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April 23 2015

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A satsang hall where a large seated audience fills the floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas. In the foreground two smiling sannyasis sit cross-legged on red mats, wearing saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas, bracelets and sandalwood-marked foreheads; the nearer one has a shaved head with a red bindi and the other holds a notebook. Behind them rows of devotees sit with orange and white paper sheets on the mats. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue, so this is a seated congregation at a discourse.2015-04-23Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12August 26 20142014-08-26Indoor satsang with devotees seated cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, two sannyasi-style men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit side by side wearing wooden rudraksha malas; the left man has a red bindi and holds a phone, the right man has white urdhva pundra tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a crowd of seated people in white and orange clothing, including children, listens attentively with eyes raised. A framed red-toned painting hangs on the wall. a person candidate status is uncertain since faces are not clearly identifiable by appearance cues alone.2016-08-10August 21 20162016-08-21June 06 20142014-06-06August 23 20142014-08-23August 23 20142014-08-23A seated group of men in a ritual hall performs a puja with small brass bells, lamps and offering plates on low tables before them. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles, with tripundra on his forehead; he is not identifiable by face. On the left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and rudraksha mala sits beside saffron-clad sannyasis in orange robes, several with shaved heads and white tripundra marks. Behind them devotees in white and maroon sit behind white posts and a rope barrier.2014-10-06Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with red and cream walls. Three men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged on a red mat, one with hands folded, behind a low table holding brass lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals, a conch shell and offering bowls. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing and a man in a red shawl watch the ritual, with a woman in a white shirt at right.2013-10-09A seated satsang gathering in a hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and beside him a bald man with a red bindi, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sitting on a red cushion with hands raised in applause and smiling. Behind them, saffron-clad disciples and a man in a purple robe sit among the audience.2017-01-07October 13 20132013-10-13