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A large seated congregation of devotees, mostly women, fills a hall in prayer. Many sit with palms pressed together or eyes closed, wearing white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red, orange, pink and purple borders. Several have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear red or orange shawls. Some are seated on blue cushions on the floor, and an ID badge lanyard is visible on one woman. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with no clearly visible central figure in the frame.

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A photograph of a large seated audience, mostly women and young women, inside a hall with pale pink walls and tall windows. Many sit on orange mats with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several wear white saris or white churidar tops, while others wear pink, green, purple, maroon and yellow saris and salwars. A woman in a yellow sari stands near the back wall beside a red chair. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, so the central figure is not shown. The lower right foreground shows a white box and a seated woman in dark blue.2010-10-24A seated crowd of women at an ashram satsang, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on the forehead and rudraksha malas around the neck. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold border sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and another in a bright orange sari. A woman in a green sari with a conference badge sits center, and a fair-haired woman in a patterned top with a white forehead mark sits left. Several others in white and red saris sit behind them, all facing forward in meditative attention. No identifiable a person is visible.2013-08-02A photograph of a large seated group of women in a hall performing a puja. Most wear white or cream saris and some wear yellow or orange, with red shawls draped over their shoulders. Several women in the front rows sit cross-legged on mats in front of small brass plates, oil lamps, and offering bowls with flowers, and some hold their hands together in prayer. Rudraksha malas are visible on a few of the women. Behind them, others sit in rows with plastic containers and bags beside them, and a few people stand near the back, some in white clothes and some in Western dress, with chairs stacked along the far wall.2011-02-02January 29 20162016-01-29A dense crowd of devotees sits cross-legged in a temple hall, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many women wear white or cream sarees with gold and red borders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. A woman in the centre with glasses and a white saree chants with her eyes closed. At the upper right, a woman in white with a gold-bordered saree holds her hands in prayer near a silver railing. A pink gift bag and a white-haired woman in front add to the scene. The setting suggests satsang or puja, with an altar draped in patterned cloth visible at the top.2012-10-09A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall for a puja, most sitting cross-legged on orange and red mats with small oil lamps and offering trays set before them. Many wear white cotton saris or dhotis with yellow, red and orange borders, and several women wear red shawls. Several participants have hands folded in prayer or rest them on their laps with eyes closed. Pink and red seating is visible toward the back, and a few people in the far background are standing. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this image.2011-02-25A large seated congregation of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang or darshan programme. Many wear red and orange shawls with white or pale clothing, saris and salwar kameez in green, orange, pink and yellow, and red-and-white bindis or forehead marks. Some have orange lanyard cords. A red carpeted aisle runs toward a bright stage at the back where a fire or lamp glows, and a white hall stretches behind the rows.2016-04-23A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang, with many women in the foreground pressing their palms together in anjali. A woman on the left wears a red and orange head wrap and an orange shawl, with a sandalwood-colored mark on her forehead. A woman in a grey top and red-orange shawl with gold bangles prays with eyes partly closed. An older woman in a red and cream sari with a red shawl and a small tilak sits with hands folded. A woman in a white wrap with a rudraksha-style bead necklace prays with bowed head, and a woman in a white top on the right also has her hands together. Others in orange, red and lime green clothing sit behind them, and the seated crowd fills the background of a hall.2014-05-21April 15 20122012-04-15January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation during an evening pada puja at a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing white traditional dress with orange or red shawls, and some in yellow or colourful saris. Several women have hands pressed together in prayer. Small oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a few people hold papers or booklets. A woman in the centre foreground wears a white sari with gold border. The room has red curtains and cushioned chairs along the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is described.2011-02-25