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Indoor photo of a satsang session with a white sheet spread on the floor. In the centre, a person in white clothes with a long orange shawl draped over the shoulders is bent forward with the head down on the sheet, hands planted flat, in a forward-bending posture. Around them, many women in white salwar kameez sit on the floor and watch, some with hands on cheeks, smiling. One woman in the foreground wears a yellow shawl with a beaded necklace and another wears spectacles. Behind them a dark curtain hangs on the right, and a window on the upper left shows more women looking in. About 20 people are visible.

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Photograph of a satsang hall with a white sheet covering the floor. In the foreground a woman in an all-white sari bends backward low over the sheet, her arms reaching down and her head tipped back. Behind her, a row of seated women in white saris and white kurtas, several wearing red shawls, watch her; some have hands clasped and one rests her chin on her hand. A golden ornate carved pedestal stands at the left edge beside a black curtain and a standing fan. A window at the top right shows another person watching. No one is identified as a person in this image.2010-12-21Photograph of a group of women seated on a white sheet-covered floor in a hall with a dark blue curtain behind them. Several women wear white churidar-style outfits with white dupattas and red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. The central woman sits cross-legged with her knees raised, hands clasped, smiling broadly. A woman on the left wears glasses and a white outfit with a bindi, and a woman on the right wears glasses and a white dupatta. Others in the background are smiling or looking off to the side, with a bottle of water visible at the left edge.2010-12-21A photograph of a hall with a white tiled floor and a woven mat edged in blue, where several young women in white tops and orange-saffron shawls kneel in a row with palms pressed to the floor, bowing in prostration. Brass lamps and small brass vessels sit near the mat at lower right. Behind them, other devotees sit in white, yellow and orange clothing, and a seated figure in orange robes is at the left edge, with red curtains and a white door in the background. Possibly a paduka puja or satsang setting, though the event is not visible in the image.2011-11-03A satsang hall with a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left where a long-haired figure in white robes, with a floral garland and gold ornaments, sits with hands raised. A devotee in white kneels before the throne, leaning back in a backbend pose. Around them, a seated group of men and women in white, several wearing red or orange shawls, sit on white mats. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod stands beside the throne, and a small oil lamp and offerings rest on a wooden table at left. Spectators stand at the back near a pink wall and dark curtain.2010-12-17A satsang hall with a long-haired man in white clothing and a white shawl with a garland of beads seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, speaking to a group. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films from the left. Around a white-covered platform, many seated devotees wear white with red shawls; a man in a white shirt bows low with his head near the platform's edge, and a woman in white stands at the right. Pink walls and a window with a curtain form the backdrop.2010-12-17June 22 20082008-06-22December 17 20102010-12-17June 22 20082008-06-22A large indoor hall with a concrete floor and a yellow painted line running down the middle. Rows of people sit cross-legged or kneel with hands in anjali, many in white clothes and some in saffron/orange shawls with orange sashes. Several women in white saris with gold borders bow forward with foreheads to the floor, hair in long braids. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and children fill the room, and banners hang on the back wall. No clearly identifiable central figure is shown in the frame.2007-10-01Indoor photo in a bare hall with a corrugated metal roof, white walls and terracotta floor tiles. A man in an orange-saffron cloth stands centre-back, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Around him, about a dozen people in white clothes with saffron and yellow shawls stand in a loose circle. A person in white lies prone on the floor in the middle, while others, including a bent-over helper, watch or assist. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand on the left, and a figure in an orange sari is near the centre. A small shrine-like structure and a microphone stand appear in the background. The scene reads as a group ritual or prostration exercise.2008-07-26A large hall with cream walls, framed pictures and red-draped tables at the back shows a crowd of women and girls in orange and white saris seated on a striped rug. In the centre, a woman in a white sari stands beside a performer in black doing a backbend over a blue mat, while another performer in black bends forward at right. Many seated women in orange saris with beaded necklaces watch, some with hands pressed together. A large screen and a portrait hang at the back. The hall appears to be a ceremonial or demonstration event; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-15December 21 20102010-12-21