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A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of many dozens of people dressed in white clothing with red-and-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Most have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra or raised in prayer, and some have eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, a bald man in white with glasses and a red shawl sits with palms joined, and young girls in white and red shawls sit on colourful striped mats. Behind the crowd, an orange cloth backdrop hangs on a wall, and a gold-draped stage with a sound system is visible at left. Ceiling fans and air conditioning units are mounted on the walls. The image is a photograph of a satsang-style session with several hundred attendees, but only the visible people are counted.

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July 20 20152015-07-20A large seated congregation fills a white-walled hall during a Gayatri initiation session, with many people with palms pressed together in namaskar or raised in devotional gesture. Many wear white kurta-style clothing with red-orange shawls draped over the shoulders. A woman at left wears a bright orange sari, and a man at centre has a tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace. Orange drapery and a yellow-and-white draped canopy frame the back of the hall, with a few people standing near the rear. A bottle of water sits on the floor in front of the crowd.2015-07-20July 24 20142014-07-24A large seated audience of devotees in a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, while women wear white or red-orange saris and shawls. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt and red shawl sits with eyes closed, and a man in a white shirt with a sandalwood forehead mark sits with hands folded in anjali. Behind them rows of devotees sit in meditation or prayer against a backdrop of pink and white floral panels. No speaker is visible in the frame.2014-05-13July 02 20162016-07-02A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall with pale purple-lit wall panels at the top. Most attendees wear white clothing with red-and-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on white floor mats and red cushions. A few people wear saffron or colourful garments, and a woman in a green sari sits at the lower left. Many participants face the front of the room, where the focus of the satsang appears to be, though no single leader is clearly identifiable.2015-05-11A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls fills a hall with maroon curtains, carved white panels and a small stage at the back. Many people sit on white cloth and red mats in rows facing a central area, and several children sit among them. At the lower right, a bald man in orange and saffron robes sits closer to the foreground. Pale purple lighting frames the far wall. The scene is a satsang or session gathering, and the crowd is large.2015-05-11May 09 20142014-05-09July 20 20152015-07-20A photograph of a large seated congregation on white sheets in a hall with patterned gold wall panels and tall windows. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have orange-red cloths on their laps. Some men have shaved heads, one wears a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, and a man in the lower right has white ash marks across his brow and wears a lanyard badge. Many are seated cross-legged in meditation or satsang, with eyes closed or gazing forward, while others wear mixed-colour clothing. The crowd fills the room, and the frontal sitters are clearly visible.2015-07-19A seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during an initiation session. Many wear white clothing with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have sandalwood or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some hold small booklets or papers in their hands. A large deity murti in a golden frame stands at the upper left, decorated with orange-red garlands and flanked by two ornamented orange-and-pink banners. A few standing people are visible toward the back beside stage lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2015-07-06April AF 2012