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March 06 20162016-03-06March 11 20132013-03-11September 28 20172017-09-28A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground at night in an open hall, mostly in white clothes. Many women wear white saris with pink, yellow, blue and brown borders, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them, and one man at the right wears an orange saffron shawl. Some people in the front rows hold their hands together in prayer. A young girl and a small child sit near the front. Faces are lit by the dim evening light, and a white banner or screen is visible in the upper background. The crowd fills the frame, with many more people standing at the back.2013-03-10A large outdoor evening gathering of devotees seated on a stone-tiled floor under dark trees at night. Many people, mostly women, sit in rows; several young girls in colourful dresses wear flower garlands of orange and yellow marigolds, and one young woman in a dark sari with gold-trimmed border and jasmine garland sits prominently in the foreground. Many women wear orange and red shawls and saris, and some men wear white kurtas with orange shawls. In the background, figures in orange and white saris stand near a red pillar with a hanging yellow-and-red cloth. A man in a white shirt with glasses sits in the lower right foreground. The atmosphere is a satsang-style gathering with devotees listening attentively.2016-10-10November 27 20122012-11-27A photograph of a packed satsang hall with a large seated and standing crowd, mostly women in orange, saffron and yellow saris and white salwar, with rudraksha malas visible on several devotees. Many sit cross-legged on the floor with hands folded in namaste, while men in white shirts and white dhotis stand along the back wall. Orange-red walls, strings of coloured fairy lights and two dark deity murti figures draped in garlands stand at the sides. A floral offering with marigolds and red flowers sits at left. Visible people are numerous, many partly cropped at edges, so a larger crowd is present. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific swami in this view.2013-03-10Night photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in an open courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit on mats, many with hands folded in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak. A woman in a white sari sits at the right front. Behind them, many more people in white and saffron stand and sit, with a red-and-white garland at left. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead, and a tiered lamp-lit structure glows in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-28Night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees in white kurta-pyjama and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges, with some in saffron or orange kurtas. They sit on a stone floor in rows facing forward, with a stone pillar and a garlanded altar or deity-like form visible in the background. Strings of coloured fairy lights decorate the scene. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, and the front rows are seated with eyes lowered or closed.2013-11-04Night outdoor satsang with a large seated crowd, mostly women and girls in saffron-orange sarees and dresses with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, some with palms pressed in anjali. Behind them, standing people in white and cream saris and dhotis, and strings of colourful lights overhead. Dense group of roughly 50 to 60 visible people.2015-07-31A large evening gathering of seated devotees on a floor covered with mats, many men in plain white kurta-style clothes and some women in white and coloured saris and salwars. A string of multicoloured fairy lights hangs in the background, and a tripod-mounted camera appears at upper right beside a standing man in white. Several people in front wear white with name badges, and one man in the foreground wears a red tilak on his forehead. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible.2013-11-04Night-time outdoor satsang under a tarpaulin canopy strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Large crowd of women seated on the floor wearing white saris with gold borders, many with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, rudraksha or gold necklaces, and identification badges on their saris. Several have hands folded in namaste or eyes closed while chanting. On a distant raised stage, a few figures in white sit in front of the crowd beneath bright lights. Hanging lanterns and decorations are visible overhead.2017-05-26