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A seated audience of devotees in plain white clothes listens attentively at an indoor programme hall with white plastic chairs and pale tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a beige border and red bindi sits with hands folded, beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green edge, and a young woman in a white sari with a light patterned border. Behind them more participants sit, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in a yellow shirt. Blue curtains and banners hang on the walls, and a standing figure in white robes and a white head covering stands near the back. A ceiling fan is visible at left. No printed name is legible on the banners.

October 19 2002

October 19 2002

A large seated congregation inside a tent-like hall with dark woven patterned walls and a red patterned carpet. Most men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and many women wear white saris. Near the centre, a bearded man with a white cap and a light brown shawl sits cross-legged with his eyes closed, and a man in a blue shirt on the left sings with his mouth open. A woman in a red and cream patterned shawl sits with eyes closed in the foreground. Several attendees wear name badges on white lanyards. Plastic chairs are visible at the back.

A large seated crowd fills an indoor hall during an event, with most people wearing white clothes. Many women in white saris and white outfits sit on the floor, some wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. Several people have hands raised or pressed together in devotional gestures, and one woman in an orange-and-white checked top with an orange shawl sits among them. A woman in a blue-and-white patterned top covers her face with her hands in the foreground. Overhead, banners with orange and yellow patterns hang from the ceiling and a framed display board is mounted on the wall. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a meditation hall with white plastic chairs and red plastic chairs in the foreground. A man in front wears a white kurta and a black rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Women in white, cream and red saris and white salwar kameez sit beside and behind him, several wearing black beaded necklaces. A bald man in a dark brown shirt sits in the middle, and a man in saffron robes sits at the right edge. On the back wall hang framed deity murti pictures, including a colourful image of a deity seated on a throne, and a bright framed picture of a standing deity figure. Shelves stand at the left and a pair of glass doors at the right.

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A photograph of an audience seated in white plastic chairs in a bright hall with pale blue-green drapes behind them, apparently attending a seminar session. In the foreground a man in a white kurta sits with hands clasped, a woman in a lilac and white printed sari with a red shawl across her lap sits centrally, and a younger woman in a green kurta and white shawl holds a blue booklet. Behind them a bearded man with a white shirt and orange dhoti-style wrap sits beside a woman in a pink salwar, and others in white and pastel clothing fill the rows.

A photograph of a seated group of villagers attending a free meditation session in a bright hall with white plastic chairs. Rows of people sit with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. In the foreground, a man in a grey-and-brown striped shirt and a woman in a blue top with a brown patterned dupatta sit with hands folded. Beside them, a woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a pink saree sit in meditation. Behind them, men in white shirts and women in saris of purple, white and orange sit in rows near a white latticed window. No swami is visible in the scene.