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A photograph of a seated audience inside an indoor hall during an evening session. Many men wear white clothing and white headwear or are bald, and several wear headphones over their ears. Some have yellow scarves or cords across their shoulders. A man in white sits on a raised area at the far left near a curtain. A metal railing and staircase run along the right wall. Foreground figures in white head coverings are partly visible at the bottom edge. A black sign with white lettering on the upper right reads rules about phones, children and photography.

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A seated group of men in white clothes fills a hall, most sitting cross-legged on white mats and many wearing black headphones. Several wear yellow shawls over their white garments, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl with a pendant necklace sits facing away from the camera, while another man in white with a yellow shawl listens with his eyes closed. A low wooden stand and a small black remote lie on the floor. Behind them, more seated devotees and a few standing people are visible in the background.2010-09-28Photograph of a seated audience at an evening session, mostly men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Many wear over-ear headphones. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the lower left foreground wears a headset. In the upper background, a person in white with a microphone sits near a chair, and a figure in orange sits at the upper right. The room has white walls and a red curtain. No clear a person figure is visible in this frame.2010-09-28A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with orange and patterned hanging banners overhead. In the foreground, several men in white clothing sit on the floor, many wearing dark over-ear headphones and white lanyards with badges. One man on the lower left has a white forehead mark and a red tilak, and another on the right wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bag rests nearby. Behind them, rows of seated people in white and one man in a teal shirt listen attentively, and a standing man in white on the right side watches. No figure clearly matches a person appearance, so no leader is identified.2010-09-28A seated audience of young men in plain white kurta-style clothing sits on an orange floor covering in a hall, with white plastic chairs empty behind them. Most have shaved heads; many wear blue lanyards with ID badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. One man at left wears a white shirt with an earpiece, and another at left wears a yellow shirt. They look toward the front of the hall, attentive, as if listening to a discourse. No speaker or presenter is visible in the frame. The scene suggests a sattsang-style gathering inside an ashram hall.2010-09-06A seated group of devotees in white kurta-style clothing listens attentively in a hall with orange and multicoloured hanging decorations at the top. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a white mat, and beside him a bespectacled man in a yellow shawl holds a small device. Several others wear rudraksha and wooden mala beads, and a standing man in white with a lanyard watches from the back. Seated audience members fill the room, and a tablet rests on the floor in the lower right.2010-09-28A photograph of a hall where seated devotees in white clothes watch a television screen on a cabinet, showing a figure in a red-orange sari seated at a desk. Foreground: a woman in white with a headset and a bald man in white with a grey-haired man in front. Plastic chairs fill the room; a blue sign on the left reads that silence should be maintained, cell phones switched off, children under 12 not allowed, and video, audio and photography prohibited. A dark curtain and a cushioned chair with a microphone stand appear at right, and a ceiling fan is visible at top.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white ritual clothing sits in rows of chairs in a hall with white drapes, a wall fan, and a yellow-and-multicolour hanging. The men on the right wear lanyards and name badges; a few wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a man with a bald head and a bearded man with a garland and shaved scalp face the camera. A blue sign on the right displays rules including 'Switch off' and 'Children under 12 years not allowed'. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.2009-11-16A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual or satsang session. Many men with shaved heads wear white clothing and white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. They sit cross-legged on white floor mats and orange cloths in rows facing forward. In the foreground a man in white holds his hands together in front of brass puja plates containing a small lamp, flowers, and small brass vessels, and a red-flowered offering dish sits nearby. Chairs are stacked along the back wall, and a staircase with metal railings rises on the right. A bearded man in a white shirt and rudraksha-style beads sits in the lower left corner. The scene is calm and orderly.2010-10-07A photograph of a large seated meditation gathering in a bright hall with pink walls and orange floor mats. In the foreground, rows of men in white kurta-style clothing and yellow shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps; several wear rudraksha malas and wire-rimmed glasses. Behind them, more participants in white sit in rows, and a few wear orange garments. At the back left, a golden throne and decorative gold-and-floral ornaments stand near the wall, and an orange-clad figure sits on the right side of the room. A power strip lies on the floor in the foreground. The scene conveys a silent group meditation session.2010-09-07February 14 20082008-02-14 +1 copiesNovember 16 20092009-11-16A photograph of a seated audience in white clothes facing a raised stage at a satsang hall. Many people, seen from behind, sit cross-legged on a white floor, several wearing headphones and some with yellow or orange shawls. On the stage, a figure in blue and red clothing sits on an ornate gold and red throne flanked by flower arrangements and white pillars, beneath a green banner reading Yoga Sutras. A dark blue curtain backs the stage and a video camera on a tripod sits at the right. The seated figure on the throne cannot be identified from appearance with confidence here.2010-09-15