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A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red-and-maroon shawls and orange-red lanyard badges. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits with hands pressed together in prayer, beside another in orange with a bead necklace and a young girl in orange with a red tilak. A boy in light blue shirt sits cross-legged at the bottom centre. Behind them, rows of attendees sit in chairs and on the floor, with a warm-lit wall and ceiling beyond.

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September 15 2015

A seated crowd of devotees at a Shivoham event, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white clothing with orange-red striped shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the centre foreground presses his palms together in anjali with orange-yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Around him people sit with hands folded in prayer or meditative postures, some with orange tilak and red marks on their foreheads. A young man on the left in an orange-red shawl smiles with orange marks on his forehead, and a woman in glasses sits in the background. A large seated audience fills the frame, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.

A large seated congregation of saffron-robed young boys and men fills an indoor hall during a satsang. Many boys have shaved heads with white forehead markings and wear rudraksha malas over orange-brown cloths; one boy in front raises a hand holding a small object. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and identity lanyards, sit with hands pressed together or raised in devotion. A man near center wears a red shawl and white shirt. Brass oil lamps and ritual items sit on the floor in front. Pillars and a white wall with a framed picture are visible in the background.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A large seated gathering of devotees, mostly men, sits in rows during a satsang or meditation at an outdoor event. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man with closed eyes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation. Nearby, a man with a grey beard and long grey hair tied back, wearing glasses and an orange robe, sits among the devotees. The crowd fills the frame, with more people seated behind them.

2015-09-15 +1 copies

April 23 2016

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a satsang gathering. Many young men and boys wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Others in white dhotis and white shirts sit among them, and a few women in white saris appear at the left. Gold-framed and pink-lit decorations line the walls behind them, with a white-clothed figure near a central altar in the background. Some devotees gaze forward attentively while others look on. The room is densely packed with participants seated on the floor.

2017-07-07 +1 copies

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May 06 2016