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August 23 20142014-08-23August 23 20142014-08-23Indoor seated assembly of many devotees on red mats at what appears to be a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam programme. In the foreground two shaved-headed sannyasis sit cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them rows of men wear white shirts and dhotis with rust-red rudraksha garlands and smile attentively. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the frame, so the sannyasis are described by role only.2014-08-23A satsang hall where a large seated audience fills the floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas. In the foreground two smiling sannyasis sit cross-legged on red mats, wearing saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas, bracelets and sandalwood-marked foreheads; the nearer one has a shaved head with a red bindi and the other holds a notebook. Behind them rows of devotees sit with orange and white paper sheets on the mats. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue, so this is a seated congregation at a discourse.2015-04-23A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale floor mats and a red curtain behind them. In the foreground a bald man with white forehead and arm markings wears an orange-and-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a red sash and glasses holds a notebook. Behind them others in white and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit attentively, some with white ash markings, while a man in a white shirt with a red garland sits to the left. Several people are seated in rows in the background, looking forward toward an unseen speaker.2014-08-23January 17 20162016-01-17A seated satsang gathering in a temple hall with a cream tiled floor and mats. In the foreground, a row of men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths with rudraksha malas; one in white dhoti with a red-brown shawl looks down at a phone, and a bald man in orange holds a small book. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated devotees in orange and white clothing, some in white shirts, fills the hall, with an ornate golden shrine partly visible at the upper left. A small white paper cup sits on the floor in front.2015-08-28 +1 copiesA 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.2017-01-07A seated group of men in a hall, most wearing white kurtas or dhotis with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting on orange cushions on a glossy floor. Several in saffron robes sit at the front left, one with a red-and-maroon sash. Behind them, figures in orange and white stand and sit near red chairs and a white pedestal fan. Several are smiling or laughing, and one man in a white robe with a yellow shawl sits at left. A circular logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-10-17August 21 20162016-08-21A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on red mats; one holds a small phone, another has white vibhuti lines across his forehead and arms. Behind them, children in maroon and orange clothes sit on the floor, while adults in white dress sit on red-cushioned chairs in the rows behind. A framed portrait and a glass display case appear on the back wall, and a pale tiled floor fills the lower area.2013-07-18January 07 20172017-01-07