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A seated group of devotees in a plain hall with pale yellow walls and white plastic chairs, sitting with eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Most wear white clothing with saffron/orange shawls or stoles. A central man in white shirt and dhoti, with a dark beaded necklace, sits with hands folded. Woolen-style woven mats lie on the floor in front, and small palm-leaf decorations and orange cloth hang on the walls. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the front left, and an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl sits at right. Several other people stand or sit in the background. No clear a person candidate is evident by appearance in this group.

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A seated group of around a dozen people sits in white plastic chairs in a plain room with pale yellow walls, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Most wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls. A man in the centre wears white clothes and a dark cord necklace, with hands folded in his lap. Woven straw mats in pink, blue and purple stripes lie on the bare floor in front, and orange cloths with a patterned border hang on the back walls beside green leaf decorations. The people are barefoot or in white socks.2007-10-21A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a plain hall with pale yellow walls and white plastic chairs. Most wear white clothing with orange shawls, and several have rudraksha malas. In the front row, a woman on the left has hands pressed together in prayer and eyes closed, a younger woman beside her has eyes closed, and a woman in glasses sits with hands clasped. A man in white with a mala sits with hands folded. Behind them, men and women in white and orange sit attentively. Orange cloth hangs from the upper wall and a small decorative arrangement is fixed to the wall.2007-10-21A seated group of devotees in a plain hall with pale yellow walls, a white plastic chair row and a striped floor mat. Most wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls. A woman in the foreground on the left presses her palms together in prayer with a red mark on her forehead. Beside her, a younger woman in an orange shawl sits with eyes closed. Several men in white shirts and orange sashes sit behind them, and older women in white saris with orange borders sit on the right. Orange cloth hangs from the upper corners and vegetable charts are pinned to the wall.2007-10-21A seated group of devotees fills a hall with a colourful striped rug on the floor. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit in the foreground, one in an orange shawl leaning forward near the front-left, and several men in white kurtas sit on white plastic chairs behind them. Two boys in white stand at left, and an attendant in white with an orange shawl walks at the right. Orange and white hanging cloths decorate the ceiling, green foliage garlands adorn the partition walls, and a red-draped table with flowers and offerings stands at right. The scene is a gathering or satsang, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2007-10-21A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain hall with pale walls, a green chalkboard and a small red-and-gold draped table at right. In the foreground, women and girls in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on striped mats with hands pressed in anjali, several with tilak marks on their foreheads. Some wear orange saris and orange shawls. Behind them, rows of people sit on white plastic chairs, including men in white shirts and women in white and orange. Leaves and dried sticks lie on the floor at lower left, and small green garlands decorate the partition walls. The scene appears to be a devotional satsang or puja gathering with participants in prayer posture.2007-10-21A photograph of a seated group in a plain hall with pale yellow partitions, small floral decorations on the walls, and a decorated table with red and gold cloth at the right edge. Many people sit on colourful striped mats on the floor in front, mostly women in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls and gold borders, some wearing tilaka and beaded necklaces. Behind them, a row of people sits on white plastic chairs, several in white with orange shawls. A woman with light hair in an orange shawl sits at left beside a woman in white holding a hand to her chin. Two young boys in white sit at far left. A chalkboard and an orange-and-blue banner hang on the back wall. Bundled sticks sit at bottom left.2007-10-21A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls during an Independence Day gathering. A man standing at the left wears a white kurta, an orange shawl and a beaded necklace, and appears to be addressing the room. Seated women in white clothes with orange shawls and small Indian flag pins occupy the foreground rows on white plastic chairs, with one woman in a red sari among those standing. Behind them, men and boys in white and orange stand along the back wall, some in white shirts with lanyards. A colourful floor rangoli design and strings of paper decorations hang near the doorways.2007-08-15Indoor gathering in a plain white hall with paper streamers in pink, yellow and blue hung on the walls. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white-draped chair holding a microphone, eyes closed. Behind and beside them, seated devotees wear white with orange shawls, some with an Indian flag emblem on the shawl. Standing devotees in saffron and white line the back wall, and an elderly woman in white with glasses sits at the right. A white plastic chair and a sitter's shoes are in the lower foreground. Mood is attentive and formal.2007-08-15A photograph of a seated group in a hall with yellow partition screens decorated with green foliage and orange-and-blue banners hanging from the ceiling. Women and men sit on colourful striped mats and white plastic chairs, many in white clothes with orange shawls or wraps. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the left, and women in white saris with orange and gold borders sit close to the camera. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands near the back left. At right a table draped with a red cloth holds flowers and a small arrangement, and a dry branch bundle lies on the floor at lower left. A chalkboard is on the back wall.2007-10-21Indoor hall with pale yellow walls and a white corrugated ceiling, decorated with streamers in blue, yellow, pink and green. A figure with long dark hair in an orange robe sits on a white-covered seat at left, holding a microphone near the mouth and smiling, with bare feet. Seated rows of people in orange shawls and white clothes listen attentively, some with hands at their faces; an Indian flag pin is visible on one shawl. A standing man in an orange shawl and bearded figures stand along the back. White plastic chairs are arranged in rows. Many attendees are present in the room.2007-08-15July 06 20102010-07-06A large indoor hall with cream walls and orange-red curtains, where a crowd of devotees sits on an orange floor covering with a patterned mat in front. Most people wear white garments: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white saris with coloured borders. Some women wear red, pink and orange saris, and a few older men sit on chairs at the back. Many are seated with hands folded or in meditative stillness, facing forward toward an unseen speaker or ritual focus. A water bottle sits at the lower right edge. No clear figure of the teacher is visible in the frame.2010-07-06