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A seated group of many devotees in an indoor hall with white walls and a light floor, sitting cross-legged on mats for satsang. Most wear orange or saffron sarees and dhotis with gold borders, while others wear white sarees with gold borders and white dhotis. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange saree in the upper centre sits with her hands folded, and a young girl in an orange saree and mala in the foreground looks down with eyes closed. A foreground woman with a long blonde braid, wearing white with a red-and-blue striped border, sits with her eyes lowered. Large crowd present, with the audience fully seated in rows.

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A large seated satsang gathering indoors on a light stone floor with red cushions. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair in a braid, wearing a white sari with a blue-and-gold border and a red thread necklace, sits with eyes closed. Around her, many devotees in saffron-orange robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, alongside others in white clothes with gold borders. Several have tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2015-11-08A seated group of women in a hall meditates with eyes closed, many wearing orange or saffron sarees and rudraksha malas, others in white sarees with gold borders. A woman in the foreground wears a saffron saree with a red border, glasses and a long rudraksha mala, hands resting on her knees. Others sit on mats with hands in mudra positions; a small steel cup sits on the floor at lower left. Behind them rows of attendees fill the room, some with eye covers, and a gold-toned altar is partly visible at upper right. The scene reads as a meditation session.2016-01-16A large seated gathering of devotees in a hotel ballroom, mostly women dressed in white kurtas and white shawls with orange-red shawls or stoles over them. Many sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet, some with hands joined in namaste, others with eyes closed in meditation. Rudraksha malas hang at several necks. Plates of offerings and small food items sit on the floor in front, and water bottles and bags are placed among the participants. Some children are seated among the adults. Behind them, people in orange and white stand near pillars. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2013-12-01A large seated group meditates in a hall on red mats. Foreground women wear saffron-orange saris with maroon or yellow borders and long rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads; several have hands pressed in prayer. Behind them, women in white saris and white kurtas sit with eyes closed. A figure in a white sari sits near the centre background. The scene shows a satsang-style meditation with devotees sitting in rows. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2013-04-07A seated satsang audience fills a temple hall. Foreground: young women in saffron-orange kurtas and saris with rudraksha malas, hands in anjali mudra, white forehead markings. Behind them, many people in white clothing, some with hands pressed together, some clapping. A blonde woman in white in the lower foreground claps.2015-02-21A large seated congregation of women in traditional Indian dress fills the frame during a satsang. Many wear orange and saffron saris and white and cream saris bordered in gold, with rudraksha malas around their necks and long braids decorated with red-brown beads. Several have white or yellow vertical lines on their foreheads. Some sit with hands folded or hold white notebooks, while others look toward the front. Behind them, rows of additional seated people in white and colourful clothing extend into the background, and a few Western-looking attendees in lighter clothing appear among them. The setting is an indoor hall with white chairs visible at the back.2014-06-02May 05 20132013-05-05A large seated gathering in a bright hall with pink-red walls and white-tiled floor. In the foreground, several young women and girls sit cross-legged in saffron, orange and maroon clothing with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; one girl in the centre wears a peach sari with a red border and a bindi. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, cream, pink and red saris and salwar kameez sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps and offering plates with flowers and sweets are set on the floor in front. A tall group of onlookers fills the background.2013-04-02 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.2013-09-27A large seated congregation of devotees in a hall, most wearing saffron-orange and white clothing with rudraksha malas. Women in the foreground have bindis, vibhuti and tilak marks; a woman in yellow with a braid sits at lower left, and one in a dark red-maroon sari sits at lower centre with eyes lowered. Behind them many more seated participants fill the rows, with a pale blue-green wall at the back. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation or satsang. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, only devotees.2016-01-10A large seated group of women in an indoor hall, many with eyes closed in meditation. Most wear orange-red saffron sarees with gold borders, while others wear white sarees with gold borders. Many have rudraksha malas around their necks, and some wear forehead markings. Two women in the foreground wear white and orange clothing, with one holding her hands in prayer. Water bottles, notebooks, papers and a phone sit on the floor in front of them. Dozens of attendees fill the rows behind, with a few men in white visible in the background. No individual is identified as a person in this scene.2016-01-16A photograph of a large seated group of devotees on a white marble floor in an ashram hall. Many wear saffron-orange and off-white or white traditional clothes with gold borders, some with white headbands and rudraksha beads. A woman in the foreground wears a beige-and-gold garment, and a man in white sits at the front left. A red velvet-covered chair and a pile of cushions sit at the top left, with bags and mats along the back. No single figure is identified as a person in this view.2015-07-28