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A photograph of participants seated on the floor of a plain yellow-walled room with dark wooden doors and a wooden floor, listening attentively to a session. A young woman in the foreground wears a white embroidered top and white trousers with a visitor badge, sitting cross-legged with her hands clasped. Behind her, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a beige sari sit on a striped mat, a man in a white kurta and a young man in black sit on a patterned rug, and a man in a red shirt and a boy in a green-and-black striped shirt also sit with badges. On the ledge are two framed portraits with printed text above them; one shows a turbaned, bearded elder in white and the other a saffron-robed elder, but the caption text is not legible enough to attribute. A glass jar stands on the shelf. The scene is a satsang-style gathering with participants seated attentively.

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Seated women in a hall with red curtains sit on floor mats for a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits with eyes closed, hands folded. Behind her a woman in a turquoise blouse and pink shawl looks off to the side. On the right a woman in a rust-orange and green embroidered kurta with a red bead mala sits with eyes closed. Brass bowls with marigold flowers, a small lamp and a folded cloth sit on a pink mat in front. Several other seated women appear in the background.

A group of devotees sits cross-legged on a grey carpet during a bhajan gathering in a room with a wooden panel wall. In the foreground a woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a patterned blouse sits beside a woman in pink and green with eyes closed, a woman in a purple top with a pendant necklace, and a woman in peach salwar kameez with palms pressed together. At right a woman in teal and floral dress sits with hands folded. Behind them stand a man in a green shirt and a woman in white sari, and a man in teal at left beside a colourful painted bird figure. A framed painting of Ganesha hangs on the wall at upper right, and a metal pot is visible at far left.

A photograph of a seated crowd of devotees smiling and clapping, filling the frame from edge to edge. In the foreground a young woman in a pink top wears a bangle and clasps her hands in applause, while a woman in a bright green sari with a white border claps beside a woman in a white sari with a red bindi. Behind them men and women in white and blue shirts and pale sarees sit close together, several wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a bald man in a white t-shirt smiles at right. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows audience members during a gathering.

Seated devotees in a plain whitewashed hall listen attentively toward the front. Most wear white or cream clothing: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white sarees with gold borders, one woman in a blue saree and another in a red-and-white checked top with a rust-coloured shawl. They sit on a red-orange mat, some with notebooks and bags beside them. A lattice window with orange curtains admits light at the back wall, and a white door stands at the left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

October 02 2011

Photograph of a seated congregation during a satsang in a hall with yellow walls and pale marble flooring. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on green and yellow mats, many with hands pressed in anjali or eyes closed in meditation. Women wear white kurtas, saffron and yellow saris, red and pink salwar, blue and grey tops, with rudraksha-style beads and bangles. A woman in front in a pink floral top and white pants holds her palms together. Brass puja items and a small orange container sit on the floor at right. No speaker is visible in this frame, so the presenter is not shown.

A photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall during a satsang. Many devotees wear white clothes and sit on mats or chairs with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a woman in a pink top sits on a red mat, a woman in a green shawl and dark-rimmed glasses sits beside her, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre. To the right, a woman with curly hair in a white top sits on a red cushion next to a woman in a black-and-white patterned skirt. Behind them, men in white kurtas and women in white sit in rows of chairs and mats, with a banana-leaf display and water bottles visible near a wall painting of a smiling face. Some participants wear bindis, glasses and beaded necklaces.

December 20 2009

A photograph of a small indoor room where a group sits on striped woven mats in a gathering, many with hands pressed in anjali. A standing man in white kurta and a man in a white shirt at the right stand with palms together facing the group. A seated man in a blue-and-white striped shirt sits near a framed painting on an easel. Behind them a large framed photo shows a bearded man in white head covering beside a printed caption board. Participants wear white, orange, yellow and striped clothing.

A seated audience of girls and women sits on striped mats in a hall with pale marble floors, red chairs and framed religious pictures on the walls. In the foreground, girls in orange, pink, lavender and green salwar kameez and saris sit cross-legged, some resting their chins on their hands, watching intently toward a speaker out of frame. A woman in white with a pale green top sits among them, and a bottle of water rests on the floor at right. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.