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A large group of devotees sits seated on a bare concrete floor inside a plain hall with white block walls and a metal roof with exposed fluorescent-style bulbs hanging overhead. Most are in white ritual clothes, many men wearing white shirts and dhotis and some wearing rudraksha-style beads, while several women wear red, orange and pink saris. They face toward the front of the room, with others standing along the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, and the scene appears to be a seated satsang or nightlong vigil gathering.

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February 16 20072007-02-16A large seated crowd of devotees fills a bare whitewashed hall at night, dressed mostly in white saris and white shirts with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured borders. Many sit cross-legged on a plain floor in rows, some with glasses and some wearing red or orange garments. Several figures in white stand near the back wall and near a doorway, and one standing person wears a red cloth. The scene is dimly lit with bare overhead wiring and the crowd appears attentive.2007-02-16December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16January 31 20072007-01-31A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white saris with gold borders and some in orange, maroon and green, sits closely packed on the floor of a plain whitewashed hall at night. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and name badges pinned to their clothes. A standing woman in white stands at the back of the room near a wall-mounted light. Several men in white shirts sit among them. The crowd faces forward, attentive and seated in rows. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2007-02-16A large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on a bare concrete floor inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Most wear white ritual clothes, several with white or orange-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces. A man in the foreground left with an orange shawl holds a camera at his shoulder and looks toward the front. A woman in white with a yellow-bordered sari sits with hands pressed together in namaste. In the bottom right corner a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. Framed photographs and banners line the far wall behind a metal railing, and a standing man in white stands at the right edge. Several people in the crowd are visibly smiling, and some are seated on a raised area near the rear. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2009-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16October 02 20112011-10-02A large seated crowd of devotees fills a whitewashed hall at night, sitting on the floor in rows. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha-style malas, while women wear saris in pink, orange, red, yellow and white, some with a red bindi and some with bangles and necklaces. A young girl in a pink dress with braids sits in front, and a small child stands at the left edge. Some participants hold small cloth bundles. A doorway in the back wall opens onto darkness, and a person in white stands near the rear.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Photograph of a seated audience inside a plain white-walled hall with a concrete floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs; several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with sacred ash on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sit in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a pendant necklace sits centre, and others in saffron, red, green and yellow saris and a boy in a green shirt sit nearby. Men in white stand along the back wall and at the right doorway. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person identification is made. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall. The crowd is large and dense.2007-01-12