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A seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style session. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta and dark-rimmed glasses sits cross-legged holding a printed sheet of paper. Beside him, a bald older man with a red tilak mark on his forehead, light blue shirt and glasses holds up a white paper. Many attendees wear orange or red shawls over white clothing. A young man at left with folded hands sits in meditative posture, and a man at lower right reads from a book. Behind them, rows of people sit with eyes closed or hands in anjali. The background shows a warm orange-toned wall and chairs.

A dense seated congregation in white ritual clothing, many wearing orange satsang lanyards and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the center, a middle-aged man in a white dhoti and white shirt, with an orange lanyard and a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed holding a small brass object in his hands. Beside him a younger man in white with an orange lanyard bows his head. Foreground devotees include a woman in a maroon sari with palms pressed together and several young boys in maroon garments with ash on their foreheads, one bare-chested with adornments. Hands are folded and some participants hold incense or small ritual items.

September 23 2016

2016-09-23 +2 copies

A seated congregation in a hall, mostly men in white kurtas and red or orange shawls, sitting on mats in rows. In the foreground a bald older man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a notebook and looks down. Beside him a man in a checked shirt and glasses sits in front of a younger man in a red shawl. A man in white wears large black headphones and a red shawl. Behind them, many more people fill the room, and a woman in white stands at the upper right near a microphone. No one is identifiable as a presiding figure in this frame.

A large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, many with white sacred markings on their foreheads, eyes closed or looking down in meditation. In the foreground an older bald man in glasses, a cream vest over a white shirt, and a wristwatch sits with hands pressed together at his chest, a red shawl with printed script across it. Several other participants with white forehead marks and red shawls sit around him in a dense group filling the frame.

Photograph of a seated group of devotees at an evening satsang, mostly dressed in white with orange-red lanyards. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, and beside him a man in white wears glasses and reads from a sheet. Behind them women in white sit on blue and white chairs, several holding papers, one raising a red folder, and a man with grey hair and glasses sits in the middle row. Orange cloths lie on the floor near the front. No a person candidate is visible.

2015-02-24 +1 copies

September 18 2015

A seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red shawls, attending a satsang hall. Many men sit cross-legged on a red and gold carpet, several with rudraksha mala necklaces and some with vertical tilak marks. A few faces are lit by overhead light while the front row sits with hands joined or eyes closed in meditation. Behind them, a robed priest in saffron-red garments stands near a pillar.

May 10 2014

May 13 2014

Photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang gathering, with many devotees in white kurta-style clothes and red-and-black printed shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a bald man with a white vertical tilak sits with eyes lowered, beside a young woman in white with her head bowed. A man in glasses and white shirt with a rudraksha mala looks down in meditation, and a man on the right holds a beaded mala. A long-haired man on the left with a red and black shawl and a red pendant looks forward. Behind them rows of seated attendees fill the hall, some wearing red shawls and glasses.

A seated group of devotees in a large hall, most wearing white kurtas or shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Several wear lanyards and some have white tilak marks on their foreheads; a few wear earpieces. They sit with eyes closed or gazing forward, appearing absorbed in meditation or satsang. No single presenter is identifiable as a person in the frame.