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June 22 20122012-06-22May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall during a seated satsang or meditation session. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a red bindi sits with eyes closed, and beside her a woman in a blue sari with gold border sits with hands folded. Behind them women in white saris wear rudraksha malas, and many men sit in white and pale shirts near metal stanchions on the right. A brass plate with flower petals rests at lower left. Many people appear to be in a seated, eyes-closed meditative posture.2012-06-03December 01 20112011-12-01Seated devotees fill a hall during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, women wear orange and peach saris with maroon borders and rudraksha or bead malas; one wears a yellow-bordered cream sari and another has a red shawl. Behind them, more participants in white and cream clothing sit on mats and cushions, some with yellow and red shawls, while the blurred background shows a warmly lit hall with pillars. No speaker or deity is clearly visible in this frame.2010-12-28June 01 20142014-06-01A dim hall of seated devotees listening to a satsang, most sitting cross-legged on striped mats. In the foreground, a woman in white with headphones and mala beads sits with hands together, next to a woman in an orange top with white hair and earphones, and a woman in white with a long dark ponytail and beaded mala. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris and salwar fill the room, some wearing vertical tilak marks and rudraksha malas. A man in an orange shawl sits among them. Hanging curtains, a vertical tapestry and a row of rods line the back wall.2012-06-17A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-coloured shawl and red-brown mala sits cross-legged, forehead marked with white vibhuti, and several people in the rows behind wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Women in white and pastel saris sit among them, some with hands folded in meditation. Metal stands and a brass vessel sit on the floor, and the audience faces forward toward an unseen speaker. Visible people number roughly two dozen.2015-08-02June 17 20122012-06-17A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor facing forward. In the foreground an older woman in a rust-orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange garment sits beside a woman in a white shawl and white sari with gold bangles, and a woman in a teal-blue sari with a brown blouse and a long pendant necklace sits at right. Behind them rows of devotees wear orange, saffron and red garments, with white-clad men further back. Gold decorations appear faintly at the top left. Several people wear beaded malas and some have vibhuti or tilak marks.2016-09-11October 17 20122012-10-17October 14 20122012-10-14