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May 27 2004

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A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed in an ashram hall, most in white dhotis and shirts, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Several men are bare-chested with sacred threads, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A man in the lower left wears a saffron-toned garment and a rudraksha mala while praying with hands folded. Faces are turned forward, toward an unseen focal point at the front of the hall. No clearly recognizable figure of a teacher is visible in this frame.

A dense crowd of men in white shirts sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, several wearing red kumkum and white vibhuti forehead marks, and one man on the right wears a rudraksha mala. The people fill the frame. No individual is identified as a person in this view.

A dense crowd of seated devotees in plain white ritual clothes fills a hall at a session. Most wear white shirts or kurtas, and several men have tilak or forehead markings. A woman at upper right sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and another woman in white sits with eyes closed in the centre. A wooden lattice screen and white metal frame stand behind them. No individual is clearly identified as a person; the seated figures are attendees.

December 22 2010

Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees at an evening gathering, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style beaded cords. In the centre a young man in a white cloth with a red-bordered edge presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Around him others raise hands in prayer and sit close together, some shirtless, one bald man at right with a thin white cord. The setting is crowded and dimly lit. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.

A photograph of a crowded indoor programme with devotees standing and clapping. In the foreground an elderly bald man in a white shirt and white trousers claps with raised palms. Beside him a man in a white shirt raises one hand while clapping, and a man in a peach-and-white checked shirt stands nearby. Behind them men in white shirts and trousers stand with hands together, some wearing name badges, and a man on the right wears a pink checked shirt. The floor is covered with a red carpet and a blurred motion effect runs across the image.

A large seated audience at a satsang-style gathering, with men in plain white kurtas and dhotis sitting cross-legged on a red floor mat. Some hold papers or booklets, and yellow pole-like railings separate rows. Several women in white and cream saris sit in the background, and a few wear orange or yellow garments. Most faces show calm attention toward the front. Visible name badges hang from some shirts. Multiple people are fully or partially visible, with a bald man in the foreground and a man with a clipboard-like sheet near the center.

A large seated congregation of men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during satsang. Several wear identity lanyards and small badges; some have vermilion or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, and a few wear wristwatches and bangles. Most of the audience appears to be middle-aged or younger men, with a few older participants on the left. A white banner with text hangs in the background, and a stand with a black screen or speaker sits at the right edge. The scene is a dense, close-packed audience at an ashram gathering.

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June 22 2008

A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a tent at a programme. Many wear white lanyards with name badges and sit with hands pressed together in namaskar. A framed portrait on the upper left shows an elderly man in a white turban and robe, labelled with Tamil text. Blue and white banners hang on the right. The crowd is dense, with more people visible in the background and foreground, and a green fan stands on the left.