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March 13 2016

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A seated gathering of devotees in a hall, with a central man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wearing a thick rudraksha mala and round glasses, smiling calmly with hands resting on his knee. Around him sit men in white and cream clothes, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, and children in orange-saffron robes with beaded necklaces; a young girl in front has a white forehead marking. A red-shirted man with a lanyard badge sits to the left. The scene reads as a satsang or ritual session. The central man's appearance is uncertain for a person identification given the page's claim; he is described as a devotee with rudraksha and white dhoti.2017-03-26November 22 20182018-11-22April 23 20172017-04-23A seated devotee gathering in a large hall, mostly men and boys in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders and white shirts or bare upper bodies. The central man wears thin-framed glasses, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a gold-rimmed pendant and a round pin with an image, and holds his hands together in a mudra-like gesture while looking ahead. Behind him, others sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a boy in orange wraps sits at the right. A young girl in orange with gold necklaces sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, though no specific ritual is clearly shown.2017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26A seated group ritual in a large hall with orange floor mats. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits with his body marked with white ash stripes and a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl has white tripundra marks and a white sacred thread, and another man in white has yellow turmeric paste on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange sit with hands folded or palms together, and a row of people in white and orange clothing fills the background. The crowd and setting suggest an assembly during a puja or satsang.2018-11-22A large seated gathering in white clothing sits on maroon floor mats in a hall, many people facing forward toward a teaching. In the foreground a bald, clean-shaven man in a white kurta with red and beaded wrist bands and a pendant necklace sits cross-legged with his hands clasped, gazing forward. Beside him a young man with long dreadlocked hair, white sacred markings on his face and chest, a white dhoti and a saffron-yellow sash sits on a mat. At the right an elderly man with white hair and a white shawl wears an orange-saffron dhoti. Behind them rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white tilaka markings, sit attentively.2016-08-28A photograph of a seated congregation during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body sits with hands folded, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. Beside him, men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows, several with white sacred ash on their faces and arms. A man in white clothing with a gold-bordered wrap and a mala raises one hand in a gesture of devotion. Behind them, many more devotees in saffron, white and beige attire fill the hall, some with hands raised or clasped. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2018-11-22A 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.2018-11-22October 10 20162016-10-10A seated satsang gathering in a hall with cream walls and wooden doors. In the centre, a man with long braided hair, bare-chested except for a white shawl and rudraksha mala, sits with palms pressed together, tears on his face. Nearby devotees wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange robes and rudraksha malas; a bald man in white sits at the right. Around the room many people sit on mats or chairs, some on the back row in white and green. The a person cue is the long braided hair with the shawl and mala, but his face is not visible enough to confirm this. Many people are visible, roughly 40 seated and standing across the frame.2017-07-23May 18 20172017-05-18