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January 13 2015

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January 13 20152015-01-13July 12 20162016-07-12June 02 20142014-06-02A large seated congregation fills a pink-canopied tent at a person satsang, with rows of devotees in white kurta-style clothes and red or saffron shawls. Several men wear rudraksha malas and white headwear, and a few in front have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads. One man in the centre wears a white forehead band and glasses, eyes closed in meditation. Others sit with folded hands or arms crossed, and a man in saffron garments sits at right. A tall cushioned figure or speaker's seat is not clearly visible, and no clear a person candidate is identifiable by appearance here.2015-01-13A large seated crowd of devotees fills a tent at a Kumbh gathering. Many men wear white kurtas with orange or saffron shawls and sit cross-legged, eyes closed or looking forward. A man in the foreground left has a white forehead mark and a rudraksha-style mala over a white and yellow cloth. A bearded man in the centre wears a red t-shirt with a mala. Red plastic chairs and a white tent canopy are behind. No speaker or distinct central figure is clearly visible in this frame.2015-09-12A crowded seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gathering. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, some with bare upper bodies and orange cloth wrapped at the waist. A white-haired older man with a white beard and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits beside a younger man with a shaved head. A bespectacled man in saffron wears layered malas and a gold necklace. Others in white and orange dhotis or saffron cloth, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, fill the rows behind. No throne, deity or a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2016-11-04July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesA seated gathering of many young boys and a few men in an ashram hall during a puja. Foreground centre, an elderly bald man with white beard and glasses wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with a plain expression. Behind him a teenage boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits upright, while younger boys in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads sit around them. At right, a man in white with a red tilak and rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. The crowd behind is visibly larger, with many boys in white, orange and red clothing, and the setting appears to be a formal ritual gathering.2015-06-03August 13 20172017-08-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large seated gathering of devotees in saffron-orange robes sits on orange mats during a satsang. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white ash or chalk markings on their foreheads and bare arms. In the foreground, a bespectacled young man in a saffron wrap sits bare-chested with white stripes on his chest and arms, looking ahead. Beside him, a smiling man in saffron with rudraksha beads and bangles folds his hands. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothes sit close together, some holding phones. A red-and-white draped stage backdrop and hall lights are visible at the top.2017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated crowd at an indoor satsang gathering, with many devotees in orange and saffron-coloured clothing wearing rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Several shaved-headed young men in orange cloth sit in the foreground beside a girl with long hair and a beaded necklace. Behind them, people in white and in mixed everyday clothes face forward, some with white or yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a brown-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The audience appears attentive, though no speaker or dais is clearly visible.2017-01-08