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December 15 2015

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a hall, seen from behind and across the middle distance, many facing forward toward an unseen focal point. Many wear white or cream kurta-style clothes with orange, saffron and red shawls or stoles, and some men wear red or orange headwraps. Women wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow, green and teal. Several faces in the front rows are lifted and attentive. Foreground figures are blurred, with long dark hair visible. No central speaker or deity is clearly visible in this frame.

December 16 2015

A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame, viewed from the front with heads and shoulders visible. A woman in the centre wears round glasses, a maroon top, a pendant necklace and drop earrings. Beside her a bald man in a white shirt smiles. Several women wear red, green and maroon garments, and a young man at right has a red tilak on his forehead. Many faces are visible, all looking forward toward an unseen speaker or stage. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd shot.

Photograph of a large seated audience at a Nithyanandoham session. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange-and-yellow shawl sits with his back partly turned, and a man in a maroon top sits in the lower left. Behind them, many devotees fill the rows: a woman in a cream-and-gold saree with orange lanyard and bindi sits centre, a woman in a pink-and-purple outfit with a brown shawl rests her hand on her chin, and others in saris and orange-lanyard badges look forward. The room is crowded and warmly lit.

A photograph of a seated audience in a large hall, many participants wearing orange and white lanyards. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair and a white top looks upward, and a woman in a magenta top sits near the bottom edge. Several people have their eyes closed or hands pressed together in a prayerful gesture, one woman in the middle holds her palms together at her chest. Behind them, staff in orange lanyards stand against dark wooden wall panels. The scene conveys a satsang or discourse session.

December 09 2015

December 16 2017

A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed in a hall, viewed from behind several rows of heads. Many wear white or pastel traditional attire, and several men and women wear red, orange and white rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. A woman in the centre wears glasses and a multicoloured printed kurta, and a young girl in a white top stands among the seated devotees. Lighting is warm and the faces are mostly turned toward the front of the hall. No individual can be confidently identified as a person in this crowd.

A photograph of a large seated audience in a hall during a yoga session. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on white chairs and floor mats, many in saffron, orange, pink and white clothing, some with rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads. A woman in a yellow sari and a man in a white kurta sit in the foreground. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in the frame, so no candidate is identified. Red and orange drapes frame the hall in the background.

A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together indoors, viewed from the front. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, pink, orange, blue and teal, and some wear shawls and rudraksha mala beads. A woman in the foreground wears a red top with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and a few people wear red bindi marks. Men in white and pink shirts sit at the back. The gathering appears to be a large darshan or satsang assembly. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance.

A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang-style programme, with many people in white, orange and saffron clothing and orange lanyards around their necks. In the foreground a woman in a white top and an orange patterned shawl sits upright, beside a man in a grey shirt. A woman in a grey sari with gold trim sits to the left, and a man in a red turban appears in the back rows. Gold chairs and white walls frame the room, with water bottles visible on the floor.

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