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September 05 2015

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A large seated audience of men fills a hall, most wearing white dhotis and shirts with red-brown rudraksha-style beaded garlands and lanyard name badges. Several are shaven-headed or have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the front row, a man in the foreground wears a red-brown beaded garland and a white shirt, and another in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses sits to the right. A golden deity murti stands at the upper left, and a woman in a green sari sits near the back. A caption-free photograph of a devotional gathering, with the dense crowd extending to the back of the room.2015-09-05Large seated assembly in a hall, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young man on the left has white tilak marks on his forehead and long hair, wearing an orange cloth and beaded necklace. Beside him sits a bald man in glasses and a white shirt. A bald man in the centre-right wears a white kurta, red tilak and a beaded mala, with eyes closed in meditation. Behind them rows of devotees sit on red and patterned mats, many with eyes closed, some wearing orange shawls and malas. No central figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2017-04-23April 27 20162016-04-27January 02 20162016-01-02A large seated congregation of men fills a hall with white walls and framed pictures, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several men wear red-orange ceremonial garlands and some carry name badges. In the lower left, a man with a red garland sits in front, and in the front-center a man in a white shirt with a mustache and thin spectacles sits near a man in a pink shirt. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with a yellow cloth bag beside them, while a golden ornate element is visible at the top right. The scene is a satsang-style gathering, and the crowd is dense across the frame.2015-09-05May 05 20162016-05-05September 05 20152015-09-05September 05 20152015-09-05A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a hall at a satsang or discourse. Many wear long red-orange beaded garlands and some carry orange-and-gold shawls. Foreground figures have vibhuti or tilak marks, a folded-hands namaskar pose and wrist ornaments. The seated rows extend back toward a gilded altar area with golden deity murti, and the hall is bright with white walls. Several hundred people are visible.2015-09-06A large seated congregation of several hundred men fills a hall during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation at Ujjain. Most wear white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks, and many sit with eyes closed in meditation. Some attendees in front wear blue or plain shirts, and a few hold small paper badges on lanyards. The floor is covered with colourful mats, and a bright stage area with banners and hanging drapes is visible at the far end. Nobody in the image is identifiable as a person; the scene shows only seated initiates and attendees.2016-05-06A large seated congregation fills a hall, with hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing red-orange rudraksha malas and some with folded hands in anjali mudra. Several in the foreground sit cross-legged on red mats, eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. A gilded deity murti and a red banner appear at the upper right, and the event appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2015-09-05Large indoor hall photographed from the side, packed with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red shawls and orange-and-white flower garlands, some with white vertical and horizontal sacred marks on their foreheads. Men sit cross-legged on red and colourful mats in rows across the floor. In the background at the upper right, a golden throne-like seat and an ornate golden deity murti are displayed under orange and yellow hanging decorations, with a figure in orange robes seated near them. Metal stage equipment and speakers line the right side of the hall.2015-09-15 +1 copies