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December 16 2014

A seated satsang audience in a hall with dark red-brown wall panels and a grey-metal rail. Many devotees wear white dhoti and shawl clothing with rudraksha malas and lanyard badges. In the foreground, a bald man in a red-orange shawl claps and smiles, and an older white-bearded man in white clothes sits with hands together. Several men on the right raise their arms and clap joyfully, and women in white and orange saris sit in the back rows.

A large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.

July 23 2011

Indoor satsang or puja gathering with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded, some with red-bordered cloths and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Brass and steel trays hold yellow flower petals, fruit and offerings in front of them, with orange mats and a plastic container nearby. Behind them, rows of devotees in white clothing, several boys in colourful shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sit attentively. Monks in saffron-orange robes sit near the back, and a few men in white shirts stand at the edge of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

November 21 2015

A photograph of a large seated congregation in an indoor satsang hall, most people in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyards around their necks. Several men have yellow turmeric or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man with a grey beard and a yellow forehead mark sits at left, a man in white with round glasses and a red shawl claps at centre, and at right a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets sits with his hands folded. Attendees sit on white floor mats, and a few people in the background wear white and others wear casual shirts.

A photograph of a seated audience inside a hall with a patterned red-and-gold carpet, attendees sitting on the floor and on chairs behind. Several men wear orange-and-white lanyards. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt sits at left, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a stacked bangle pair raises his palms together in namaste at right. A man in an orange shirt with a red-and-orange shawl sits in the centre with hands folded. Others wear red, green, blue and pink shirts, and a bald man in white with a mala sits at upper right. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.

Seated devotees fill a hall during a satsang, many sitting on striped mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth with a gold necklace sits beside a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim, holding a gold necklace. Nearby a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with long hair sits with arms crossed. Many others in white shirts and dhotis, some with hands in anjali, sit behind them; metal crowd barriers and a yellow hanging fabric appear at the top right. Watermarked archive photo with copyright text overlay.

2012-05-11 +1 copies

A large seated congregation of devotees in white clothing with orange-red shawls embroidered with dark patterns, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines across their foreheads. They sit closely together, some clapping or with palms pressed together in devotion. A woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl and white dress; a man in front holds a green water bottle. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible. The gathering is dense, with many people visible across the frame.

September 09 2012

A large seated congregation in a hall during a satsang gathering. Front row devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas with red-orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads; several hold hands folded in anjali. A bald man in the centre front wears a green-and-red beaded mala and a gold wristwatch, and a man in front right wears a red shawl and red beaded mala. Behind them rows of seated people in white and red clothing fill the room, with banners on the wall behind them and a painted deity mural at the upper right. No single leader is clearly visible in the frame.

2015-10-22 +2 copies