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A photograph of a group devotional prayer inside a temple hall with red-brick walls. Many devotees in orange and saffron shawls raise their arms and hands upward while some kneel on a red patterned floor. On the right, a person in a red-orange turban and saffron garments with a yellow-orange wrap sits on a white cushioned seat, adorned with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, with palms raised. Other participants wear orange wraps, a woman in a dark brown top wears a white flower garland, and a man in a yellow vest with an ID badge stands among them. Water bottles and a mobile phone lie on the floor.

July 29 2011

July 29 2011

July 29 2011

December 23 2015

An indoor satsang or bhajan gathering in a hall with pillars and stone-faced walls. Many devotees wear orange shawls over white clothing; some sit on a red-and-black striped mat with hands pressed in anjali, others raise hands high in devotion. A standing man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in orange lead or face the group, while a cameraman with a video camera stands near a pillar. Fans and a small framed picture appear on the walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

A photograph of a group of devotees in an indoor hall with arms raised overhead, palms open or fists clenched. Many wear orange or saffron shawls over white, cream, green and light blue kurta-style clothing; one woman in a black top and light blue patterned dress has braided hair. Overhead lights and ceiling fans are visible, and a lamp glows at left. The crowd fills the frame, with many more people at the back, partly obscured. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the raised arms, so no identity claim is made.

A large crowd of devotees in a hall raises their open hands upward toward a central figure. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange turban stands near the centre, seated or standing behind a dark wooden lectern-like object, with a shorter devotee in white kurta nearby. A tall silver trishul stands at left among the crowd, and a television screen shows a video feed in the upper left. Many attendees wear white, cream, orange, and red clothing; some wear rudraksha-style beads and bangles. The atmosphere suggests darshan or satsang with collective upturned-hand devotion.

May 27 2015

August 01 2011

A large seated gathering in an indoor hall during a ritual, with many devotees in saffron, orange and rust-red robes and white or red shawls. In the foreground, several people with their backs to the camera sit facing a low ritual setting with green leaf plates holding small offerings and a small framed photo on a stand, with water bottles around. Closer to the centre, a row of men in rust-red and orange robes sit with palms joined in prayer, some with white tilak markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. On the left, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with an orange shawl sit with hands folded. Behind them, rows of seated participants and a standing crowd fill the back of the hall. Some people in the rear wear white and pink clothing. A framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene matches a Maheshwara Puja offering of food to the ashram's monastic disciples.

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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants with raised arms, many with palms open toward the ceiling, in a devotional or meditative gathering. Men in white dhoti and cream kurta with gold-bordered shawls, and a man in a yellow shirt, wear rudraksha malas. Participants sit on colourful striped mats over a red carpet. Hanging paper lanterns and large screens showing the crowd are visible above. No individual at the front is clearly identifiable as a specific presenter; the scene reads as a satsang or group meditation with arms raised.