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A dim indoor event hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar, some wearing name badges, watching intently toward a stage lit faintly at the top left with garlands of yellow flowers around a deity murti. A small child in a yellow shirt sits in the foreground. A tripod-mounted camera is visible at the right edge. Many attendees appear to be listening to a discourse or darshan.

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A dimly lit hall where a large seated congregation sits on the floor facing forward in a dense rows. Most are women in white traditional clothing, many with thin gold or black beaded necklaces. In the foreground a woman in white with a black-and-gold border palms her hands together in prayer, while beside her another woman in a light blue-and-white top sits with hands folded. Further right, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a dark-haired woman in a grey-green shawl sit in meditative stillness. A standing figure in white is visible near the back, and the walls show dark banners and framed panels.2006-12-23December 29 20062006-12-29 +1 copiesA dimly lit hall filled with a large seated audience of devotees, mostly women in white, cream and pastel saris and salwar, with some men in white kurtas and shirts. Many wear necklaces and beaded malas. Hanging tapestries with geometric patterns decorate the walls, and metal lighting truss stands at left. The crowd faces forward toward an unseen front. No clearly identifiable speaker is visible in the frame.2006-12-25A large seated crowd of women, girls and some children sits on a floor at a homa or ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow and green, with braided hair, flower adornments and bangles. Several women fold their hands in prayer, and a few hold their palms together at chest level. Some older women sit at left and a small child is held at right. A bare-armed man in white stands at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the view is mostly of the audience.A large indoor hall filled with many seated women devotees, most in white, cream or yellow sarees with gold necklaces and bindis, many with eyes closed as if meditating or chanting. Ceremonial hanging cloths in red, yellow and blue decorate the upper walls, and a stage truss is visible at left. No single presenter is clearly identifiable, and no one is identified as a person in this crowd scene.2006-10-21A dense night crowd of devotees seated on the floor at an evening satsang. Many women wear white saris with orange or red borders, some with gold-bordered white saris and rudraksha malas, and several wear sindoor or vibhuti marks on the forehead. Behind them, men in white shirts and trousers stand watching, and a decorated deity murti with a blue-and-purple draped cloth stands at the right edge beside a red-draped platform. Colored string lights glow in the background. The image is a photo of the gathered audience.2013-03-10A crowded indoor hall seen from the front rows, with many seated devotees filling white plastic chairs. Most are women in saris and salwar kameez in orange, maroon, purple, cream and blue, some with gold necklaces and bangles. A small child in a striped top sits on a woman's lap near the centre. Several men in white and green shirts appear among the audience at lower right and left. The lighting is dim and the faces in the foreground are partly cut off by the frame. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2008-03-21A large seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris, fills an indoor hall during an evening ritual. Foreground women wear yellow, brown, lavender and pink saris with gold bangles, a small boy in a striped top sits at lower right, and a lavender-sari woman holds prayer beads. A blue barrier rope runs across the crowd, and a balcony with more seated devotees is visible behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view, so the presence of a leader cannot be confirmed from the image.2006-10-21January 01 20072007-01-01A dimly lit hall packed with seated and standing devotees, mostly women, many dressed in white with orange-red rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in a lilac cardigan over a white sari sits with hands clasped near a seated woman in a white sari with an orange border. Behind them a dark silhouette of a standing man in a plaid shirt stands near a small lectern, and a white metal truss frame runs across the upper left. The gathering appears attentive, consistent with a satsang audience. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in the frame.2007-01-01Evening satsang seen from the rear of a large seated assembly on the floor of an open hall. Devotees sit cross-legged in rows on mats, many women in sarees and salwar kameez, and men in white kurtas and white shirts. A woman in a blue saree and red shawl sits at the front left, while a woman in green and pink paisley sarong fabric sits front centre beside a young boy in striped shirt. A woman in an orange top sits at right, and a woman in a blue-and-white patterned top sits in the centre-right with a toddler on her lap. Several people wear white name badges, and some hold notebooks or pens. The scene is dim, lit by overhead lights, with a white draped structure visible at the upper left.2013-11-04A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground at night in an open hall, mostly in white clothes. Many women wear white saris with pink, yellow, blue and brown borders, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them, and one man at the right wears an orange saffron shawl. Some people in the front rows hold their hands together in prayer. A young girl and a small child sit near the front. Faces are lit by the dim evening light, and a white banner or screen is visible in the upper background. The crowd fills the frame, with many more people standing at the back.2013-03-10