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October 22 2015

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A photograph of a large seated congregation at a satsang or spiritual gathering, with a row of men in front dressed in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls, several wearing green event lanyards. Foreground men sit cross-legged on white cloth; several have orange-yellow forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Behind them, many women and men in white and red attire fill the hall. No speaker or throne is clearly visible, and no one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2015-10-22May 04 20162016-05-04February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph of a large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red-brown rudraksha mala garlands and sacred ash markings on their foreheads, sitting cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several wear yellow-bordered white shawls and name badges on lanyards. Some sit with hands resting on their knees or holding small objects. A round lapel-style badge is visible on a man in front. Behind them, a white wall and red-cushioned chairs are partly visible.2015-08-09A seated congregation at an indoor satsang or discourse, with many devotees filling the hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala claps his hands, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Another man in white clothes with a grey-streaked head and white tilak sits with hands folded. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a young boy in a patterned golden robe sits at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named. Watermarked archive photograph of devotees in prayerful attention.2016-04-10A large seated assembly of devotees sits cross-legged on white mats in a red-carpeted hall during a satsang. Most men wear white dhotis or kurtas with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyard badges on their chests. A bald man in the foreground wears a green lanyard, a gold-toned chain and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow-marked forehead. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and men in white sit attentively, some with forehead markings. A tall orange-robed figure stands at the back, and banners and display panels line the upper background.2015-10-11October 9th 2015A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed, and beside him a man with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas sits with hands folded. Many participants wear white clothing with red or orange shawls, yellow sandalwood-style tilaka marks on their foreheads, and green event lanyards. Pink and red banners and a decorated stage area appear in the background. A possible a person candidate is not clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no in-person identification is made.2015-10-11A seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang, with many sitting cross-legged on mats and clapping or raising their hands. Most wear white dhotis and white kurtas, while a young man in the centre front wears orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and is gesturing with his hands. Several young boys in front wear saffron-orange cloths, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads. Gold-painted chairs and an orange-draped stage area are visible in the background. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2017-08-08A seated group ritual in a large hall with orange floor mats. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits with his body marked with white ash stripes and a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl has white tripundra marks and a white sacred thread, and another man in white has yellow turmeric paste on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange sit with hands folded or palms together, and a row of people in white and orange clothing fills the background. The crowd and setting suggest an assembly during a puja or satsang.2018-11-22A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang, many with palms pressed together in namaste and clapping. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and many have sacred white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Several men in the front rows wear orange and yellow stoles. A woman in an orange sari sits near the centre. Blue mats are stacked on shelves in the background, and a red-draped dais with floral decorations stands to the right.2017-09-30A large seated congregation in a hall with yellow walls, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, several men with white horizontal tripundra marks on their foreheads sit with folded hands or chant with eyes closed. One man at right wears wire-rimmed glasses and a red lanyard, and another in the centre, wearing glasses, speaks while seated. Yellow flowers lie on the floor in front, and pink cloth edges the bottom of the frame. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2014-12-26