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A 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.

A seated gathering of many young boys and a few men in an ashram hall during a puja. Foreground centre, an elderly bald man with white beard and glasses wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with a plain expression. Behind him a teenage boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits upright, while younger boys in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads sit around them. At right, a man in white with a red tilak and rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. The crowd behind is visibly larger, with many boys in white, orange and red clothing, and the setting appears to be a formal ritual gathering.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall with white tiled floor, many wearing saffron and orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some with white and red forehead markings. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha mala sits upright, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged with hands in mudra, and another in white with a notebook and pen takes notes. Behind them rows of younger participants in orange, white and saffron sit attentively.

A seated indoor gathering of devotees. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in saffron sannyasi robes and a red shawl, with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in a striped yellow-and-orange shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, with white hair and a red tilak mark. Behind them, a younger man in an orange cloth sits with a dark bead necklace, and at right a man in white with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits. Other people in white and blue clothing fill the background.

A seated group meditation or satsang in a hall with many attendees in white and saffron clothing. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and a small gold-framed pendant, holding a small phone-like object. Beside him, a bespectacled man with a beard and white forehead marks wears white dhoti with gold border, a red rudraksha mala and a gold chain, seated with hands resting. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange sit on mats, some with white tilaka. Watermarked archive photo; no a person cues are clearly visible.

June 02 2014

A photograph of a large seated congregation in an indoor satsang hall, most people in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyards around their necks. Several men have yellow turmeric or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man with a grey beard and a yellow forehead mark sits at left, a man in white with round glasses and a red shawl claps at centre, and at right a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets sits with his hands folded. Attendees sit on white floor mats, and a few people in the background wear white and others wear casual shirts.

July 12 2016

A seated satsang gathering in a hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and beside him a bald man with a red bindi, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sitting on a red cushion with hands raised in applause and smiling. Behind them, saffron-clad disciples and a man in a purple robe sit among the audience.