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A seated congregation at an indoor satsang or discourse, with many devotees filling the hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala claps his hands, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Another man in white clothes with a grey-streaked head and white tilak sits with hands folded. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a young boy in a patterned golden robe sits at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named. Watermarked archive photograph of devotees in prayerful attention.2016-04-10A large seated congregation inside a hall with pale walls and tall white candle stands along the rows. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits with palms pressed together, smiling, beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with a mala, and another saffron-robed sannyasi with forehead markings. Behind them children and adults in white, red, pink and orange clothes sit in rows. A basket of red flowers and garlands rests at lower left. Some faces are marked with white tilaka and vibhuti. A red draped structure appears in the background. +1 copiesSeptember 14 20132013-09-14April 23 20172017-04-23A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style session. In the foreground, three young people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads sit on colourful striped mats; the central youth presses palms together in namaste. Behind them, rows of men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded or in meditation. A gold-coloured railing and ornate pillars frame the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2017-04-23A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang, many with palms pressed together in namaste and clapping. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and many have sacred white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Several men in the front rows wear orange and yellow stoles. A woman in an orange sari sits near the centre. Blue mats are stacked on shelves in the background, and a red-draped dais with floral decorations stands to the right.2017-09-30September 03 20172017-09-03A seated congregation of devotees at an indoor satsang or talk, many sitting on orange mats. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms sit with palms pressed together in namaskar or clapping. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow or white forehead marks, sit attentively, and a few people in the back raise their hands. Two women in orange and white saris are visible in the background, along with a wall with a framed sign. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.2018-11-22October 17 20102010-10-17A seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, several men wear saffron/orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or chandan marks across their foreheads and arms; the man at right in orange and a bead mala applauds with raised palms, and the man centre with folded hands wears white. Behind them, many more devotees sit in white dhotis and orange robes on orange mats, some clapping and raising hands, with a stage and an orange-draped figure visible further back. No individual is identified as a person.2018-11-22A seated audience at a large gathering, with a central bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala clapping, his body marked with white sacred ash stripes. Around him devotees in white and orange garments sit, including a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a bald man with a red tilak. Two children in orange clothing sit in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Nearby an older man with white hair wears an orange shawl. No clearly distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace are evident on any candidate, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible in the scene.2016-11-24 +1 copiesJuly 14 20172017-07-14 +2 copies