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A seated audience at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam satsang, filling the room in rows of chairs. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a rudraksha mala and a plain sindoor-marked forehead sits with eyes closed. Beside her, a woman in a red-and-gold sari with ochre shawl and bindi sits in meditative posture. Behind them, rows of women in white and cream saris, some with orange shawls and white head coverings, sit with notebooks and hands folded in prayer. A few people have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible in the room.

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A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women, watches an event at an indoor satsang hall. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a red shawl rests her chin on her hand. Beside her, a woman in white with a red shawl and a bangle looks ahead. Behind them a woman in a peach-orange sari wears a lanyard badge and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in red-orange clothing sits with a forehead mark. Others wear white and cream clothes with red shawls and rudraksha malas. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-07-22A seated crowd of women at an ashram satsang, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on the forehead and rudraksha malas around the neck. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold border sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and another in a bright orange sari. A woman in a green sari with a conference badge sits center, and a fair-haired woman in a patterned top with a white forehead mark sits left. Several others in white and red saris sit behind them, all facing forward in meditative attention. No identifiable a person is visible.2013-08-02A seated crowd of devotees at an ashram satsang or meditation gathering, viewed from the front. Foreground women wear orange and saffron saris with red borders and red-and-gold blouses, several wearing rudraksha malas; one woman in front has white vibhuti marks on her forehead and eyes closed. A young woman with glasses and orange sari sits centrally with hands folded, a girl in orange on the right with eyes closed. Behind them, devotees wear white salwar and white saris, some with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces; a woman with curly hair and vibhuti on her forehead sits among them. Water bottles and a small brass dish are on the floor, and a red carpet covers the hall. No speaker or throne is visible in this frame.2013-03-18A 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.2013-04-07September 30 20172017-09-30January 12 20172017-01-12March 22 20132013-03-22September 22 20122012-09-22July 27 20172017-07-27September 05 20142014-09-05A large seated audience fills the frame at an ashram satsang hall, with many rows of devotees facing forward. Most wear white or light saris and kurtas, while others wear orange, red, pink, yellow and teal garments; some women wear red or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and several wear lanyard badges. A few attendees wear glasses, and some sit cross-legged on the floor. Tall white posts and a stage area glimpsed at the top suggest a large hall. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in this crowd shot, so no appearance-based identification is made.2013-07-22A seated satsang audience fills the frame, mostly women and some men in saffron-orange, white and teal clothing, with rudraksha malas and bindis or vibhuti marks. A woman in front center wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with her hands raised in a gesture of devotion. Others have hands in anjali or clapping, and a woman at right leans forward with eyes closed. The scene appears to be an indoor gathering on a hall floor with plastic chairs in the background.2017-01-12