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A large seated congregation of women, many with white or vibhuti forehead marks, sits in a hall with golden pillars at the back. In the front row, a woman in a red shawl and a woman in a teal kurta with a yellow dupatta sit with eyes closed, while others wear saris, salwar kameez, glasses and necklaces. Many wear name badges on lanyards. The mood is calm and attentive.

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A large seated gathering of women in an ornate temple hall with yellow pillars and rows of gilded kalasha-style lamps along the right side. Most attendees sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, many wearing white, saffron, green and red saris and kurtas, with name badges pinned to their clothes. Several have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and a few wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in a red shawl and a woman in a teal kurta sit with hands folded. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd of attendees.2018-12-20 +2 copiesNovember 19 20112011-11-19A dense, seated audience at a large satsang or discourse hall, mostly women and some men, photographed from the front with foreground faces in soft focus. Many wear white or pastel kurta-style tops and saris, with rudraksha malas around their necks; a woman in the centre wears a purple shawl over a patterned blouse and a name badge, and a woman at right wears a red top with rudraksha and a bindi. Some wear orange shawls and red vibhuti or kumkum marks. Attendees look toward the stage, some with notebooks and a green folder in view. The mood is attentive and focused, with no visible ritual activity.2016-12-21A seated group of women sit cross-legged in a meditation hall with red-and-white striped mats and red curtains behind them. Most have eyes closed and hands resting on laps in meditation. A woman in a bright yellow top and white shawl in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge, her eyes closed with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in a pink salwar wears a rudraksha mala and lanyard, hands in mudra. Others wear white, lavender, teal and orange saris and salwars, several with beaded malas and lanyards. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows a meditation session.2011-12-10A photo of a seated group meditating at a satsang in a hall with gold chairs and white cloth partitions. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white clothes, some with orange or red shawls and long necklaces of red and white beads. A woman in the centre wears white with glasses and grey hair, hands clasped. A woman at right wears a green sari with a red-beaded necklace and a white vertical forehead mark, eyes closed. A young woman in the foreground wears an orange-red and white sari with a white forehead mark. A small child in an orange garment sits in front. A small bowl of white flowers rests on the floor at lower right. No a person is visible in the frame.2013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 20 20182018-12-20December 09 20132013-12-09January 17 20162016-01-17A large group of women seated with eyes closed in meditation, dressed in saris and salwar in red, orange, yellow, pink, blue and green. In the centre a woman with long loose dark hair wears a rust-brown sari with gold border, a dark rudraksha mala, white horizontal tilak lines and a red bindi. Several seated devotees around her show white and yellow forehead markings. No speaker or throne is visible, and no person is identified as a person.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of women in a covered hall meditating, eyes closed, hands resting in laps or in mudra positions. Many wear white, pink, yellow, red and teal saris or salwar kameez, with ID badges on lanyards. Some sit on white plastic chairs and others on mats or white sheets on a green floor. A few women in front wear black tops, blue floral dresses and a red shirt, and one wears a white head covering. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd photograph, and no throne or stage figure is visible.2010-02-05 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23