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Indoor satsang hall with many devotees seated on the floor, most holding small lit oil lamps or candles and some with palms pressed together in prayer. Many women wear orange shawls or scarves over white, cream, blue and green clothing; a woman in the foreground wears a white dress with a light scarf, and others sit with eyes closed. Metal barrier posts and a red-striped runner lie along the right edge, a microphone stand and a monitor sit near the back, and a few people stand or sit toward the rear. No clearly visible a person candidate appears in the frame.

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A large indoor hall with a polished marble floor, where many women sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala who sits with hands joined. A woman in a blue sari with gold border sits in the middle row. Small brass oil lamps and bowls stand before them on orange cloths. Red-cushioned chairs line the back wall, with framed deity images on a shelf above and a lone seated man in a white shirt at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the scene.2012-04-09Indoor photo of a seated devotional gathering in a plain room with cream walls, a red curtain and a cabinet. Many women and some children sit on the floor with hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer, and a few wear tilak on the forehead. Brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings sit in front of them. An elderly woman in a red sari and a woman in a white shawl stand or sit at the back, and a man in an orange garment sits on a chair at the top right. The visible people number roughly thirty, and no one in the image is identified by name.2012-05-07A photograph of a large seated gathering on a pale marble floor in an indoor hall. Many women in orange, red and yellow saris and white garments sit cross-legged in rows, each holding a lit oil lamp or diya in their hands, while small brass plates with lamps and offerings are arranged on red mats before them. A dim room with white curtains, a table with metal vessels and an onlooking audience in the background frame the scene, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2010-12-04A large seated congregation fills an indoor hall with white walls and wooden doors, during what appears to be a ritual session. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most wearing white kurtas, saris and salwar outfits, with several women in blue, green, purple and red saris. Some have yellow or gold lanyards and folded hands, and several are in prayer or chanting posture. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and potted plants and a small table with a water bottle are visible near the back. Many devotees are seated in close rows, and the sitters near the front are mostly women.2009-07-01February 09 20122012-02-09March 20 20132013-03-20January 06 20142014-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women in a hall performing a puja with small brass oil lamps and metal thalis on the floor in front. Many women in saffron and orange saris with maroon borders and red shawls sit cross-legged, some with hands folded or raised in prayer, others holding brass items. Some wear white sarees with coloured borders and one wears a green blouse. Behind them a table with a steel pot, a covered with a green cloth, and a white curtain. A man in a white shirt sits at the far right, and women in white sit in the back rows. A white-backed chair and a clock on the wall are visible.2010-12-04April 14 20132013-04-14December 03 20112011-12-03Indoor satsang in a tiled hall where about two dozen women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in saffron and orange saris or kurtas with red-and-white shawls, holding small oil lamps and brass plates of puja offerings. A white double door and a window with vertical blinds are behind them, and a cardboard box and chair sit at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the group is practising a collective lamp-offering ritual.2011-08-13Indoor devotional gathering of seated women and men in white and cream clothes, several holding small oil lamps or flames, with hands in anjali. A woman in a beige top with a pendant necklace holds a lit lamp near her face; a younger woman in white holds a bell. Some wear tilak and orange or yellow garments. A red curtain, striped cushioned bench and a black stroller sit in the background; a bearded man in white with a red shawl sits with hands joined. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so this is a general ashram puja scene with devotees.2011-11-26