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A large indoor meditation gathering in a hotel ballroom with a patterned brown and gold carpet. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white ritual clothing, with rudraksha malas around their necks, in rows of seated participants. Some women wear white and yellow saris and others wear white kurtas. A few men in the foreground wear white with rudraksha malas, and one man in front wears a white t-shirt and a rudraksha mala. Some attendees in the back wear saffron or red shawls. Dozens of people fill the room. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance and angle.

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A large indoor hall with patterned carpet where many devotees sit in white clothing during a seated gathering. In the foreground a bald-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined, and a man on the left wears a rudraksha mala over white. A man in a red shawl sits among the group. Small floral offerings and a lit oil lamp lie on the floor in front. Several people in the back row sit on chairs, and a man in the far background wears white with hands folded.2013-12-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20152015-07-01July 01 20152015-07-01A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall at an Inner Awakening darshan session. Many men and women wear white ritual clothing with orange-red lanyards, and several men wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre foreground has a white forehead mark and wears white with a mala. Purple patterned backdrops and warm lights frame the stage area behind the rows of attendees. Stage-side and balcony rows continue into the distance, and the people shown are seated devotees rather than a stage performance. The photograph is watermarked with copyright text along the right side, which is not transcribed.2015-05-07A large seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall with cream walls and recessed ceiling lights, eyes closed in meditation. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with rudraksha malas and matching identity lanyards. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds his hands in his lap, and a woman in a white outfit with a lanyard sits nearby. A red stacked chair stands at the left wall.2008-06-09A large indoor hall with many devotees seated cross-legged on a carpet in meditation, eyes closed or lowered. Most wear white or cream clothing; a woman in the foreground-left wears a red-orange shawl and a bindi, a woman in the center wears white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in the right foreground wears a light grey top with a long rudraksha mala and a white wrap. Red-backed chairs and an orange cushion appear among the rows. Several more people sit behind, with some in pink and blue. No swami is visible in the frame.2013-12-10July 09 20162016-07-09March 06 20142014-03-06A seated audience at a satsang hall, mostly dressed in white, with several people wearing rudraksha malas. In the front row, a bald man in white with a pink shirt and a red-beaded mala smiles at the camera, beside a man with a short beard and a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in white with a beaded mala and a man in an orange shawl sit among others; a woman in orange-and-white sits to the left. The back rows hold more participants in white clothes, and a participant on the left wears an ID lanyard. Warm light, wooden furniture and a purple bird logo appear in the upper left corner.2014-07-16December 06 20132013-12-06A 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.2011-12-10Indoor satsang hall with a purple leaf-patterned carpet where many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor facing front. Most wear white kurtas, dhotis or white shirts; a man in the foreground right wears a white t-shirt with a black shawl tied at the waist and a rudraksha mala. Others wear light blue, striped and grey clothing. A seated elderly man in a beige sweater sits on a chair at the right, and rows of red chairs line the background. Warm wall lighting, beige panelled walls and marigold garlands at the left edge. No visible a person figure at the front of the hall in the frame.2014-03-06