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May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a large hall sits on mats with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or listen to a talk. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with matching shawl sits with a small brass-toned dish and a plastic container nearby; to her right an older woman in orange robes and glasses sits with hands in her lap. A young woman in a peach kurta and white trousers sits at left with hands folded. Behind them rows of people in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls sit facing forward, and a white-clad figure sits near the back. No speaker is visible in the frame.2011-10-29July 06 20152015-07-06May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated satsang audience in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and mats. In the foreground, two women in saffron-orange saris sit cross-legged with hands folded, one with a red bindi. A woman in a cream sari with green border sits beside them, and a woman in purple sits nearby. Small oil lamps and offering trays rest on a mat before them. Behind, many devotees sit facing forward, some in white. A framed portrait hangs on the wall, and a gilded throne-like structure and deity murti are visible in the background. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2012-02-11 +1 copiesA seated satsang gathering of women in a hall with white walls, a pale-curtained door and a red curtain at left. Most women sit cross-legged on the floor in orange or saffron shawls over white and cream sarees, with several holding open notebooks, and food offerings in small plates and containers are arranged on a mat before them. Along the back, women sit on chairs; one in white and orange holds a microphone at right beside a keyboard and speakers, and another in white with an orange shawl sits at the far right. The scene reads as a women's spiritual discourse session with ritual food offerings.2011-12-25A seated satsang audience in a bright hall with patterned blue-and-white wall panels. Foreground women wear white saris or kurtas with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; one in a turquoise salwar sits at left with a hand near her mouth. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and malas sit in rows. A photo collage of faces hangs at upper right above a green-draped table. Bottles of water sit on the floor. A small name badge is visible on a woman at right. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-05-23March 17 20132013-03-17A seated congregation during a satsang in a large hall with white sheets spread on the floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed woman in red and maroon robes wearing glasses sits beside a woman in orange sannyasi robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead tilak. Next to her, a woman in a dark red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed. Behind them, devotees in white clothing, including a woman in a white shawl and a woman in pink with a blue-robed woman, sit in meditation or listening. Marigold garlands line the carpet at right, and rows of chairs and more seated devotees fill the background.2012-01-09 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with cream walls and framed portraits holds a seated congregation in saffron, orange and maroon robes with gold borders. In the foreground, women in orange saris with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth, some with hands raised in mudra, beside brass plates, flowers, small oil lamps and kumkum-marked offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in red and maroon and others in white sit attentively, and red curtains line the windows. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no presiding figure is clearly identifiable here.2013-07-06June 01 20142014-06-01September 16 20142014-09-16