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March 07 2016

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A large hall filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks. In the foreground a bald man in white holds a saffron-orange cloth over one shoulder and sits cross-legged on a red carpet. Behind them musicians perform on a stage backed by a lattice screen lit in blue, with a red-clad drummer and a green-clad performer. Framed photographs line the walls.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white tilak markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man with grey hair wears an orange-and-red shawl over bare skin and a white dhoti, and beside him men in white sit cross-legged on red mats. Background portraits hang on the walls, and at the right a stage with blue lighting holds seated performers. The scene is consistent with a Mahashivaratri event but the attendees are many and only partly visible.2016-03-07A large indoor hall with many seated devotees on red mats during a satsang or puja gathering. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few wear orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a bald man with a brown shawl sits bare-chested beside a woman in a striped blue skirt who lies with her head resting on his lap. Behind them, a stage with blue and purple lighting shows musicians and a seated speaker at a table. Ornate carved panels and framed pictures decorate the back walls. A visible white-garlanded figure is seated near the stage. The crowd fills the middle and back of the hall.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated crowd of devotees fills a bright hall during a satsang session. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas, while several men in the foreground wear red and blue shirts with rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. Some sit cross-legged on blue and purple mats, and a few hold or sit beside bags. Among the audience, several saffron-robed sannyasis and men with orange turbans are visible. Framed paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a yellow decorative panel appears at the back.2017-08-26A large seated congregation fills a hall during an evening satsang. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, with many men draped in orange-red shawls. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a few have sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads. Rows of devotees sit on mats on a wooden floor, many with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. A framed portrait of a woman in red hangs on the far wall above a large display board of photographs, and a purple-lit screen is visible at upper left. No specific individual can be confidently identified as a person from this view.2016-03-07August 24 20142014-08-24October 07 20162016-10-07A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Mahashivaratri satsang, with many men dressed in white dhotis and shirts and wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard badges. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala sits beside a man in a white Adidas-style shirt with a tilak on his forehead. To the right, a man in orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala sits among devotees, and a young boy in white sits near the centre. Religious paintings and a wooden carved shrine decorate the walls behind them, and a red digital clock is visible at the top right. The crowd is seated on red mats and fills the room beyond the front rows, with no clearly visible speaker on stage.2016-03-07A large seated congregation of men fills a hall for a Shiva diksha teaching session. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red garlands, sitting cross-legged on red mats in rows that extend toward the back of the room. A bald man in the front centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes and sits with hands folded. Gold-coloured ornate panels and framed religious pictures line the walls, and ceiling lights hang overhead. Many people in the crowd number well beyond twenty, so the count is in the hundred-plus range.2015-09-05