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A large seated congregation fills a metal-roofed hall decorated with orange and yellow hanging streamers. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women, wear white and orange-red clothing with orange-red satin scarves and rudraksha malas, and many have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Some wear orange-and-gold saris. Several people hold lanyards around their necks. A cameraman in white stands on the right beside a tripod-mounted camera, and a small golden shrine with a deity murti is visible at the far end of the hall. Ceremonial microphones and speakers are placed among the crowd.

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A large seated congregation fills a covered hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many people in white clothing and orange or rust-coloured shawls and sashes. Many wear orange-and-white identity lanyards and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the front rows, several women sit cross-legged, some wearing rudraksha or bead necklaces. Further back, saffron-robed sadhus and ochre flags stand near a raised stage with orange and gold decorations.2015-09-11September 15 20152015-09-15A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor. In the foreground a woman with grey hair wears an orange-red sari and a rudraksha mala, and a younger woman beside her wears a red-orange sari, rudraksha mala and a bindi. Other women wear orange and saffron saris and white clothing, and a young boy in a pink shawl sits among them. Behind them rows of people in white and orange clothes sit facing forward. Large painted panels hang on the walls. Several people in the crowd are visible, with no clear a person candidate in view.2016-09-30September 17 20152015-09-17A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall at a Guru Purnima gathering, with rows of women in white, cream and orange saris and many wearing rudraksha malas and pottu bindis. Many sit cross-legged or with hands folded, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Two women in the foreground wear white saris with orange and red borders, and a woman at right wears an orange and gold sari. Pillars and a red-and-gold decorated doorway frame the back of the hall.2016-07-19February 14 20162016-02-14A large seated congregation fills a hall, with hundreds of devotees in white and orange clothing sitting in rows on the floor. Many women wear white saris with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. Some hold their hands together in prayer, and a few wear headsets or hold phones. In the upper left corner a purple logo is visible. The image is a photograph of an event gathering, with no a person figure clearly identifiable in the frame.2015-08-09 +1 copiesA large indoor audience sits on the floor of a hall, filling the frame with many rows of people. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing, and many women wear rust-red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with white and red forehead markings visible on several. Some participants have their hands pressed together in namaste or clapping, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white and pink sari with a headset microphone smiles and claps. Other people in the rows wear orange robes. Framed artwork hangs on the back wall and there is a blue-white logo in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering. No single person can be identified as the speaker.2015-08-09A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, wearing saffron, orange, maroon and white saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits upright, and an older woman in a rust-coloured sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits beside her. Behind them rows of people in white and orange clothing sit on mats, and framed paintings hang on the pale walls above the crowd.2016-09-30November 11 20152015-11-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15