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A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor satsang hall, with many attendees on red-brown floor mats and red padded chairs in the foreground. Men in white shirts and orange-and-white shawls sit in the front row, one in a pink shirt with a rudraksha-style mala at the right. Women wear saris in purple, orange, red and green, some with gold jewellery, and a young girl in pink sits among them. A large painted image of a face is visible in the background at the top, and an orange and gold banner hangs at the top left. Several people sit in the upper rows in white and pastel clothing, and a man in a white kurta with a lanyard holds a microphone at the right. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance.

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September 16 20132013-09-16September 15 20132013-09-15A dense audience of devotees seated in rows of dark red chairs inside a hall, listening attentively to a satsang discourse. Women in colourful saris dominate the front rows: a woman in a maroon sari with gold border, a woman in a teal sari with red border, a woman in a magenta sari, and a woman in a mustard sari; several wear gold necklaces and bangles. A young girl in a red and gold sari sits in front. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the back. At the far right edge, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and rudraksha beads sits near the front. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.2013-09-15 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +3 copiesA large indoor hall filled with seated participants during a group session. Many people wear white or cream clothing with red-orange shawls or stoles draped over their shoulders, and some have white flower garlands. Women in saris and salwar kameez in red, green, purple and orange sit on floor mats, while a row of people in white kurta and dhoti sit along a long white mat beside a red carpet runway. A bald man in an orange shawl with glasses and a garland sits in the foreground, and a man in white with a garland sits near the centre. Ornate lamps and pink and purple drapery decorate the background. Participants wear name badges on lanyards.2015-07-13July 20 20132013-07-20A large indoor hall with cream walls and framed pictures hangs above a seated assembly, mostly on orange and white mats and white chairs. Many participants wear rudraksha malas: men in white kurta-style clothes, others in saffron and orange robes, and several in red and pink tops. Some younger people in orange with white-painted foreheads sit in the front row. In the background, a golden-robed, seated figure is shown on a raised throne-like seat, which appears to be a statue or depiction rather than a living person. The people shown are attendees at a seated talk or satsang session.2018-04-16 +3 copiesPhotograph of a large seated audience on white sheets inside a decorated hall with orange and red hanging fabric decorations. Many devotees sit cross-legged facing forward, several wearing lanyards with orange and red beaded neck cords. A foreground man in a white kurta sits beside a woman in a teal sari with a patterned border, while a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti sits at left. Some attendees wear red-and-white shawls. A photographer with a camera stands at the upper right. A water bottle rests on the floor at left, and the back rows show many more participants. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2015-10-18A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, many people sitting cross-legged on red mats. Foreground women wear red, orange and white saris and salwar, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands; a woman in a red turban and red shawl sits with eyes closed. Behind them rows of men and women in white kurtas and white clothes sit attentively. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2014-07-06Indoor seated audience in a hall with dark blue chairs and a red carpet, facing a dark screen at the top. In the back row, a man in a tan shirt stands at left and two men in saffron-orange robes sit near the center, one with a beard and mala beads. A man in white kurta with a red shawl sits at upper right, and a man in a light yellow shirt with a badge sits beside him. Below, women in saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, one in an orange-and-gold sari at right, while men in white kurtas and shirts sit in the foreground, one wearing a beaded necklace. Many attendees wear name badges. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2009-11-04July 06 20142014-07-06A large seated congregation fills a hall with red drapes, many people in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas, some with palms pressed together in namaste and others with eyes closed in meditation. Men and women sit close together on the floor; a gold trident stands at upper left. The scene suggests a Karthigai Deepam satsang or ritual gathering.2016-12-12