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A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang or energy darshan session. Foreground women wear orange and rust-red saris with long rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces; one woman in rust red rests her chin on her hand, another in orange wears glasses and a small red bindi. Behind them, rows of people in orange, rust and white clothing sit closely together, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A water bottle sits on the red floor mat in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang or puja, with many women and some men in orange, saffron, maroon and red-brown robes with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and white tilaka marks on their foreheads. Two foreground women in maroon and gold sit with eyes closed, while others sit cross-legged on the floor, with brass oil lamps and a ritual tray with flower offerings visible in front. Red chairs line the background behind them.

A seated group of devotees holds small oil lamps and brass arati-style vessels during a ritual gathering in a hall with red chairs in the background. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon and gold sari with rudraksha malas and a white forehead marking holds a lamp, beside a woman in a white and light-green sari with a red bindi. At center, a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a fair-haired woman in white beside her hold lamps, and a woman in white with a red sash lifts a small lamp. Many others in orange, maroon and white sit behind them with lit candles and lamps. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible evidence.

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A photograph of a large seated satsang audience inside a hall, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a vibhuti-marked forehead sits with eyes closed, next to a woman in a maroon sari with a long rudraksha mala and bangles, and a woman in orange with glasses, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala who sits in front of an open silver laptop. Further back, other devotees in orange, red and white clothing sit in rows, and a small table holds flowers and a plastic container. The audience faces toward the teaching area, which is out of frame. Several people are visible in the back, making the scene roughly twenty to one hundred people.

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September 27 2013

A seated congregation during a satsang or puja in a large hall, many people in rows wearing white, orange and maroon clothing. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a small red flower in her cupped hands while looking down. Beside her a woman in white with a red rudraksha mala and a red pendant sits with hands folded, gazing forward. At right a young woman in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band. Brass plates with flower offerings and a small brass vessel rest on the floor in front. Many more devotees in white and orange sit behind them.

A large satsang hall filled with seated devotees in saffron and orange saris and robes, many with rudraksha malas and white or red forehead markings. Front rows sit on mats before small brass pots, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and offering plates with flowers, while women in the foreground have hands folded or palms together in prayer. Rows of men and women in white garments fill the background behind white pillars. A small shrine and a golden canopy are visible at the top of the room.

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A seated group ritual in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, several young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with gold and maroon borders wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, seated on mats with brass puja vessels, small cups and gold bowls holding flowers and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long pendant necklace sits at left, and older women in white and gold-bordered saris sit at right, one raising her hand in gesture. Behind them, rows of people in white and maroon outfits sit on the floor, many with vibhuti marks. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam being performed with devotees.