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A photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall during a satsang. Many devotees wear white clothes and sit on mats or chairs with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in a pink top sits on a red mat, a woman in a green shawl and dark-rimmed glasses sits beside her, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre. To the right, a woman with curly hair in a white top sits on a red cushion next to a woman in a black-and-white patterned skirt. Behind them, men in white kurtas and women in white sit in rows of chairs and mats, with a banana-leaf display and water bottles visible near a wall painting of a smiling face. Some participants wear bindis, glasses and beaded necklaces.

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November 21 20112011-11-21A seated audience of women and men attends a session in a hall with a red carpet and rows of red chairs. In the foreground, several women in white sarees and red-brown beaded garlands sit cross-legged, smiling and writing on notepads; one wears a turquoise shawl and another a pink patterned top. Behind them, more attendees sit on chairs and the floor, and a golden deity murti stands near the back wall. The setting suggests a seminar or satsang.2015-08-30August 15 20132013-08-15August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10A seated assembly of devotees fills a open-sided hall with red curtains and a concrete floor. In the foreground, women in white and pastel saris, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively; one woman in a blue floral salwar kameez holds a white folder. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on colourful mats and woven rugs, with a tripod-mounted camera visible at the centre. Several people hold notebooks and papers. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2009-12-20December 20 20092009-12-20December 05 20162016-12-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +2 copiesA large seated audience attends a satsang in a bright hall with yellow-cream walls and colourful painted tile panels at the top left. Most people sit on mats and cushions, many in white kurtas or white tops. Several women wear orange shawls, a red-and-white outfit, a green-and-blue patterned dress and a pink top with a yellow scarf. Some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces, and a few have hands raised in prayer or gesture. Chrome barrier posts line the right side, with broadcast tripods and a camera in the foreground. A group of women in white stands at the far upper left near the stage area.2012-05-13A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a bright hall with white walls and a red curtain on the left. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white or cream clothing and some in saffron, red and green saris or kurtas. Several women have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra, and some wear rudraksha or beaded malas and white cloth. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front, and a red shawl and red sari appear in the foreground. Children and young girls sit among the adults, some with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. In the background a figure in white stands near a doorway, but no person is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-04-14A seated audience of women at a workshop, sitting on a red floor covering in a hall with wooden chairs and a gold-toned panel behind them. In the foreground, several women wear white or cream saris and dupattas with rudraksha-style brown beaded necklaces; one in a blue shawl and another in a cream sari with a pale patterned border are writing in notebooks, and others smile or look toward the front. Some women wear green, yellow and pink saris, and rows of attendees sit further back on chairs. No speaker is clearly visible, and the scene suggests attentive listening during a discourse.2015-08-30