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A packed hall of devotees sits cross-legged on floor mats in prayer, most with palms pressed together. Many women wear sarees in pink, magenta, green, yellow, orange and red, while men and some young people wear white kurtas and dhotis. Some hold small brass lamps and plates with flower offerings in front of them. A red cloth backdrop hangs at the upper left, and bright lamps and a few sacred objects are set on the floor. The image is a wide shot of a satsang or puja gathering with the crowd filling the frame, and the people in the image are seated in rows.

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January 01 20122012-01-01A large seated congregation of devotees, mostly women, sits cross-legged on a polished white marble floor in a hall, many with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Most wear orange or saffron shawls and sarees in cream, maroon and red, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass puja trays with small oil lamps, kumkum and flower offerings sit on the floor in front, beside backpacks, a water bottle and a folded orange cloth. A front-row woman in orange with a rudraksha mala closes her eyes, while a woman in a white saree with orange shawl sits with hands folded. No central figure matching a person is visible in this frame. The background shows more seated devotees and rows of chairs in an event hall.2012-04-24A large hall with many seated devotees, mostly women, in white and cream clothing, palms pressed together in prayer. Several wear saffron or orange shawls and saris with coloured borders, and many have rudraksha or beaded malas. Brass or steel plates with offerings, small cups and food sit on the carpeted floor before them. Chairs and red-cushioned seats line the back of the room, with more attendees and a stage area visible in the distance under warm lights.2013-12-06October 23 20102010-10-23A large hall filled with seated devotees on mats performing a group puja with brass plates and small oil lamps in front of them. Many women in saffron and orange garments, some in pink, yellow and white saris, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Several younger women wear orange sashes and red and white clothing, and a woman in a white top closes her eyes in meditation. Hanging decorative banners in red, yellow and blue line the upper walls, and water bottles and bags rest on the floor. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-04-17 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A large seated crowd fills an indoor hall during an event, with most people wearing white clothes. Many women in white saris and white outfits sit on the floor, some wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. Several people have hands raised or pressed together in devotional gestures, and one woman in an orange-and-white checked top with an orange shawl sits among them. A woman in a blue-and-white patterned top covers her face with her hands in the foreground. Overhead, banners with orange and yellow patterns hang from the ceiling and a framed display board is mounted on the wall. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.2006-10-21A large seated congregation in a bright hall with pink walls and red drapes, many women in saris and salwar kameez in saffron, green, teal, cream and red, some wearing orange shawls. In the foreground, a young woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged and a woman in peach-orange sari sits with hands together. Oil lamps and brass plates with offerings lie on mats before them. Behind, rows of devotees in white and orange sit near a white-pillared dais with a banner at the right edge.2012-04-25October 15 20132013-10-15January 29 20122012-01-29July 22 20132013-07-22April 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copies