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April 01 20182018-04-01April 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copiesA large hall with rows of seated devotees on tiger-striped mats and white cloths, many bare-chested with white ash markings, rudraksha-style necklaces and white dhotis, hands folded in prayer or eyes closed. Colourful hanging decorations and framed pictures line the pale pink walls, and a few metal tumblers sit on the floor. A man in front with a red tilak on his forehead holds a small bundle with folded hands. Several older men with white hair sit among younger participants in a ritual gathering.2018-04-01 +1 copiesA large indoor hall packed with seated male devotees in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on red mats before brass plates, flower-filled trays, oil lamps and small offering bowls. Foreground figures press palms together or lower their heads in prayer. A man in front with white hair and a sandalwood-marked forehead folds his hands, while a bald devotee beside him sits cross-legged. A bare-chested figure stands at the far right near a gold-trimmed table, and a large red-and-gold deity image hangs on the back wall. Some younger boys in white dhotis sit among the group, reading or meditating. Pink walls and a wooden door frame the room.2017-05-25August 24 20142014-08-24May 20 20182018-05-20A seated congregation of meditating devotees on red-and-white striped mats in a bright hall. Foreground: a young man with white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and glasses wears a white kurta and rudraksha mala; beside him a bald man in white kurta holds his hands together in prayer; a shaved-headed man in white with a gold bangle and folded hands; a man in white with a blue-embroidered collar; a young man with glasses in white with a mala. Rows behind wear white, blue and orange clothing. A gilded ornate stand with flowers is at the right edge. No speaker is shown; this is a seated satsang audience during meditation.2010-10-10July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20122012-09-10May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A large hall with pale floors where many participants sit on mats performing a seated puja. Foreground figures include a bald man in orange and red dhoti with white tilak marks on his arms, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with prayer-folded hands near small brass oil lamps, kumkum and offering plates on the floor. Others wear saffron and orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and white ash markings; some sit with folded hands. Crowd appears to be well over twenty people seated in rows toward the back.2016-08-24