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A photograph inside an ornate hotel-style atrium at a satsang gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white sari sits on the floor facing right with her hands resting on her lap. Behind her, a woman in a pink blouse with a white sari and a woman in a red blouse sit on the floor, looking toward a raised white-draped platform with a fringed white and grey blanket. A standing man in white kurta with an orange garland watches, and several men in white kurtas with orange scarves and lanyards stand or sit nearby. Curtains, a staircase railing, and colourful tall decorative pillars frame the setting. The visible people number roughly six to eight.

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July 02 20152015-07-02A satsang gathering in a hall with a red wall and a carpeted floor. In the foreground, a woman in white sari with a brown rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged, holding a small brass vessel and an offering; beside her is a brass plate with petals and a lit wick. Two other women in white saris with gold borders sit at left, one holding a small bell and an oil lamp; a woman in orange garments sits further left. Behind them, several women and girls in white and orange sit in rows, and at the top right an ornate golden throne-like seat stands near a stage with microphones. A small framed photograph and offering plates rest on an orange cloth. The people are seated in a devotional posture.2014-07-20A 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.2013-02-06October 18 20152015-10-18December 20 20122012-12-20Indoor satsang or initiation gathering in a tiled hall, with devotees seated on the floor in white dhotis and mundus with gold borders and red shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat at the left, with a microphone and orange-draped table in front. Other devotees in white hold their hands to their faces in a gesture of prayer and sit in rows. A golden deity murti stands in an alcove at the back, with a red-draped table at right and a standing man in white with a mala at far right.2015-09-02A photograph of a satsang hall where several women sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor cushions, facing forward. The woman at centre wears a white kurta printed with orange floral motifs and a beaded necklace, with her hands folded in her lap. The woman at left wears a white saree with gold border and a red shawl over her shoulder, and the woman at right wears a white saree with a red shawl, pressing a small white item near a steel bowl. Orange and maroon cloths lie in the foreground. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the hall, and framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls beneath a ceiling with recessed lights.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang. Most wear white clothing with orange-red shawls or sashes, and several have dark hair in buns or braids. One man in the back has a white forehead mark and wears an orange-red shawl over white, and another man behind has a dark blindfold over his eyes. A woman in the centre wears a white outfit with an orange lanyard. The foreground includes blurred heads of people seated in rows, and the setting appears to be an indoor hall with cushioned seating.2016-10-07May 23 20152015-05-23December 28 20142014-12-28December 10 20122012-12-10October 08 20152015-10-08