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August 14 20172017-08-14October 22 20152015-10-22A large seated audience in an indoor hall with white floor mats and a red carpet runway. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged in white dhotis and kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, many with orange or yellow tilak on their foreheads and beaded malas or lanyard badges around their necks. Orange cloth bags rest on the mats, and a front-row man in glasses wears a white garment with an orange shawl. Red and gold banners and decorative panels hang on the back walls behind the seated crowd.2015-10-10July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA large indoor satsang hall where many seated devotees meditate in rows. Foreground: several young boys and men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on red mats. Some wear white dhotis and white shawls with red-bordered wraps. Behind them, rows of women in white and orange saris and men in white and red attire sit attentively. Red drapes and white pillars frame the hall, with a red sofa-style backdrop at the top. Several people have shaved heads and eyes closed in meditation. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues specified, so no candidate is marked.2013-11-13A large seated group during a ritual gathering in a hall with ornate wooden walls. Many participants wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas; several bare-chested men sit cross-legged on mats. Women in cream and gold-bordered white saris, and one in a green and orange sari, hold small brass oil lamps and cups. A woman in a white headband and a bearded man in glasses sit in the foreground. Brass vessels are arranged on a low table beside them. The photo suggests a puja or lamp offering, but no deity or throne is clearly visible.2019-01-01October 15 20132013-10-15May 13 20142014-05-13Indoor photograph of a large seated congregation on a white tiled floor, many people in orange, white and rust-red clothing with rudraksha malas. Foreground women wear orange and white saris and kurtas, and a woman in an orange top has a long braid. Several men in white dhotis and rust-red shawls sit in rows, some bare-chested with rudraksha necklaces. A standing fan is at right and a serving counter with steel trays lies in the background. Orange cloth covers a table at upper left. Several attendees wear headphones, and a few shaved-headed men look toward the front.2017-10-03 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11A large indoor gathering of seated devotees on an orange-and-cream floor during a ritual session. In the foreground, three shaved-headed men sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands pressed in añjali. The man at left wears a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band; the centre man wears orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with tilak markings; the man at right wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, rudraksha beads and forehead tilak. Brass lamps, small kalasha-style vessels, flowers and offering dishes lie on the floor before them. Behind, rows of young men and boys in white, orange and black clothing sit attentively, some holding papers.2013-01-29October 09 20162016-10-09