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Night outdoor ceremony where a large crowd of devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most bare-chested with white dhoti cloths, sacred ash or white marks on their bodies, and rudraksha or gold necklaces. Many have hands pressed together in prayer or hold small items. In the foreground at right, a young man wears an orange-saffron turban, a rudraksha mala, and white body markings, seated with palms joined. Bright lights overhead illuminate the scene, with a red-and-white striped ritual enclosure behind the rows and a decorative backdrop at top right.

February 22 2017

A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.

A large group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white forehead markings, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several have hands folded in anjali, and one in front holds his hands together while another reads or gestures. Behind them stand more devotees and illuminated ritual decorations, with a golden ornate structure visible at the upper right. No individual is singled out as a person; the attendees appear to be devotees and priests in ritual dress.

2017-09-26 +1 copies

A photograph of a large seated congregation, mostly men, in a hall at a satsang. Foreground: a grey-haired older man in wire-rimmed glasses and a red cloth over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali, beside a man with a moustache and eyes closed, hands folded. Centre: a bare-chested man with a short moustache, white beaded necklace, and red-and-white thread bracelet, palms joined before his chest. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees wear white cloths and white or beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a devotional gathering with folded hands.

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December 18 2016

A 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.