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Women sit cross-legged on striped mats across a hall, writing in notebooks with pens during a seated session. Several wear white or cream saris, while others wear orange, yellow, pink, purple and blue saris, with dark beaded necklaces and bangles. Many have event badges clipped to their clothing. Their heads are bowed over papers on their laps. The floor is polished, and the scene is a sincere study or note-taking gathering. No swami is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a seated group of women writing on paper at a satsang-style class. They sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor mats in a bright hall with a glossy tiled floor. Several wear sarees in orange, white and floral prints; one has jasmine flowers in her hair and another wears a yellow saree. Many hold pens and handouts, bent over papers and notebooks. A yellow-checked table and red chairs are visible at the top left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-09-15September 18 20112011-09-18A photograph of a seated group of women writing on paper in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many women sit cross-legged on striped red and white floor mats, bent over notepads and sheets. The foreground women wear a floral white and blue sari, a purple and gold patterned sari, and a teal and brown sari with gold necklaces. Several wear name badges on lanyards. Other participants sit farther back, and a few people are visible near the windows. No a person candidate is visible.2011-09-15Many women and girls sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor mats in a bright hall, writing or reading printed papers on laps and on the mats. Several wear white saris with coloured borders, one wears an orange-and-green floral sari, another a yellow sari, and a young girl in a white dress with purple top writes. Name badges are pinned to many blouses. Red curtains and chairs are visible at the back, with a large crowd filling the room.2011-09-15October 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of a large seated gathering of women writing on loose paper while sitting on striped blue-and-white mats on a tiled floor. Most wear white saris with gold borders, while others wear orange, green, pink and teal saris. Several have sandalwood or rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bangles and lanyard name badges. Some hold pens and notepads, and a cloth tote bag printed with a portrait sits near the lower right. Behind them, more seated participants in white and coloured clothing fill the room, and a few younger attendees sit at the back.2011-09-18A photograph of women seated in a row on red-and-white striped floor mattresses, writing on loose paper with blue ballpoint pens. The women wear saris and salwar kameez in white, orange, red, yellow and green, several with gold bangles and earrings, one with a white flower in her hair. Papers, pens and a small bottle lie on the mattresses and polished floor. Visible people number about six, all seated and writing, with the foreground and background figures partly cropped. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-09-15August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a large indoor hall with many seated attendees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in pink, orange, and blue clothing. Rows of white plastic chairs face forward, and several people sit cross-legged on striped mats. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace looks down, a woman in a peach sari holds a small object to her face, and others write in notebooks or hold papers. Bags and a water bottle sit on the mats in the foreground. A few men in white shirts sit toward the back. The scene suggests a seminar or ashram gathering, but no a person figure is clearly identifiable.2009-12-20A photograph of a large hall with red curtains and open windows where many devotees sit writing on pale blue notepads. Most are dressed in white with white and cream saris, and a few wear green, orange, pink and blue saris. Some sit on colourful striped mats on the floor, while others sit on chairs along the back. One man in an all-white outfit walks through the middle of the room. Lanyards and name badges are visible, and bags lie on the floor.2009-12-20May 31 20152015-05-31A large seated audience at a satsang talk, mostly women and girls sitting cross-legged on mats and floor cushions while taking notes. Many wear white saris or dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Some hold pens and notebooks and write, while others sit with heads bowed or look downward. A woman in front with grey hair and a white sari wears a red-and-white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. Visitors in orange, pink and western clothing are seated among them. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame, and the audience fills the image edge to edge.2010-09-19