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July 22 2013

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A photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a pale wall, many dressed in white shirts and kurtas. Several men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the left foreground wears a red bindi and a gold-bordered yellow sari with a mala. A man near the centre right presses his palms together in namaste. In the lower right a man in a light checked shirt carries a long wooden pole. Some people look upward, shading their eyes. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so no candidate is marked.2009-12-23A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on a stone-paved outdoor area in front of a grey granite wall, many with eyes closed in meditation or satsang. Most wear white clothing, including white saris and white shirts, while some women wear brown, green, orange and red saris. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, with a red bindi visible on one woman. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at the far left edge. Behind the seated crowd, more people stand in white and colourful clothing. The scene looks like a public gathering at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd of devotees seated on stone steps during a Guru Purnima satsang at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Most wear white ritual clothes; many men wear white dhotis or shirts with rudraksha malas, and several women wear saris in white, green and maroon. Many raise open palms in devotional gesture. In the foreground a man with white hair and moustache, in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a red lanyard badge, sits with both hands raised. A young boy in white shirt sits beside him. Behind, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded. A plain white tent edge is visible at upper left. No speaker is visible in frame.2013-07-22November 27 20122012-11-27A dense crowd of men fills a hall, seated shoulder to shoulder and looking attentively ahead. Most wear white shirts or dhotis, and several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. A few have white head cloths and some wear white-and-saffron dhotis with sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Many appear to be devotees listening during a satsang or ceremony. The foreground shows men in close view with serious, focused expressions, while rows of others recede into the background. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable in this frame.2017-02-24December 17 20062006-12-17A large seated crowd of men fills a hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, with some in blue and purple checked shirts. Many have sacred marks on their foreheads and sit with hands folded in prayer, while a cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands at the upper left. Pale banners or railings line the foreground, and a few women and children are visible among the crowd.2015-07-26July 19 20162016-07-19May 31 20152015-05-31June 22 20082008-06-22June 08 20172017-06-08August 17 20072007-08-17