, a standing fan and a ceiling light. The scene suggests a discourse or teaching session.

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A photograph of a classroom-style satsang inside a plain room with white walls and a red-painted wall. A man in white robes with a red-bordered cloth sits on a black plastic chair at right, facing a group of about twenty seated students on striped woven mats. The students wear white clothing and blue lanyards, many holding notebooks or pens. A white ceiling fan, a wooden cabinet and a red door are visible. The speaker's appearance is not clearly identifiable from this image.2010-09-08A seated teacher in white robes with a gold necklace speaks from a low chair at the front of a room, gesturing with one hand while a seated group listens. The audience sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats in white clothing; the women wear white saris with gold borders, and some have long braids. A wall fan, a wooden cabinet and a glass-walled corridor are visible.2010-09-08Indoor satsang in a room with tiled floor and a wall fan. A seated teacher on a wooden chair wears white clothing and a heavy gold necklace, raising one index finger while speaking. About a dozen devotees in white sit on colourful striped mats facing him, some in white saris with gold borders and others in white shirts and trousers. A wooden cabinet, office windows and a corridor appear behind them.2010-09-08A photograph of a small indoor group session in a plain room with white-painted walls. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red-and-white border sits on a black plastic chair, wearing a gold necklace and a gold bracelet, with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, and gestures with both hands while speaking. Around him, about ten people sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats wearing white clothes, some with blue lanyards and beaded necklaces; several hold notebooks or pens and listen attentively.2010-09-08A seated group of devotees in white clothes with blue lanyards and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a plain hall, facing toward the left. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white sits with hands resting on his knees, and several others sit beside and behind him, some holding notebooks or papers on the floor. A white fan and a red door appear in the background, with a wooden cabinet and stacked books at the right edge.2010-09-08April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph inside an unfinished open-sided hall with bare breeze-block walls and a corrugated roof. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits on a white plastic chair at the left, facing a seated group. About a dozen people sit cross-legged on mats and a dark brown cloth, most in white clothes, one woman in an orange and grey sari and another in a white sari with a red flower in her braid. A red cloth hangs over a doorway, and a small wall shrine area with a canopy is visible at the right. Some participants have shaved heads and wear white shirts. No one in the scene is identifiable as the a person by appearance cues.2007-02-05December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a seated teaching session in a large hall with pale marble floors and a central floor inlay of diagonal lines. A person in an ornate red-brown throne chair, wearing orange-saffron robes and a gold pendant, raises a hand near the face. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees sit cross-legged on the floor, many wearing green lanyard badges. In the foreground, several women with long braids sit with their backs to the camera.2015-11-16A photograph of a teaching session in a bright hall with polished cream floor and wooden doors. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, gold necklace and beaded mala, sits on an ornate reddish-brown throne with an orange cloth draped over its base, gesturing as he speaks. Around him, dozens of seated devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders face him on the floor. A woman in a saffron-red top sits near the throne on the right. Several participants have long braided hair and some wear white shawls.2015-11-16Indoor photo of an ashram meeting in a plain hall with pale yellow partition panels and a yellow door. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits in a white chair at the front, with a microphone stand, a small table with a water bottle, and a red-patterned rug. Around 30 seated people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats in rows, many with shaved heads, others with long braided hair. A few are also in orange robes. The floor is grey concrete, with folded bedding visible at the right edge.2008-01-16November 16 20152015-11-16