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A large seated congregation of men in white ritual clothes fills a hall, many wearing white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and small amber pendants. Several have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow upper cloth and rudraksha bracelets sits with a stern expression, beside a man in white with rudraksha mala and bifocal glasses. On the left a younger man wears a red-orange cloth and white forehead marks. Event badges hang from several necks. A small white pole is visible at the lower left. The crowd appears to be attending a satsang or discourse, though no speaker is visible in frame.

November 11 2015

A seated crowd of devotees at a Guru Purnima gathering. In the centre, a man in a light lavender-grey shirt with a white thread and rudraksha-style neck cord sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. Around him, men in white shirts with white forehead markings and neck cords sit close together. At the lower left, a figure in saffron-orange robes is partly visible, and a shaved-headed devotee in white with a beaded mala and red bindi sits at lower right. The attentive, reverent crowd suggests satsang or darshan.

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March 10 2013

A 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.

October 06 2014

A seated group of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits in rows in a hall with white walls and a maroon curtain in the background. Several wear long rudraksha-style wooden bead garlands in reddish-brown around their necks, and one central man wears a black bead mala. Some hold blue notebooks and wear watches and beaded wrist bands. A small event badge is pinned to one man's shirt. Attendees appear attentive during a session.

A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fills a hall, many with white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl and rudraksha mala presses his palms together, while a man beside him in white with glasses and mala smiles and claps. Another younger man in an orange-red shawl sits to the left. Sitting on a red mat in a crowded assembly hall, they appear to be listening attentively at a gathering with a pink-walled background and wooden doors.

A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and small lanyard badges. In the foreground a man with grey hair and glasses sits in white, and a man in an orange-red shawl sits among them. Many attendees look toward the front of the hall, with plastic chairs and an orange-clad figure visible at the back. Numerous people are visible, though many are only partly seen.

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