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Large seated congregation at a Maheshwara Puja in a hall. In the foreground, women in white and red dress and red shawls sit with eyes closed, one wearing a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads, others in white salwar kameez with red and white lanyards. Behind them, men in white kurta and red shawls sit in rows. At the upper right, two standing priests with bare upper bodies, sacred ash markings and red-and-white cloth stand near a ceremonial table with brass vessels and plates. A framed painting of a deity hangs at the top left.

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May 01 20142014-05-01A seated congregation in a carpeted hall with patterned gold carpet and dark wooden doors. Many people sit cross-legged in white ritual clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red-and-white lanyard beads around their necks. Some have palms pressed together in prayer, and small floral offerings and brass items lie on the floor in front. Most attendees face forward toward an unseen speaker, with a few seated in chairs at the back. The scene resembles a satsang gathering during a group meditation session.2013-12-17A large seated gathering of devotees in a hotel ballroom, mostly women dressed in white kurtas and white shawls with orange-red shawls or stoles over them. Many sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet, some with hands joined in namaste, others with eyes closed in meditation. Rudraksha malas hang at several necks. Plates of offerings and small food items sit on the floor in front, and water bottles and bags are placed among the participants. Some children are seated among the adults. Behind them, people in orange and white stand near pillars. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2013-12-01March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMay 13 20142014-05-13A large seated congregation in white clothes sits on white mats during a satsang hall gathering, with many people wearing white kurtas and dhotis and some in white saris. Orange-red cloths lie folded on the mats beside devotees, and several men wear rudraksha malas. In the top left a small figure in saffron robes stands near a draped stage with a floral arrangement on a yellow-cloth table. Several participants hold open notebooks or rest their chins on their hands while listening.2015-07-02May 02 20142014-05-02A seated group of devotees sits on a purple mat in a wood-panelled hall with yellow padded walls. Women and men in white kurtas and white clothes wear orange-and-saffron shawls. Some devotees hold their hands together in anjali, and leaf plates with fruit, sweets and water bottles are arranged along the mat in front of them. A cameraman stands on the left beside a tripod, and a photographer in white watches from the back. Monks in saffron robes sit at the right edge.2014-12-28A seated audience fills a wood-panelled hall with patterned wall fabric and orange curtains during a program. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, most in white kurta-style clothes with red and tulsi-bead malas, some wearing name badges. Foreground figures include a man in white with a red-bead mala and a balding man in white looking down. On the right, a woman in an orange top wears glasses and a red mala. Near the top left, two women in orange and cream saris stand at a white-draped table with objects on it. No one on the platform is identifiable as a person by these cues, and no a person candidate with distinctive adornments is visible.2012-07-01September 11 20152015-09-11July 06 20152015-07-06October 12 20152015-10-12