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A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling a hall with many rows of devotees sitting on the floor. In the foreground, women wear saffron and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear white or red sarees and some wear glasses. Several women have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded, and a small brass lamp sits on the floor at the lower right. Further back, more devotees in white and colourful clothing sit attentively, and a banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.

2014-07-06 +1 copies

A 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.

June 01 2014

A large hall filled with many seated devotees attending a satsang, most dressed in white or pastel clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in a white dress with a small pendant sits with eyes closed in meditation, while others hold papers or sit cross-legged on blue-striped mats. Orange and yellow tassel decorations hang from the ceiling and a white draped table stands at the left edge.

March 07 2016

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, with many rows of people in white, orange and maroon clothing. In the foreground, four women sit cross-legged on a mat: the woman at left wears a white sari with gold border and rudraksha mala; the woman in maroon at centre wears a maroon sari, rudraksha mala and a red pendant, hands open in her lap; the woman in orange on the right wears an orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala and sits with palms resting; another woman in orange at far right has hands together. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass items, a small metal box and a tray with flower petals sit on the floor in front. No a person candidate is visible.

A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in white and orange clothing with red and orange rudraksha-style beaded garlands. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on a tiled floor, some with notebooks, a small wooden book stand and offerings of flower petals and brass items nearby. Along the walls, framed photographs hang above red curtains, and a golden statue is visible at the far left. The audience faces forward toward the front of the hall.

August 24 2014

October 14 2012

A large hall filled with seated devotees during a Pada Puja ritual. In the foreground, women in white and saffron-orange sarees sit on mats, hands pressed in anjali, with brass puja plates holding flowers, fruit, lamps and kumkum in front of them. Many devotees wear white clothes with yellow or red shawls. Behind them, rows of white-clad people sit cross-legged in meditation or prayer. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge. Deity murtis are visible along the far right wall.

A seated audience of women fills the frame at a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a woman with long reddish-brown hair wears white clothing and a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree with round glasses holds her hands together in front of her. Another woman in a white saree with a gold border wears a rust-red beaded mala and has white sandalwood paste on her forehead. Behind them, many women wear white, cream and saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or white forehead markings. No a person candidate is visible among the people shown.

A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women, in white and orange clothing, many wearing red and orange rudraksha-style malas. In the foreground, women in orange and white sit cross-legged on mats with brass thalis, small oil lamps, kumkum and flower offerings before them, several with hands joined in prayer. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above; framed images line the back wall, and a golden ornamental structure is visible at the left edge.