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Indoor photo under a bamboo-slatted roof with large windows showing greenery. Six women in white clothing stand in a line in the foreground. The woman at far left wears a white sari with a brown and white border and a brown shawl, with silver-grey hair. The next woman wears white with a long beaded necklace and glasses. Three younger women wear white garments, one holding a small metal plate and another with a pendant necklace. The woman at far right wears white with a long orange shawl and holds a small object. In the lower right corner, a figure in an orange robe with a shawl is partly visible from behind, and a man in a white shirt sits in the background.

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A seated group of devotees, mostly women, sit cross-legged on a polished floor during satsang or meditation in a hall with cream curtains and colourful hanging ornaments. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala keeps her eyes closed with hands folded. Beside her a woman in white with a black mala and bangles sits in meditation, and another in an orange sari rests her hands in her lap. Brass bells, small brass vessels and a puja tray with an orange cloth sit on the floor, and orange-covered books lie nearby. Behind them rows of seated women in white, blue, lavender and orange clothing sit attentively. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-09A photograph of a large indoor session hall with many seated women in white and cream saris and salwar, several with orange or yellow borders, wearing name badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on a light tiled floor, facing forward toward an unseen speaker, under wooden lattice windows with bright sunlight. Some older women in front wear orange and yellow saris; a few stand at the back near a white draped structure and a yellow banner at the top left. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible in the frame.2008-06-22A photograph of a large seated congregation in a hall with white walls, a metal roof frame and bright windows with lattice grilles. Most attendees wear white clothing and many wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a mala sits beside a woman in white with an orange shawl, and a woman with a red-brown bob sits nearby. Two decorated columns with patterned cloth stand behind the crowd. The participants sit on mats and white plastic chairs, attentive and still, consistent with a group meditation session.2005-12-20November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of women in a dining hall with pink tiled walls and large windows. In the foreground a smiling woman in white clothes and a white shawl wears a dark beaded mala and holds her hands together. Beside her a woman in a green patterned blouse wears a mala, and an older woman with glasses, a red bindi and a light blue sari holds a water bottle. Others sit at long steel tables behind them with steel plates, and a child-like young woman stands in the lower foreground. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2006-12-15Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a corrugated roof and colourful hanging banners. Seated women in white saris with orange shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces hold lit oil lamps raised before them, while others nearby wear yellow and white. In the foreground a woman in a bright orange sari with a red border holds a lamp and bell-like brass cup; brass vessels, flower offerings and a small plate of food sit on the mat. Many other devotees in white and orange sit in rows behind, with a palm tree visible through the doorway.2010-09-30Photo of a row of women seated cross-legged on a concrete floor under a woven bamboo mat wall, facing forward. Most wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders; several have hands pressed together in prayer or folded in their laps. Before them on banana leaf plates are servings of white rice, vegetable curries and fried items, with small steel tumblers beside each plate, and brass vessels near the row. Others are seated further along the line. The setting appears to be a ceremonial meal or puja offering. A partial banner with a figure is visible at the upper right.2006-10-12A seated group of women performs a lamp ritual indoors in a plain room with pale walls and tall windows. Several hold lit oil lamps (diyas) and small brass cups; some wear white clothes with red or orange shawls and others wear white with yellow shawls. Plates of offerings, small brass vessels and a plastic container sit on orange cloths on the floor, and red chairs and a side table stand along the wall.2011-08-18 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on orange mats outdoors during a satsang listening session. Several women in white kurtas or shirts and white trousers wear rudraksha malas, with a woman in the front left in a dark short hairstyle and a woman at center wearing a long wooden-bead mala and a red sash. A woman on the right has curly hair and a white forehead mark, and a red water bottle sits beside a bag. A man in white in the back right wears a mala, and an orange-robed person is partially visible at the far right. No speaker is visible in the frame; the people are gazing forward attentively.2013-06-13August 23 20142014-08-23A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.2006-11-20Photograph of a group of young women seated closely together on the floor against a pale pink wall, apparently listening attentively to a talk. Six women are visible, most dressed in white. The woman at front left wears white with a black beaded necklace and a pendant, and her hands rest in her lap. The woman at center left wears a white sari-style garment with a gold chain and a red bindi. The woman at center front wears white with a black thread necklace. The woman at upper right wears a floral print top with a hair bun. The woman at right wears a red-orange shawl over white with a green hair tie. A seated figure partly hidden behind them is in white. Their gazes are directed to the left, toward the speaker off-frame.2013-03-10