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Devotees sit close together on the floor of a hall during a satsang, many wearing white garments with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a woman with her hand against her cheek and a young woman with a bindi look toward the front, while others sit with eyes closed or lowered. A lamp glows at the right edge beside a microphone stand. The background shows more seated devotees in white and a few in orange and red.

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A seated audience at an indoor evening session. In the foreground, young women wear white clothes with gold-bordered saris and yellow shawls; one rests her chin on her hand, another has a headphone over her ear. Behind them, more attendees in white and pastel clothing sit in rows, some with eyes closed, while a man in white with grey hair sits near a glass door. Two people at the left edge appear to be holding a camera or phone. Forehead vibhuti and bindi marks are visible on several women. The room is dim with pale walls.2010-09-28A seated congregation at an ashram satsang in a hall lit by soft daylight. In the foreground a woman with wavy blonde hair wears white draped clothing with a yellow shawl and a beaded mala, looking forward. Beside her a figure in white with a red-bordered cloth and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with hands clasped on the knees. To the right a young woman in white with a yellow shawl rests her chin on her hand. Behind them many devotees sit in white and yellow garments, some with a mala, and an orange-clad person is visible further back. No identifiable presence of the swami is clearly visible in this frame.2010-12-28A large seated audience of women and some men fills a dimly lit hall, most wearing white or cream saris and salwar-style clothing with gold or colored borders. Several women wear identity lanyards with badges, and some have red bindis and glasses. Faces are turned toward an unseen speaker.2010-11-14October 10 20102010-10-10January 19 20132013-01-19July 19 20162016-07-19A large seated congregation fills the frame, many women in white and cream saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some with orange and saffron garments. Faces show forehead markings. Behind them rows of wooden poles or stands and white-clad attendees extend back toward a stage with colourful draped fabric. Dense crowd, indoor hall.2017-05-30A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang hall. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in white dhotis sit closest to the camera. Several women in white saris with coloured borders sit in rows; two younger women wear yellow shawls over white saris and a third, older woman with glasses sits with palms pressed together. Some women wear rudraksha malas and a woman in the upper left has a red bindi and vibhuti marks. A white draped stage cloth and a green strip form the backdrop, and a standing figure in white with orange trim is partly visible at the upper left edge.2010-10-15May 05 20142014-05-05A seated group of devotees listens attentively at an evening session, many in white clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold border sits in the foreground, a red cord visible at her neck. Beside her, a woman with long wavy hair wears a white top and yellow scarf. Another woman in white with yellow fabric rests her chin on her hand. In the corner, a grey-haired woman in white with an orange cord leans forward. Several devotees wear vertical white tilak marks on their foreheads. No a person is visible, and the setting appears to be an indoor hall.2010-09-28Seated devotees fill a hall during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, women wear orange and peach saris with maroon borders and rudraksha or bead malas; one wears a yellow-bordered cream sari and another has a red shawl. Behind them, more participants in white and cream clothing sit on mats and cushions, some with yellow and red shawls, while the blurred background shows a warmly lit hall with pillars. No speaker or deity is clearly visible in this frame.2010-12-28Dense audience of women seated closely together in white clothing at a satsang or discourse. Many wear white saris or white dupattas, some with red or orange borders, and several have white vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Most face forward attentively, one woman in front wears clear-framed glasses and a white shawl, and others sit with hands folded or clasped. Some wear white identification badges on their clothing. No a person candidate is visible in the frame, so the scene shows only the seated devotees.2015-11-11