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A crowded indoor hall with a polished floor and carved wooden pillars, where many people sit on orange cloth mats between rows of tall brass stanchions. Most are dressed in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears an orange robe and has a red mark on her forehead, sitting with her arms wrapped around her knees. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a gold border tends to a seated devotee, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl bends forward at the right edge. A large dark statue of a dancing deity stands at the upper left near a golden altar.

Overhead photo of a seated group on orange floor mats during a session. At centre, a man with reddish-brown hair, bare-chested with orange lower wrap and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial pendant, sits and gestures while a blood pressure cuff is fastened on his upper arm. Around him, people in orange robes sit cross-legged, including women with long braids and dreadlocks. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits at left beside a small device with a cable, and a man in a blue shirt faces the centre. A video camera is visible at lower left.

A photograph inside a hall with pink walls and red curtains, where several women and a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange sarees and garments wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre with glasses and a long rudraksha mala kneels and extends her hands while another orange-clad woman bends forward to clasp them. Around them stand more orange-clad devotees, one seated woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a small brass vessel, and a standing man in white dress is partly visible at the right edge. A camera operator with a large video camera is in the foreground. Brass vessels and a red cloth sit on the floor. A cooling unit stands at the left edge.

A photograph of a hall during an initiation session, with many people seated on orange cloth mats on the floor. Most seated attendees wear orange or saffron sarongs and shawls, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces; several have long dreadlocked hair tied back. A standing woman in a white sari with a gold border and an older woman in white garments stand among them. On the right, an ornate gold-and-red chair sits empty, flanked by tripod-mounted cameras, and a large screen shows a figure in the top right corner. A man in white kurta stands at left.

November 13 2017

July 05 2017

2017-07-05 +1 copies

March 17 2013

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain room with a microphone stand in the centre. A seated woman in an orange sari sits on a striped mat facing a white-draped platform with a dark maroon cushion and a gold-coloured object. Around her, many women wear white sarees with gold borders and orange shawls, some seated and some standing, with a few in yellow. A standing young man in white kurta, orange shawl and a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.

A seated group ritual in a large hall with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, several young women and girls in saffron-orange saris with gold and maroon borders wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, seated on mats with brass puja vessels, small cups and gold bowls holding flowers and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a long pendant necklace sits at left, and older women in white and gold-bordered saris sit at right, one raising her hand in gesture. Behind them, rows of people in white and maroon outfits sit on the floor, many with vibhuti marks. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam being performed with devotees.

A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, filling a hall with many rows of devotees sitting on the floor. In the foreground, women wear saffron and orange sarees with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, while others wear white or red sarees and some wear glasses. Several women have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded, and a small brass lamp sits on the floor at the lower right. Further back, more devotees in white and colourful clothing sit attentively, and a banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.

2014-07-06 +1 copies

June 22 2017

2017-06-22 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated congregation during a satsang or discourse in a hall with pale tiled floor. Most attendees wear saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas, while others wear white or cream clothes. Many sit cross-legged on mats, clapping or with hands raised together in devotion. A woman in an orange robe stands at the far upper right near a doorway. Some women wear glasses and bindis; one older woman at the top left has purple-tinted hair. Golden stands are visible in the foreground. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this frame.

2017-07-19 +1 copies