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June 02 20142014-06-02September 22 20142014-09-22August 05 20162016-08-05A seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.2014-06-02September 19 20142014-09-19A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.2017-01-08February 26 20132013-02-26March 17 20132013-03-17February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20172017-09-30A seated group of devotees performs an aarti ritual in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps (aarti lamps), with white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, others in white clothes sit with folded hands or hold lamps. On the low tables in front are brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps. A large crowd of people in white fills the room behind them. Visible text reads a and , which is not transcribed2013-05-10A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, with many men in white shirts and white dhotis behind a front row of young sannyasi-style boys and men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white vibhuti. Several front-row figures sit cross-legged on red mats near brass plates, oil lamps and small offering vessels, consistent with a puja or ritual sitting. A banner with a small purple emblem appears at the upper left. The scene is a satsang-style ritual gathering.2013-09-13