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A large seated group of devotees in a hall during meditation or satsang. Most wear saffron-orange garments, and many women wear white saris with gold borders. Several have eyes closed and hands folded in their laps. Some wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and a few children sit among them. Striped cloth mats cover the floor, with a backpack and a water cup in the foreground. At the top left, a figure in white stands near an orange-draped table. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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August 27 20172017-08-27A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling a hall with many rows of devotees sitting on the floor. In the foreground, women wear saffron and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear white or red sarees and some wear glasses. Several women have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded, and a small brass lamp sits on the floor at the lower right. Further back, more devotees in white and colourful clothing sit attentively, and a banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.2014-07-06 +1 copiesA large seated audience of women fills a hall for a meditation session. Most wear white clothing with yellow or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats, with eyes closed or hands folded. Some women in the foreground wear orange-red dupattas and white saris. A brass lamp and a small book rest on the mats in front. Behind them, a golden deity murti or ornament stands on a raised altar near the far wall. The hall has pink walls and rows of chairs at the back. Around 100 physical people are visible.2010-09-16February 21 20162016-02-21A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang in a temple-like hall. In the foreground, several young women wear saffron-orange sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti or sandalwood lines across their foreheads; the central woman has her palms pressed together in anjali. Behind and around them, many devotees in white clothing with red lanyard-style cords sit with eyes closed or gaze forward. Ornate gold and red decor and a gilded altar area appear in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2015-02-24A photograph of a large seated congregation of women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and rust-coloured beaded mala necklaces, with white forehead markings and sandalwood or vibhuti tilaks. Foreground women sit cross-legged with hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed, while others meditate or listen; a child sits at left. The hall has cream walls, wooden doors and a blue-and-white banner in the background. Nothing visible indicates a specific named programme beyond the hall setting.2015-08-09June 06 20162016-06-06December 10 20132013-12-10March 06 20162016-03-06 +2 copiesA large seated group meditates in a hall on red mats. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon or yellow borders and long rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads; several have hands pressed in prayer. Behind them, women in white saris and white kurtas sit with eyes closed. A figure in a white sari sits near the centre background. The scene shows a satsang-style meditation with devotees sitting in rows. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2013-04-07September 28 20132013-09-28Devotees 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.2012-06-03