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March 18 2017

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Photograph of seated devotees in a crowded satsang hall. In the foreground, a young man on the left wears a white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, a small red bindi and white tripundra forehead marks. Beside him, a bare-chested man with white forehead markings wears an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and a pendant. Behind them, another bare-chested man with a shaved head and white tripundra sits attentively, while blurred devotees in white and colourful cloths fill the background. Multiple people face the same direction, attentive and seated on the floor.2017-03-18A large seated congregation of devotees fills the frame at what appears to be an indoor satsang or initiation session. Many men wear white dhoti-style garments, several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear white kurtas and one has round eyeglasses. The people are seated closely together, gazing forward toward the same direction. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-05 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sits closely on a patterned floor mat in a hall. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a woman in a gold-bordered sari and orange shawl with rudraksha beads looks toward the camera, while a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark and gold earring sits beside her. Several other devotees sit behind them, some with hands folded or resting on knees. Nothing indicates a specific deity or ceremony in this view. The setting appears to be a large ritual hall with wooden pillars and bags placed among the seated participants.2017-03-18A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas sits on a colourful striped mat during a satsang or meditation session. A man in the centre-right wears a white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, and a white and red forehead mark, eyes closed. Women in yellow-gold and orange-trimmed saris sit nearby, and a wooden pillar stands in the background.2017-03-18January 17 20132013-01-17May 18 20172017-05-18July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a large seated gathering at an indoor event, with rows of devotees sitting on mats. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes with white ceremonial markings on their foreheads and arms wear rudraksha malas and sit cross-legged with eyes closed or gazing upward. Behind them, people in white and gold-bordered white garments sit among others, with metal poles and draped cloth in the background. The foreground devotees are sannyasi-style participants; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-01-17A dense seated crowd of devotees fills the hall. In the foreground three men sit cross-legged in white dhotis with saffron-gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; the man at centre has a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, the one at left wears gold chains and spectacles, and the one at right wears a dark rudraksha garland and gold chain. Behind them many more people in white and saffron-orange shawls sit closely packed, some with eyes closed in meditation. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so the identity is left unsure.2016-05-06May 04 20162016-05-04October 06 20142014-10-06A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many in white ritual clothing with gold borders and some in saffron/orange robes. Several men wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings of white vibhuti and red kumkum. In the foreground a man with long hair wears an orange garment, and a bespectacled man in white sits centrally with a red tilak. Faces are attentive and focused.2017-07-16 +1 copies