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A photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor hall with white plastic chairs and a whitewashed wall. Many women and some men wear white clothing with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, several with red or orange tilak markings. In the foreground a woman with short grey hair and glasses smiles, and a woman with a red-brown head wrap sits nearby. A decorative woven panel hangs at the upper left and a blue sign on the wall reads a silence and no-photography notice. A man in orange clothing stands among the seats at the back. No clear identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

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December 14 20092009-12-14A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on white sheets during an evening satsang session. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with yellow shawls or scarves, and some women wear pink, green and blue saris. Long colourful cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange hang from a white draped ceiling, with ceiling fans and a wall clock visible. At the far end, a golden throne-like seat and deity murti stand near the front of the hall, though no clearly identifiable seated figure is distinguishable from this distance.2010-09-18A large crowd of devotees seated closely together on the floor of a hall, mostly dressed in white with vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Many women wear white or pastel saris, and a few men wear white shirts and dhotis. Above them hang orange and blue striped cloth banners. The seated audience faces forward toward an unseen focal point, consistent with a satsang or Shivaratri observance. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person from this view, and the foreground figures are partly cropped.2007-02-16Large seated gathering of devotees in a tented hall with white walls and hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and some with saffron or orange-trimmed garments. They sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows facing forward, with a stage area and sound equipment visible at the back. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the right edge. Several women in front wear white with rudraksha malas, one in a pale saffron-bordered sari, another in a green and gold sari.2008-07-24November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, mostly dressed in white with some wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bearded young man with long hair and a red-brown rudraksha mala sits on the left, a woman with a grey bob and white clothing sits centre, and a woman with a long braid in a white outfit with a beaded necklace and name badge sits on the right. Behind them many devotees sit closely packed in white clothes, some in green and pink saris. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame, and no individual can be confirmed as a person from appearance.2013-09-30A large seated audience of women fills rows of white plastic chairs at an evening satsang. Most wear white or cream saris and salwar-style outfits with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and many have rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several women in the foreground sit with hands folded in their laps, listening attentively. A red carpet covers the floor below, with a bamboo scaffold visible at the upper left. No central speaker or a person figure is visible in the frame, so the seated devotees are the focus.2013-03-10A large seated audience of devotees in a plain white-walled hall during a healing training session. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with beaded necklaces and name badges, while a woman standing near the centre wears an orange and blue sari with a beaded necklace and raises her hand, smiling. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the room, and a wall sign reads a silence and photography notice. No swami is visible in this view.2006-10-08June 20 20092009-06-20July 17 20082008-07-17Large seated audience of women in white and cream saris and kurtas, many wearing lanyards with name badges and rudraksha or bead malas, sitting in rows on the floor of a tented hall with white ceiling fabric. At the far left front, a figure in orange robes sits elevated on a platform beneath a painted backdrop of a forest scene with a deity image. Colourful woven fabric hangings decorate the ceiling and a pink banner reads Healer's Initiation Program. Bookshelves and a fan are visible at the sides. The seated audience fills most of the frame.2008-06-22A photograph of a large seated audience in a white-draped hall during a satsang discourse. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl sits cross-legged with hands resting, eyes closed in meditation, with a red tilak on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala and red bindi sits in a similar pose, and another woman in a white sari and rudraksha mala sits in the middle row. On the right, an older woman in an orange-bordered cream sari wears rudraksha beads and a gold necklace. Rows of white-clad devotees with rudraksha malas fill the background, and orange-and-white table cloths and cushions are visible. The stage with the discourse speaker is not clearly visible.2017-07-27