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A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees performing a puja on mats, many women in white dhoti-style cloth with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass thalis hold flowers, fruit, and small oil lamps on orange mats, and several people are offering or arranging items. A camera on a tripod and a monitor at the back suggest the satsang is being filmed. Pink containers and a laptop sit on the floor at the lower left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, and the seated participants are not individually identifiable.

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A photograph of a large seated congregation during a ritual session in a hall with pale walls. Rows of women in white and cream saris with orange shawls sit on orange mats, many with brass plates of fruit, flowers and small brass lamps in front of them, some with hands joined. Men in white clothes and orange-robed sannyasis sit in rows toward the back and right. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are visible near the centre, and a small orange-draped seat stands at the upper right. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor near the front rows. Several people in the foreground are visibly chanting or making offerings.2010-11-13October 01 20112011-10-01A large seated gathering of devotees in white and yellow clothing sits on the floor of a hall for a satsang. Women in the foreground wear white or cream saris with orange, red or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting before small brass plates, kalasha-like vessels and thalis on red and orange mats. Behind them rows of people in white kurtas and dhotis sit on mats across the hall. At the left a green-draped stage or platform is visible, and at the right a camera on a tripod and a monitor record the event. Hanging orange lamps and a decorated stage area with golden ornaments are visible in the background.2010-10-10December 31 20102010-12-31December 31 20102010-12-31A large hall filled with many seated participants in white dhoti and sari-style garments with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, reading yellow booklets on the floor before small brass puja plates with oil lamps and offerings. Several cameras on tripods and a video screen showing a deity image stand at the back. Participants are performing a group puja or ritual reading during an initiation session.2017-03-16A photograph of a large hall where many women sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with gold borders and others in orange or deep maroon clothing. Each woman holds a small brass lamp or ritual vessel with a lit flame, and brass plates with offerings sit on mats and cloths in front of them. A wooden stage and a decorated canopy with hanging orange and blue banners appear in the background. Among the seated women, one in a white sari wears a gold chain and another in orange wears a red-orange shawl. A small a person candidate is not clearly visible, so the identity cannot be determined from appearance. Approximately 60 women are visible.2013-01-03Women in white saris with red shawls sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall with red curtains, seated in rows during a ritual. In the foreground, a woman with long hair and a red shawl sits with palms joined in front of her chest; nearby, another woman in white holds a small object in her hands. Brass and silver puja plates with flowers, fruit, sweets, small oil lamps and a pair of orange-trimmed sandals are arranged on the floor before them, and a folded orange cloth lies at the lower left. Many more devotees fill the background rows. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-20October 09 20102010-10-09October 09 20102010-10-09A photograph of a large seated group during a ritual puja in an indoor hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. Rows of people sit on red mats before brass plates of flowers, fruit, lamps and small offerings set on green and orange cloths. Many women wear red-and-gold saris, while others wear white or orange garments. In the foreground a woman in an orange top sits behind a brass plate with flowers, and a woman in white sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A metal chain barrier runs along the right edge beside open booklets.2013-07-23April 04 20122012-04-04