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A photograph of a large hall with a white fabric ceiling and peach-coloured walls, where many people sit cross-legged on orange mats in rows, meditating with eyes closed or listening. In the foreground a young man in white kurta and pants with a rudraksha mala and yellow cord sits in meditation, beside a man in a blue shirt holding a small book, and a man in a green shirt holding a book at the right edge. Others in white garments sit on chairs and mats across the room, with curtains and wall fans visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.

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A photograph of a large hall with a white fabric-draped ceiling, ceiling fans and pinkish walls with tall windows. Many people sit cross-legged in rows on orange mats, eyes closed in meditation. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; the nearest young man wears a white shirt and cream trousers with a yellow lanyard, and a man in white beside him wears a red lanyard. A black backpack rests on the mat in the foreground.2009-12-08A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang hall, with many delegates in white and cream clothing wearing lanyard badges, sitting on floor cushions and mats. Several people in the front rows have hands pressed together in anjali mudra or sit in quiet meditation with eyes closed. Warm orange and red drapery forms the backdrop, and a shaft of light falls from the upper right. No speaker is clearly visible in the frame; the focus is on the assembled devotees listening to the talk.2010-12-02June 06 20162016-06-06A large hall filled with many people seated on the floor on mats during a meditative satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man in an orange-saffron kurta with long swept-back grey hair sits cross-legged with hands joined in a mudra, beside a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and white kurta with a lanyard, also meditating with hands folded. Brass plates, small oil lamps and incense sticks rest on orange cloth before them, and green-lidded plastic containers sit on the floor. Behind them rows of attendees in white, pink and orange clothing sit quietly, with orange and red hanging decorations overhead and sunlight streaming through the windows.2010-12-22A seated group of meditation participants in a bright hall on red mats, dressed in white kurta-style clothes with orange-red shawls and orange sashes. Several wear lanyards and one has a tilak on the forehead. Many sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered, and bottles of water and orange cloth bundles lie on the floor. Behind them, a woman in white sits in a chair near wooden slat screens and dining furniture. The scene reflects a death meditation session at a person ashram program.2016-03-25June 06 20162016-06-06A seated group meditation session in a hall with red curtains at the back. Many participants sit cross-legged on striped blue mats, eyes closed, mostly wearing white shirts and white trousers. Several wear rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. One man in an orange shirt sits to the left, a man in a pink polo sits in the front centre, and a man in striped cream clothing sits at the centre-right. A rolled purple mat lies at the lower left.2011-12-10A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged on orange mats, many wearing lanyard badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bald man in the lower left wears a gold-bead necklace and a white wrap, and a man with a vertical tilak sits in the centre front. Behind them, rows of attendees sit on chairs and mats, including people in white, orange and blue clothing. Orange and yellow decorative hangings line the upper wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2010-08-26A large hall with orange floor mats where many devotees sit cross-legged in white clothing, most wearing yellow lanyards or garlands, some with rudraksha malas. Orange and white curtains hang at tall windows, and folded chairs line the back. A man in the foreground wears a white t-shirt printed with yoga text, while several bald men in cream kurtas sit in meditation posture. Plastic water bottles and bags rest on the mats.2009-12-02A photograph of a large tented hall where many people sit cross-legged on orange cushions in meditation or satsang. Foreground figures include a woman in white with a blue water bottle at left, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala at right, and seated devotees in white, yellow and green saris. Overhead, white fabric drapes the ceiling beneath rows of ceiling fans, with black screens on the side walls. Devotees in white garments sit in rows toward a distant front area where a figure in orange sits.2009-12-06A photograph of a seated group meditating on orange and blue mats inside a bright, plain hall with white walls and large windows. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and cream trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap; a black backpack lies to the right. Others in white clothes and yellow or red lanyards sit nearby, including an older man with grey hair and glasses on the right. A few more participants, some in beige and white, are visible further back. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2009-12-08July 01 20152015-07-01