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May 23 2017

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August 04 20172017-08-04A dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated closely together, many wearing rudraksha malas and white or pale necklaces, with several eyes closed in meditation. A bald man with glasses sits near the left, and a bearded man with a white cord and mala appears at right. The foreground shows blurred heads and shoulders.2016-12-07May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a meditative satsang setting, eyes closed. Foreground men wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with red-orange shawls and multiple wooden rudraksha malas; one older man has a red bindi and another has white vertical tilak marks on the forehead. Behind them, others sit in white kurtas and dhotis on wooden chairs, and a few have shaved heads with white markings. The mood is calm and focused, with several people meditating. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-06-26May 27 20172017-05-27A large seated assembly of men in white dhotis, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white sacred marks on their foreheads and arms, sits with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer or holding small objects. A few wear dark lanyard badges, and a brass lamp and small framed picture sit on the floor in front. Dense rows of devotees fill the hall behind them. The image shows only devotees; no figure is distinctively identifiable as a person by the visible cues.2017-05-30A seated audience photographed close-up during a satsang discourse. In the foreground, a young man bare-chested with dark rudraksha malas and a silver pendant, wearing an orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a red-brown bindi, looks attentively to the side. Beside him, several young men and a young woman wear orange shawls, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, some with hands at their mouths. Behind them, men in white and light-coloured clothing sit in rows. The a person candidate is not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2017-01-04A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall for a ritual, many bare-chested or in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and chest. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis sit with eyes closed, one in glasses on the left and one with a red tilak on the right, both wearing wooden bead malas; a young girl in orange and a boy in orange sit nearby. Brass plates, small bowls, flowers and an oil lamp are placed before them, with a red and yellow backdrop behind the crowd. No single figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2017-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated gathering at an indoor event, with rows of devotees sitting on mats. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes with white ceremonial markings on their foreheads and arms wear rudraksha malas and sit cross-legged with eyes closed or gazing upward. Behind them, people in white and gold-bordered white garments sit among others, with metal poles and draped cloth in the background. The foreground devotees are sannyasi-style participants; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-01-17A large seated congregation of devotees fills the frame at what appears to be an indoor satsang or initiation session. Many men wear white dhoti-style garments, several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear white kurtas and one has round eyeglasses. The people are seated closely together, gazing forward toward the same direction. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-05 +1 copies