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September 22 2012

Overhead view of a large satsang hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on red-and-white striped mats over green covering. Most attendees wear white dhotis and shirts or white and colourful saris, with some in orange, pink, green and red garments. Many sit cross-legged with notebooks or small bags placed before them, while others face the front stage at the top of the frame. Tiered white-clad rows occupy the upper and side sections, and the scene is crowded and orderly. The image is a photograph of an ashram gathering, with no single identifiable central figure clearly visible from this angle.

Overhead view of a large satsang gathering seated on red-and-white striped mats across a green floor. Dozens of women in white saris with coloured borders sit closely together, many holding notebooks or papers and small cloth bags. Others wear orange, pink, blue and green saris. No central speaker or a person figure is visible, and the seating fills the frame densely. Several women are writing or reading while others sit with hands in their laps.

December 16 2012

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A large group of women sits cross-legged on striped red and maroon mats in a hall with patterned wall hangings, performing a puja. Most wear white saris with gold or red borders and blue lanyard badges. Brass plates and small bowls with flowers, lamps and offerings sit before them, and one woman in a green blouse and red-white sari holds a small brass item. A woman in the foreground in a cream sari with gold border has her eyes closed in meditation, and a blonde woman in a red blouse and white sari rests her hands together. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the person-identification cue is absent from the scene.

December 31 2010

October 10 2010

A photograph of a large group of women and girls seated cross-legged on the floor of an ashram hall during a ritual session. Many wear white or pale garments with orange, red or saffron shawls and stoles; some have tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha or bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps, a small brass puja plate with flowers and fruit, and open books are arranged on mats in front of them. Folded striped bedding and red curtains are visible in the background. The foreground figures are seated with eyes closed or looking down. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

A night-time satsang gathering under a open-sided pavilion with striped multicoloured mats on the floor. Many women sit cross-legged in white saris with gold or yellow borders, some with grey hair and flowers, others with long braids. Several men in white dhotis sit or stand toward the back, some bare-chested. Colourful hanging decorations and banners are strung from poles overhead.

A large seated gathering of women, many dressed in white and cream with red or brown shawls and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, sit on colourful striped carpets in a hall. In the foreground a young woman in an orange and gold saree and beaded necklaces sits near a woman in a white dress with gold ornaments. Behind them, golden lamps and decorative panels line the stage area.

A photograph of a large seated congregation during a meditative gathering in a hall with polished grey floor. Foreground women wear white saris and white dhotis with gold borders, many with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit cross-legged on orange cloth mats with brass puja plates, small brass lamps, bells and steel bowls before them, eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Rows of similarly dressed devotees, some in white kurtas and orange stoles, fill the background, with a few children in the lower left and a young man in a blue shirt at the right edge.