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A large seated congregation fills a white tented hall during a Shuddhadvaitam session. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange or red shawls and green name badges, while many raise hands to their faces in a shared meditative gesture. A red carpet runs along the left aisle toward a stage decorated with colourful festoons and flags, and a large screen and speaker stacks stand at the rear. Bright overhead lights and a golden lamp hang from the ceiling. The scene shows a dense, orderly gathering of several hundred people, and no individual can be clearly singled out as a specific figure.

A large seated congregation fills a tented hall, with many people in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, many with green event lanyards. Most have both hands raised to their foreheads in a meditative or prayer gesture, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the front centre, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl sits with hands at his forehead. A red carpet runs through the crowd toward a stage with colourful banners and a large screen at the back. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session with a dense audience.

May 07 2016

May 07 2016

July 02 2017

2017-07-02 +2 copies

A large tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees performing a synchronized ritual, most with both hands raised to their heads in a headgear-touching gesture. Many wear white kurtas and white dhotis, with saffron-orange and red shawls and stoles draped over shoulders. Several wear rudraksha or beaded malas. A man in the foreground wears a pink kurta with a beaded mala and both hands on his head. Hanging paper lanterns and strings of colourful flags decorate the ceiling, and gold ornamental figures stand along the right wall. Red floor covering and blue mats are visible beneath the crowd.

A large indoor tented hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on red floor mats, many with their hands raised and placed on their heads in a devotional gesture. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas with red or saffron shawls, while a few wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas. A standing figure at left wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala, and marigold-style garlands hang above. Overhead, strings of colourful tassels and hanging lights decorate the tent, with ceiling fans, air conditioners, a speaker, and a golden kalasha-like finial at right.

A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof where many men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on colourful striped rugs. Most wear orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and several have rudraksha malas. Many are holding a hand to their face, eyes closed, in a seated meditation or prayer posture. Behind them, a decorated altar holds a deity murti and ornate golden lamps, with white cloth-covered tables and water bottles at the edges.

May 11 2016

2016-05-11 +1 copies

July 02 2017

A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on red floor mats, many with palms pressed over their closed eyes in a meditative gesture. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with red or maroon shawls, and some wear lanyard ID badges. In the foreground, a bearded man in a striped yellow-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti sits with hands over his eyes, next to a man in a maroon top and a man with long curly hair in white. The scene suggests a mass guided meditation session. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

Wide view inside a large white tent hall during a seated satsang or darshan. Hundreds of devotees sit on red carpet in rows, many wearing white dhotis and kurtas with orange or red shawls, some with rudraksha malas. Many have hands folded in namaskar. Colorful paper streamers and hanging lanterns decorate the tent ceiling, and a distant stage with a small altar sits at the far end. Attendees include men and women in saris and salwar. The scene is a crowd, with a few individuals in front closest to the camera. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance.