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A seated satsang gathering in a hall with steel railings and orange mats, where a woman in a cream floral sari with pink flowers leans forward to offer a brass plate of yellow flowers and turmeric-coloured offerings to a young woman in white, who extends her hands over it. Around them, devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats, many wearing white kurtas or tops and rudraksha malas, some in blue, red and yellow clothing. A saffron cloth hangs from the ceiling at the upper left.

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A photograph inside a hall with orange floor mats and red carpet, where a crowd of mostly women and some men sit on the floor in white clothes and saris. In the centre, a woman in a floral cream sari with red border bends forward holding a round plate of yellow-orange offerings, possibly an aarti or prasadam plate, as she moves among the seated devotees. Seated women in white tops, red shawls, green and blue saris and hair in braids and buns watch and clap their hands. Metal railings and white-clad men are visible in the background, and a yellow and purple hanging is at the top left. Text in the bottom right reads a pedia source line, which is omitted here2010-12-23April 08 20122012-04-08A photograph of a satsang hall where several women sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor cushions, facing forward. The woman at centre wears a white kurta printed with orange floral motifs and a beaded necklace, with her hands folded in her lap. The woman at left wears a white saree with gold border and a red shawl over her shoulder, and the woman at right wears a white saree with a red shawl, pressing a small white item near a steel bowl. Orange and maroon cloths lie in the foreground. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the hall, and framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls beneath a ceiling with recessed lights.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA satsang gathering in a hall with a red wall and a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a brown rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel and an offering; beside her is a brass plate with petals and a lit wick. Two other women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a small bell and an oil lamp; a woman in orange garments sits further left. Behind them, several women and girls in white and orange sit in rows, and at the top right an ornate golden throne-like seat stands near a stage with microphones. A small framed photograph and offering plates rest on an orange cloth. The people are seated in a devotional posture.2014-07-20February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a white floor, with many people holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and glasses holds a lamp, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl offers a lamp with raised hands. A woman with a red forehead mark and a white top with an orange shawl also holds a flame. Behind them, monks in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together, and a green cloth with cups and bottles lies at the right. a person is not clearly visible among those pictured, so no candidate is identified.2015-05-23A photograph of a home pada puja ritual indoors. A woman in a white sari with a gold border waves a lit oil lamp in front of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a white and red floral garland and rudraksha beads, who sits on an orange cushioned seat with a metal staff leaning beside. Petals and marigold flowers cover the floor in front of them. Around them, devotees kneel or stand with hands folded: a man in a white shirt with palms joined, an older man in a light shirt, girls in green and purple dress, a bald man in orange, and women in white and orange saris.2014-06-26A seated group of women and a few others sit on the floor of an ashram hall during a satsang or discourse. Several wear white or cream salwar and sari, one in a pale green top and grey trousers, another in a deep maroon sari with a bindi and glasses, and a woman in an orange sari sits at left. Brass lamps and small steel containers with fruit and offerings rest on a glossy floor in front of them, with a folded stack of striped mattresses and red curtains behind. The women sit quietly with hands folded in their laps, attentive to an unseen speaker.2011-10-03January 14 20132013-01-14March 30 20162016-03-30April 09 20122012-04-09Indoor satsang hall with orange and red floor mats. A woman in a white-and-red patterned sari and gold bangles stands bent forward, holding a round brass plate with a yellow-orange offering, while a seated woman in a red shawl and white kurta extends her hands over it. Around them, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas and black rudraksha-style necklaces sit on orange mats, some with hands folded, a few in saris and salwar. Stainless steel railings line the room, and an orange banner hangs at the right edge. Visible people number roughly twenty, all seated or standing in the hall.2010-12-23