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Interior of a hall where women in white clothes and red-orange beaded necklaces sit on red floor mats during a satsang session. Several seated participants hold notebooks, pink and green pads, or pens while some listen with eyes closed, with orange cushions and bags beside them. Behind them stand ornate golden thrones with carved backrests and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on the wall; the figure is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Water bottles and metal stanchions are in the foreground.

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September 07 20132013-09-07A large indoor hall with a polished marble floor, where many women sit cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. In the foreground, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside a woman in an orange sari with red blouse and rudraksha mala who sits with hands joined. A woman in a blue sari with gold border sits in the middle row. Small brass oil lamps and bowls stand before them on orange cloths. Red-cushioned chairs line the back wall, with framed deity images on a shelf above and a lone seated man in a white shirt at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the scene.2012-04-09A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang hall, mostly women in white tops and white garments with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas visible at their necks. Many have eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation, with hands folded in laps. Some wear glasses, and a few wear bindi and sindoor; one older woman in a cream sari sits at lower left. Padded chairs with red upholstery and a purple patterned wall panel form the background. No single speaker or presider is clearly visible in this frame.2014-05-05A photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor hall during the Inner Awakening programme. Many participants wear white clothing and orange lanyards, sitting cross-legged on red floor mats with bags and water bottles beside them. A woman in the foreground wears a white T-shirt and orange lanyard, and a blonde woman sits in white clothes in the centre. Behind them, gilded ornate shrines and a deity murti are visible against cream walls with framed pictures. No speaker is clearly visible from this angle.2016-09-22August 02 20132013-08-02September 26 20152015-09-26June 06 20162016-06-06August 15 20172017-08-15A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with a green floor covering, where a group of women sit cross-legged in a satsang-style gathering. At left, a woman in black holds a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) on a low stand, with an orange cloth beneath it. Foreground centre, an older woman in a cream sari with a dark headscarf and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind her, women wear pink, white, red and yellow saris and salwar kameez, some with folded hands. At lower right, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in anjali. Microphones, cables and a tripod appear at the top of the frame.2013-02-06Women devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats in rows inside a bright marble hall during a satsang-style session. The foreground woman in front left wears white with an orange shawl and holds her hands in her lap; beside her a woman in orange sari with a red-and-orange shawl sits eyes closed. Others wear white, mustard, orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps and small brass dishes with offerings sit on the floor in front of them. Stacked striped cushions and red chairs are at left, and framed religious pictures hang on the back wall. A black backpack rests on the floor at right. Several women are visible, and no person here is identifiable as a person.2012-04-09December 10 20132013-12-10September 25 20162016-09-25