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October 22 2014

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange, purple and blue mats on a pale tiled floor. In the foreground, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits at left with hands together, while several men in white dhotis and white shawls with gold borders sit in meditation or prayer posture, some wearing gold beaded necklaces and tilak marks on the forehead. Behind them rows of attendees in white fill the room under hanging orange lamps, and a small purple-cloth-covered seat and a few trays and bottles sit on the mats. The atmosphere suggests a seated satsang or meditation session.2010-10-22July 09 20172017-07-09May 18 20122012-05-18January 19 20132013-01-19July 09 20172017-07-09A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a pale pink hall during a satsang-style gathering. Many men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several wear orange or saffron cloths. Most sit with palms pressed together in anjali, and a few hold hands folded at the chest. Bright wall panels, a tripod-mounted camera stand and a large screen at the back frame the scene. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2017-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated people in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on orange and blue mats before brass plates with flowers, fruit, coins and small lamps. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron/orange robes sit cross-legged with open books and pooja trays; one saffron-robed man in the centre holds a small object over a plate. Orange drapes hang from the ceiling and a tripod-mounted camera stands at left. A few women in colourful saris are visible in the back rows. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person by appearance.2010-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 22 20182018-11-22October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.2018-11-22A seated assembly in a large hall during a Tamil satsang, with many people in white and cream clothes and several in red and saffron garments. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and a saffron-coloured monk-like man with a rudraksha mala sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Several boys in red robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads sit on red mats. Brass plates with offerings and small cups lie on the floor, and a cameraman stands at the back filming. Many devotees raise their hands in prayer across the room.2013-09-14