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July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas fills the hall, many with tripundra or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a bald older man in white with a rudraksha mala sits beside a young boy with a forehead mark. A man with grey hair and a pendant necklace sits near the centre of the crowd, and a smiling man in white with a mala sits to the right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and no central figure with qualifying cues is visible, so the a person field is set to none.2017-07-05March 07 20162016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13A large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.2015-07-31A large seated congregation in a hall fills the frame, with many men dressed in white dhotis and shirts sitting on mats in rows. Most wear red rudraksha-style beaded mala garlands and have name badges on their clothing; several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Hands are folded in prayer or raised in pranam, and the rows extend back toward the entrance where more people stand. A gold deity murti and framed pictures are visible along the back wall. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.2015-09-05A 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.2011-02-02A seated congregation of devotees in a hall sits on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala. To his right, a young boy in orange robes with a red-brown mala sits near a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal forehead markings and a bare torso sits with a red-brown mala, and at the lower right a man in a red-orange robe with a mala sits with hands folded. Many others in white and saffron-orange garments with forehead markings and malas fill the rows behind, and a few people stand at the back.2015-08-02A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang, with a large audience of women and children in orange and white behind them. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange and pink mats wearing white dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha mala garlands and red-brown beaded necklaces; one wears a black beaded mala and arm bands, and another wears a bright white cloth with orange-gold border. A man on the right in beige clothing sits with arms resting on his knee, and a person on the left has hands folded near a white cloth.2016-08-17Seated devotees fill a hall during a satsang, many sitting on striped mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth with a gold necklace sits beside a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim, holding a gold necklace. Nearby a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with long hair sits with arms crossed. Many others in white shirts and dhotis, some with hands in anjali, sit behind them; metal crowd barriers and a yellow hanging fabric appear at the top right. Watermarked archive photo with copyright text overlay.2012-05-11 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13