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November 11 2015

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Large seated assembly of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold chains, sitting on red and striped mats in a hall. The foreground shows men with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads, hands pressed together in anjali mudra; one in front wears a red shawl over a white dhoti with gold border. Behind them rows of seated participants are visible, some with eyes closed in meditation. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-11-11A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02May 04 20162016-05-04A large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.2015-07-31A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands, with a few holding folded hands in prayer. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear name badges on their garlands. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the far wall, and the ashram setting suggests satsang or meditation. The image is a photograph of an audience; no speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-06A large seated congregation in a hall fills the frame, with many men dressed in white dhotis and shirts sitting on mats in rows. Most wear red rudraksha-style beaded mala garlands and have name badges on their clothing; several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Hands are folded in prayer or raised in pranam, and the rows extend back toward the entrance where more people stand. A gold deity murti and framed pictures are visible along the back wall. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.2015-09-05November 11 20152015-11-11December 27 20142014-12-27A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.2018-11-22February 10 20132013-02-10December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesA large seated congregation in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls and vibhuti-marked foreheads fills a hall, with many people clapping and some with rudraksha malas. Foreground devotees sit close, a man in the lower left wears a white-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in orange-yellow clothing sits centrally. Behind them, posters with photos and text line the walls, and a deity murti appears at the upper right. The setting resembles a satsang gathering.2015-10-22 +1 copies