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December 02 2017

A seated crowd of devotees in white clothing with orange-red sashes and orange forehead markings sits at a homa or ritual gathering. Women in the foreground wear white kurtas, orange-red shawls and orange lanyards, several with hands in prayer or eyes closed. Behind them men in white and orange-red garments and young people in grey and white stand or sit with hands joined. Greenery and a white structure form the background.

A night-time outdoor satsang with a large seated audience on orange mats. Most attendees wear white clothing and rudraksha malas with orange cords, including a woman in the foreground with curly reddish hair and a woman with a lanyard ID badge. A young boy in a red shirt sits among them. Behind the crowd, dim lamplight and a few standing figures are visible. No clearly identifiable a person is present in the frame.

August 29 2014

A seated audience at a satsang hall, mostly women dressed in white with red-orange shawls and rudraksha beads. In the foreground, a woman with long brown hair, a red bindi and a silver pendant necklace sits with her palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white kurta and red-orange shawl. Beside her, a woman with a red-dotted forehead and white garments sits attentively, and to the right a woman in white with glasses and a white shawl sits quietly. Behind them, other devotees in white and red-orange shawls are seated in rows, some with white headbands and some with grey hair. No speaker or deity murti is clearly visible in the frame.

July 09 2013

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January 04 2014

A seated group of devotees in white clothing with orange lanyards and rudraksha malas during a meditative sitting. In the foreground a woman with short curly grey hair and glasses sits with eyes lowered, wearing a white kurta, a red sash and a rudraksha mala. Beside her a woman in white with a red bindi and white tilak closes her eyes with hands clasped, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard with an ID badge. Behind them more participants in white and red sashes sit on white plastic chairs. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tent at a satsang, mostly women in white clothes and some in saffron. Foreground, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long red-brown shawl sits with eyes closed in meditation, with a forehead tilak. Beside her, a girl in a white top with a small lanyard sits, and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them rows of attendees in white sit on floor cushions, some wearing lanyards. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame; the people are gathered in quiet listening and meditation.

A photograph of a large seated congregation of devotees dressed in white, many wearing orange-red and white lanyards. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and white sari wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with her hands near a small brass object, smiling as she sings. Beside her a woman in white with grey-streaked hair looks forward, and other women in white clothes sit closely packed in a hall, some with eyes closed in devotion. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering. No candidate for a person is visible in the frame.

July 09 2013

A seated congregation of devotees in white clothing with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders, gathered for satsang at night. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged, one with hands folded and another with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and red fill the hall, with orange-robed figures visible at the far left and white chairs along the back. Some wear identification badges on their white clothes. The mood is attentive and still.