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August 27 20172017-08-27A dense crowd fills a hall with white walls, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some in saffron. In the foreground a man in an orange robe stands beside a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border. A large gilded framed panel with figures is mounted high on the back wall above the doorways. Many devotees stand and sit closely packed, some wearing rudraksha malas, with a few women in white saris at the edges. The scene reads as a Guru Purnima gathering at an ashram hall.2016-07-19September 23 20162016-09-23 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a hall at a Shiva diksha session, with hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts sitting cross-legged on mats on a pale tiled floor. Many wear red-orange flower garlands, and a few have white or red tilak on their foreheads. Some hold small white bags and lanyard badges are visible. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dhoti sits with hands folded, and a man in glasses wears a pink shirt. On the right edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No one stands on a stage in view, and no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-09-05A seated audience fills a hall at a KAILASA satsang, with rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing identity badges on lanyards. A bare-chested man with a sash-style yellow-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a gold chain sits near the centre, while others wear orange and saffron shawls, blue shirts and green tops. A man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala. No individual candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is claimed. The seated crowd is numerous, with many people visible across the frame.2017-04-02August 27 20172017-08-27A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall, shown in close rows that recede into the distance. Many men wear white shirts or dhotis with saffron or orange shawls, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some women in saris and salwar kameez sit among them, and a few hold their hands together in prayer while others look toward the front. The foreground figures are blurred, emphasising the depth of the gathering during a satsang or Guru Purnima event. No individual can be identified as a person from this view, and no specific ritual object is clearly visible.2016-07-19January 02 20162016-01-02July 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A large seated congregation fills a hall during an evening satsang. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, with many men draped in orange-red shawls. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a few have sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads. Rows of devotees sit on mats on a wooden floor, many with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. A framed portrait of a woman in red hangs on the far wall above a large display board of photographs, and a purple-lit screen is visible at upper left. No specific individual can be confidently identified as a person from this view.2016-03-07March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies