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March 25 2008

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A seated audience of devotees on woven mats inside a hall, women in white and cream saris and kurtas with rudraksha malas, one young girl in white in the lower centre, a woman in a black blouse with a red-bordered sari at right, and a woman in a lilac shawl. Some attendees hold their hands in prayer, and men in white stand or sit behind a metal railing with banana leaves and red-and-white decoration at the back. The image is a photograph of the gathering, and no one in it is identified as a person.2009-12-28November 29 20132013-11-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd of seated devotees fills a hall at night, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in pastel, red, blue and orange tones, with a few men in white shirts. Many sit on white plastic chairs and gaze toward the front, some with folded hands, and a woman in a light blue outfit holds a baby. The camera-side foreground shows a woman in white and a man in glasses and white attire, and a standing man in a light shirt moves along the aisle. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse audience with the speaker off-frame.2008-03-27November 29 20132013-11-29 +1 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22April 06 20122012-04-06August 23 20142014-08-23A seated audience of women in a hall attends a satsang or discourse. Most wear white, cream or patterned saris and sit on red-and-white striped floor mats; several wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and small name badges. In the front row a woman in a light blue sari with a white badge looks forward, and a woman in orange and green sits beside her. Red curtains hang on the windows behind them and red chairs line the back wall. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-09-15Night gathering of a large crowd seated and standing in front of a temple-like stage, with a lit string of green lights overhead. Most seated women wear white saris with orange-bordered cloth, some in blue, teal, green and orange saris, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and tilak marks; several men in white shirts stand at the back. Some seated women hold their hands folded or rest a hand on a knee and appear to be listening attentively. At the right edge, an ornate golden-and-red altar structure with a dark cloth and a decorative shrine is visible. A purple-and-white logo appears in the upper left corner. Counts approximately 60 or more visible people, so the range is 21-100.2013-03-10November 07 20112011-11-07October 07 20062006-10-07A crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a pillared hall during a programme, facing toward the front. In the foreground a woman in a lime-green sari sits on a rust-coloured mat beside a woman in a green sari and another in a yellow sari. A young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a tilak on his forehead sits in front of a boy in a blue shirt. Behind them rows of women in colourful saris and men in white and light shirts sit attentively, and children are interspersed among them. No deity, throne or speaker is visible in the frame.