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A crowd of devotees stands in a bright indoor hall, many with palms raised in a devotional gesture. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, with a vermilion mark on his forehead, hands pressed together at chest level. To his left, a man in a red kurta and glasses raises both arms. To the right, a bearded man wears an orange head wrap and white dhoti, and another man in white with a long red-orange mala raises his hands. A young girl in a patterned outfit stands among them. Behind, more people in orange, white and teal clothing fill the room.

January 22 2017

Indoor hall with a large crowd performing a standing meditative practice with arms raised and hands pressed to faces. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and ceremonial beaded necklaces; one in an orange robe covers his eyes with his palms. A man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands center left with arms overhead. Behind them, women in white and teal saris and men in white dhotis fill the room, with a colourful patterned floor mat beneath. Ceiling lights and a cream wall frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present; the saffron-robed participants are devotees or sannyasis.

July 01 2017

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A joyful crowd of devotees dancing with raised arms inside a bright hall with ornate gold and red decor in the background. Most men wear saffron-orange dhotis and kurtas, some bare-chested, with rudraksha malas around their necks. A young boy in a white kurta stands in front, clapping. A man in a rust-brown robe with a mala stands with arms raised at the centre. A few participants have long hair, and one man at the upper left wears a brown robe. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

November 02 2016

A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall, with a dense crowd of white-clad attendees filling the background rows. In the foreground, a line of young sannyasi-style monks in saffron-orange robes with red sashes sit cross-legged on mats, wearing white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, many with arms raised and palms pressed together or lifted in devotion. Brass vessels and small offering dishes with white flower petals sit on the floor in front of them. A man in the centre wears a saffron shawl over a white garment and a sacred-thread-like mala. Pressing of palms and raised hands convey a collective devotional gesture during a satsang-style gathering.

A large seated gathering of devotees performs a group puja in a hall with white floor tiles and red chairs along the back. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders sit cross-legged with palms raised in prayer, one wearing a rudraksha mala and bearing white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. Others in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas sit nearby, and a man in a black shirt and a few people in white clothing sit behind them. Brass oil lamps and small offering plates sit on the floor in front. Behind the front rows, more devotees in orange and white are seated, and a woman in a white sari stands near the back.

A large hall packed with seated and standing devotees dressed in white. In the foreground, a group of young sannyasi-style students in saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead bands sit cross-legged on mats with hands raised in prayer or chanting, with brass lamps and small offering vessels before them. The crowd behind wears mostly white, with some in maroon. Metal stanchions line the aisle at left. A banner on the back wall shows a faded image. The scene resembles a group satsang or puja. Lights and arrangement suggest an ashram assembly.

August 12 2017

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A photograph of a group of young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps with rudraksha malas, arms raised and swaying energetically in a dance-like movement in a bright hall. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold dhoti dances among them, and white-clad devotees stand behind. Hanging lanterns and framed pictures decorate the white ceiling and walls.

August 25 2017