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A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a circle on colourful striped mats in a plain whitewashed room with a wooden door and blue plastic chairs. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse stands at left, holding papers and speaking to the group. Several men hold notebooks or pens, and a man in a white shirt and grey hair sits with his back to the camera in the foreground. Sunlight casts patterned shadows on the wall. Some seated men wear lanyards around their necks.

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Indoor photo in a plain whitewashed room with a wooden door and sunlight streaming through a window. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on blue plastic chairs and a colourful striped mat, many holding papers and reading. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, and a man in white stands at right near the chairs. No one is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees and organisers seated in a group.2011-04-17Photograph of a seated group inside a plain room with cream walls, a blue door and windows with curtains. Many attendees sit on a striped floor mat, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with a young man in a yellow t-shirt and orange cloth in the lower right. Women in saris sit on white plastic chairs in the back and left. Several framed or hanging posters line the upper left wall. No speaker or throne is visible and no person is identifiable as a candidate for a person.2004-07-11A photograph of a seated group in a plain whitewashed hall with blue plastic chairs. On the left a woman in a white blouse and grey-green sari with a striped border sits on a chair. Beside her an older man in white shirt and white dhoti sits on the floor and smiles. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers sit cross-legged on a striped multicoloured mat in the centre and right, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gesturing with his hand. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a mala and gold bracelet stands at the back, and another elderly man in white bends forward to the right.2009-08-05Indoor meeting in a plain room with cream walls and a ceiling fan. About a dozen men sit on chairs and a striped rug, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A standing man in a white shirt and cream trousers talks with a seated group. On the right, a woman in white stands near a wall shelf with a framed portrait and a brass oil lamp, and a television cabinet sits in the background. A blue plastic chair and cane-seated chairs are in the foreground.2011-04-17A photograph of a seated congregation inside a plain whitewashed hall with a wooden door and a tall window at the back. Many devotees sit on orange cloth and striped mats, mostly dressed in white with gold-bordered cream saris and white shirts; some women wear gold necklaces and bangles, and several men sit on blue plastic chairs along the back wall. Handbags and a black backpack rest on the mat in front, and the attendees look toward the front of the hall where the event is taking place.2011-04-17Indoor meeting in a plain room with pale walls, a wooden cabinet with sliding doors and a potted palm. Seated men and women on white plastic chairs face a central group. Two men in orange shawls sit at left and right, one with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white kurta-style clothes sit between them, one holding papers and a pen. Women in white and a woman in teal sit in the foreground, and a woman in white stands at far left near small notices on the wall.2007-10-18August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated gathering inside a plain hall with cream walls and a polished floor. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes and a draped orange cloth sits on the left, and a person in orange robes with a bare back and yellow-edged cloth sits on the right. Behind them, older men in white shirts and dhotis, some with bare chests, sit on plastic chairs with sacred ash and red tilak marks. A man in an orange shirt stands at the back holding a small object, and a few other people move near a doorway. The mood is a relaxed sit-down satsang among devotees and sannyasis, with no visible deity, throne or ritual fire.2012-05-08January 27 20102010-01-27June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesOctober 08 20122012-10-08February 04 20162016-02-04