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A 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.

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A 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 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 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.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.2007-10-21March 23 20082008-03-23Indoor 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.2007-08-15Indoor 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.2007-08-15A 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 large seated gathering of devotees in a covered hall decorated with colourful woven hanging banners on the pillars. Most people sit cross-legged on the floor in white ritual clothes with orange shawls and some wear rudraksha malas; the women in the foreground wear orange and white and many have eyes closed in meditation. Framed portraits and photographs hang on the walls behind, and a small notice board and wooden door are visible at left. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-09August 29 20072007-08-29A seated audience at an indoor hall during a navaratri event. Front row women wear orange saris and white garments with orange shawls draped over them; several wear eyeglasses. A young girl in a green salwar sits in front, and white-clad young women and girls with long hair sit on the right and bottom. A man in a white kurta stands at the back near an audio mixing console, and a large framed picture hangs on the upper right wall.2008-10-06Indoor satsang hall with a group of devotees seated on an orange mat facing a raised stage. Most women wear white clothing with golden borders and wooden-bead or rudraksha necklaces, and several have shaved heads. Some women in orange and red saris sit on chairs near the front. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a deity murti decorated with garlands and a figure in a forest setting, with a kalasha on the stage. Ceiling fan, white plastic chairs and a small table are visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person on the stage.2010-09-06