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April 15 20122012-04-15A large seated congregation of devotees, mostly women, fills a hall in prayer. Many sit with palms pressed together or eyes closed, wearing white and cream saris and salwar kameez with red, orange, pink and purple borders. Several have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear red or orange shawls. Some are seated on blue cushions on the floor, and an ID badge lanyard is visible on one woman. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with no clearly visible central figure in the frame.2013-07-23April 09 20122012-04-09A seated group gathering indoors in a hall with red chairs, pink walls and red curtains, with many women and girls in white, saffron, red, green and orange saris and salwar kameez sitting cross-legged on mats in meditation or satsang. Several participants have hands pressed together in prayer, and brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and small offerings sit on the floor in front. A young girl in a saffron sari and a girl in green sit closest to the camera with eyes closed. Many have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene conveys a devotional or meditation program with a largely female audience. No a person candidate is visible.2012-04-14A photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tent at a satsang, mostly women in white clothes and some in saffron. Foreground, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long red-brown shawl sits with eyes closed in meditation, with a forehead tilak. Beside her, a girl in a white top with a small lanyard sits, and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them rows of attendees in white sit on floor cushions, some wearing lanyards. No speaker or throne is visible in the frame; the people are gathered in quiet listening and meditation.2015-07-02A large seated congregation fills an indoor hall with white walls and wooden doors, during what appears to be a ritual session. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most wearing white kurtas, saris and salwar outfits, with several women in blue, green, purple and red saris. Some have yellow or gold lanyards and folded hands, and several are in prayer or chanting posture. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and potted plants and a small table with a water bottle are visible near the back. Many devotees are seated in close rows, and the sitters near the front are mostly women.2009-07-01September 28 20132013-09-28A photograph of a large seated congregation during an evening pada puja at a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing white traditional dress with orange or red shawls, and some in yellow or colourful saris. Several women have hands pressed together in prayer. Small oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a few people hold papers or booklets. A woman in the centre foreground wears a white sari with gold border. The room has red curtains and cushioned chairs along the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is described.2011-02-25A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall, many in white clothes and white saris with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded mala necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in a green top with a lanyard presses her palms together in anjali, and a woman in pink and a woman in a blue top sit with hands folded. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a mala sits in meditation posture. Brass lamps and offerings are placed on the floor before the crowd, and a decorated deity murti stands in the background with orange drapes hanging from the ceiling. The mood is one of satsang or meditation, and the rows of people extend deep into the hall, roughly 100 or more visible people.2010-10-23July 03 20172017-07-03December 10 20132013-12-10A seated congregation of devotees, mostly women, fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground a woman in a white blouse with a patterned border sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and nearby a woman in white with a tilak on her forehead sits with eyes closed. Many attendees wear white saris and white kurtas with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, and a few wear pink, yellow and red saris. Rows of red-cushioned chairs and mats extend back toward a bright doorway, with a small child in a colourful dress seated among the crowd.2013-08-15