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July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01May 13 20132013-05-13July 02 20172017-07-02July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA large seated audience of devotees dressed in white fills a hall during a satsang session. In the foreground, several men with shaved heads wear white kurta-style clothes and wooden rudraksha-style beaded malas; the man at centre smiles while his hands rest together. To the right, another man wears a black headset and white clothes. Rows of people behind them also sit in white, listening attentively to a talk.2010-09-16July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesSeated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas sit on red meditation mats in a hall during a satsang session. Foreground: a young man with a white forehead band and red bindi wears a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha malas and a red-and-white ID lanyard. Beside him, a man in a white shirt wears a red shawl and red lanyard. A man with a red bindi and white forehead band, wearing a white dhoti-style garment, a red shawl and purple mala, sits upright with his hands on his knees. Behind them, many seated attendees in white and red shawls fill the room, and a framed red painting hangs on the wall.2016-03-27December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20152015-09-05 +1 copiesA large seated congregation with palms pressed together in prayer inside a temple hall. Many devotees wear white or cream dhotis and sarees with rudraksha malas, and others wear saffron-orange robes. Some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and some have bare shoulders. A golden shrine and a lit lamp are visible at the back, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. A few people stand near the back and a shrine area frames the upper left. Several seated figures in orange and white appear to be performing devotional worship, possibly satsang or puja.2019-01-01A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a Kalpataru darshan event. In the foreground, men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats, several wearing rudraksha malas and red or saffron shawls, with hands raised or pressed together in devotion. Among them, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads sits near a older man with white hair wearing a yellow-and-white cloth. A pink cushion sits in the center front. Further back, many more devotees in white and pink clothing sit in rows, some with saffron sashes. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows a satsang-style gathering with meditative postures.2016-04-03