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A seated audience of men sits with eyes closed in a bright hall, apparently in meditation or listening. In the foreground, a bald man in a yellow shirt and a man in white kurta with a name badge sit in the front rows. Left, a heavyset man in a grey striped kurta with a lanyard badge rests his hands on his lap. Centre, a man in a cream kurta with glasses and a badge sits with eyes shut, and beside him a man in cream kurta with a red-brown shawl sits with head bowed. Right, men in white shirts and a red-patterned shirt sit nearby. Behind them is a tall banner with a sunset temple image and a partly visible portrait, and bookshelves of DVDs stand at the left wall.

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Indoor meditation or yoga session in a hall with pink walls and framed pictures. Front row participants sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats with eyes closed. Foreground man wears a blue-and-white striped polo shirt; beside him a man wears a green-and-white striped polo shirt. Second from left, a man in white kurta and dhoti sits with hands clasped, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, rows of seated participants wear white and coloured shirts, with name badges on lanyards. Red drapes and a few wall posters are visible in the background.2011-11-06A seated group meditates with eyes closed in a hall with pale walls and red curtains at the back. In the foreground, a boy in white with a red mark on his forehead and rudraksha beads sits eyes closed, and several young men in shirts and jeans sit cross-legged on a striped mat. Behind them, older men in white dhotis and sandalwood-colored shawls sit in rows. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge. Attendees are in white, cream and striped shirts, with a few in orange. The scene suggests a group meditation session.2011-10-06August 21 20112011-08-21Seated audience of devotees on a red-and-white striped mat in a hall, many men in white kurtas and cream clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young man with glasses and a white shirt, green trousers and a wooden bead mala sits cross-legged beside a water bottle. Next to him a man in a light yellow shirt with a lanyard and mala sits, and at right a bespectacled man in a tan shirt with a mala and lanyard sits attentively. Behind them rows of seated participants face forward, with a gold-accented altar area and pillars in the background.2011-11-30September 24 20162016-09-24October 25 20112011-10-25Seated devotees with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang. In the centre, a man in a beige short-sleeved shirt sits with hands resting, face calm. To his left, a man in wire-rimmed glasses and white shirt wears a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind them, men in white shirts sit in rows, and on the right a man in a pale blue shirt meditates beside a figure in an orange and white shawl. No swami visible in frame.2012-05-24A seated audience of men at a satsang, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. A man in a bright blue shirt and cap sits centre, and a young man at lower left wears a green polo. Several men have white vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Gold and red decorative elements are visible in the background behind the rows of listeners. Many attendees wear lanyard badges.2014-07-05A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang hall, with many delegates in white and cream clothing wearing lanyard badges, sitting on floor cushions and mats. Several people in the front rows have hands pressed together in anjali mudra or sit in quiet meditation with eyes closed. Warm orange and red drapery forms the backdrop, and a shaft of light falls from the upper right. No speaker is clearly visible in the frame; the focus is on the assembled devotees listening to the talk.2010-12-02A photograph of seated participants on a white floor covering in a hall with red-cushioned chairs behind them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits cross-armed beside a man in a blue polo shirt; a man in a navy and white striped polo sits in front, with a conference-style name badge. Behind them an older man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala wears white, and other attendees in white shirts and kurtas sit nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; they read as ordinary participants.2012-03-31A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a large satsang hall. In the foreground a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a lanyard badge. Beside him a younger man in white wears an orange-and-red shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white kurta. Lower left, a man with long swept-back hair in white clothing sits with eyes closed. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and blue shirts sit in meditation. The scene is a meditation or discourse session, and no one visible is identified as a person.2017-04-23A seated congregation in a hall, mostly men, with many people sitting cross-legged on light blue-striped mats. In the foreground a man in a dark grey t-shirt and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and beside him a man in a white kurta with red lanyard also holds palms together. A bald man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a man in a yellow shirt with red mala sits to the right. Behind them rows of men in white and pastel shirts sit on red chairs, and two small children in front wear a green top. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, with people in quiet, eyes-closed attention.2011-07-05