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December 15 2015

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A large seated audience fills a wide auditorium with wooden wall panels, applauding and clapping toward the stage. Many attendees wear white ritual clothing, some with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several wear red, orange, or green garments. In the lower left, a bald man in white and gold-bordered dhoti clothing sits near a tray, while a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with orange and white lanyards applauds at right. The scene shows a satsang-style gathering during a Nithyanandoham session, with the speaker not visible in the frame.2015-12-15July 15 20162016-07-15August 21 20162016-08-21A photograph of a large seated audience in a bright indoor hall during a discourse or satsang. Many people sit cross-legged on orange floor mats, most in white kurta-style clothing, with some wearing rudraksha malas and yellow shawls. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a man in a white shirt and another in a yellow shawl, all looking forward attentively. Rows of spectators in white, blue and red clothing fill the room behind them, with chairs at the back and ceiling lamps with orange shades. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues, and no printed name is visible in the scene.2010-08-25August 21 20162016-08-21A large seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothing fills a hall, most wearing red-and-white lanyards around their necks. Many sit cross-legged on red cushions with hands joined in anjali mudra or palms pressed together, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. Several men in front wear plain white kurtas and pants, while a few women wear white salwar or saris with red scarves. A golden deity murti stands in the background behind the gathering, and a metal bowl sits near the front right. No clear a person figure is visible among those seated in the frame.2016-09-23A dense group of participants in white and red-orange shawls sits closely together, many with both arms raised and hands pressed to the top of their heads in a shared gesture. Women with dark hair in ponytails and bobs wear white kurtas and bangles, and several men in white kurtas with red-orange shawls are visible at the back. Warm lamplight and a blurred foreground head suggest an evening session indoors, with a small corner of ritual items at lower right.2016-07-14Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-and-saffron shawls printed with script sit in meditation with eyes closed in a large hall. Many wear wooden rudraksha malas. Behind them, a wide crowd in white and orange clothing fills the room, and tall golden-tipped wooden posts stand in the foreground.2017-09-23 +1 copiesA large seated congregation in a hall with metal-framed walls and a golden shrine canopy at upper right. Most attendees wear white or cream clothing with orange and saffron shawls and stoles, many with orange-red wrap-around scarves and lanyards. Women with hair pulled back and bindis or white forehead markings sit with palms pressed together in namaste, some smiling and some eyes closed. Several people wear gold bangles and earrings. Behind them, orange-robed figures and saffron-clad attendees fill the rows. A portrait of a deity or saint appears in the gold-framed altar at right, and a purple decorative cloth hangs at left. This is a devotional gathering. The congregation appears to number in the dozens to over a hundred.2015-09-11October 15 20172017-10-15May 21 20142014-05-21December 15 20152015-12-15