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Indoor photo of a satsang gathering in a hall with framed portraits on the wall behind. In the centre, a bald man with a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange upper cloth with a red border, faces away from the camera. To the right, a person in a yellow-gold turban and a green-and-gold sari-style garment with a red-and-gold border is being approached by several men. On the left, a man in white with a grey head and glasses stands near a man in white with sacred marks on his forehead. Several other men with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies stand around them in the room.

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December 12 2011

Indoor hall with a white tiled ceiling, red curtains and a projection screen showing a yellow-tinted image behind a gilded seated figure at right. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with palms pressed together toward a smiling man in a maroon-red turban with a silver-and-pink ornament, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, a long beaded necklace and a gold armlet. The turbaned man's head is touched by the bowing man's hand. To the left, a bald man with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in an orange-brown dhoti. At right, a man with long swept-back hair and bead necklaces in a white garment with gold border stands beside a woman in a red top. Several other people in white and light clothing move about the room.

2013-11-16 +1 copies

Photograph inside a tent-covered hall with grey and beige walls and framed pictures behind the crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange-brown turban, brown-orange shawl and a long rudraksha-style brown beaded mala smiles while greeting people; a person candidate with a turban, shawl and distinctive beaded mala. Around him, a bald man in orange robes and gold necklaces, a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, an older man in orange, a man with a horizontal white tilak in a red shawl, a man in red and gold, and a man in an orange-yellow turban stand close. Bare-chested devotees with sandalwood marks and mala necklaces are visible at left. A red cloth backdrop and a brass plate of offerings sit on a table at right.

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Indoor satsang hall during a Bhagavad Gita satsang. A man in an ornate red-and-gold jeweled turban and orange-saffron robe, with gold bangles, reaches out to bless the forehead of a man with folded hands who wears glasses and a light shirt. Nearby, several devotees in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a bald priest in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha and glasses stands beside a red-draped table holding fruit and offerings. A banner reading Bhagavad Gita Satsang hangs behind, and a projection screen glows in the background. A camera operator is visible at the left edge.

May 14 2012

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A photograph inside a hall with framed portraits on the walls. A man in a grey suit bends forward, bowing or touching the feet of a robed person. Beside them, a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a red and gold patterned turban and a gold necklace smiles and reaches out. Several men in dark suits and ties stand nearby, and a man in white dhoti with a red tilak and rudraksha mala stands at left. Shaved-headed monks in saffron robes appear at right. The scene suggests a devotional or greeting moment.

A photograph of a crowded religious gathering at a temple or camp setting. In the foreground, a seated person in a red turban, orange robe and layered gold and rudraksha necklaces extends a hand toward a bald man in a dark shirt who is folding his hands in greeting. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace and holds his hands together. Saffron-robed sadhus with white beards stand nearby, and a man in white shirt presses palms together at the right. A bald man in a yellow garment sits at the bottom edge. Floral garlands and brass vessels are visible in the background.