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A large hall packed with devotees seated on the floor during a Guru Purnima satsang at an ashram. In the foreground, women in red and white saris and white dresses with rudraksha malas and red flower garlands sit with hands joined in namaskar, and trays of offerings and brass plates with oil lamps and kumkum sit before them. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls, kneel nearby. Behind them, hundreds of people in white clothing fill rows across the hall, with saffron-robed sannyasis seated near a low stage. A golden lion-faced ornament stands at the right edge. A person with a large mala and a shawl sits in the centre-right, but no appearance-based cues establish whether he is a specific teacher, so no identity is asserted.

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a ritual in prayer posture, palms pressed together. In the foreground, women sit on orange and red mats in front of brass plates and small brass lamps and vessels. Many wear white or cream dhotis and saris with yellow, orange or red shawls, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them rows of people in white stretch back toward the far wall, and hanging orange, blue and white woven banners decorate the ceiling. A small brass lamp and offering trays sit on the floor before the group. No individual figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a ritual with oil lamps. In the foreground, a line of people sit on the floor before brass plates with banana-leaf offerings and small lamps; a seated sadhu in orange robes with white forehead markings presses his palms together. Many participants wear white, orange and saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and garlands. Brass trays and small lamps are placed on the floor. Hanging lanterns and banners decorate the ceiling, and a large stage screen with a figure is visible at the far end. Crowd of many people is visible, though the exact count is uncertain.

February 19 2015

2015-02-19 +1 copies

A large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Rows of devotees sit on the floor holding small oil lamps and pressing palms together. Many wear saffron or orange robes, and several women wear white or colourful saris with garlands. Several men on the right are bare-chested with sacred ash markings and red-orange cloths, seated before banana-leaf plates with small brass cups and offerings. Stacked white chairs line the left side, and a large illuminated screen with a portrait stands at the far end under hanging ceiling lights and decorative banners. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, rows of women in orange and red saris and white dhotis or saris with red or yellow shawls sit on mats before brass thalis, kumkum bowls and small brass oil lamps set on orange cloths. Many participants wear white, others yellow or orange, and some hold prayer books. Banners with blue and orange patterns hang along the back wall beneath bright windows, and the crowd stretches into the distance.

A large seated congregation of devotees in white and cream traditional clothing fills a hall, many women in white saris with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, some with a tilak on the forehead. They sit cross-legged on mats with brass oil lamps, bells and small brass vessels in front of them, and several appear to be chanting or meditating with hands folded. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits among them. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering with a ritual atmosphere.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with hundreds of devotees sitting on the floor in rows. Most wear white or cream clothes, and many women in front wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several women sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and small brass vessels, a book, and loose flower petals lie on the mat. A golden shrine with deity murti is visible at the far left, and framed photographs line the walls.

May 01 2014

A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees performing a group pada puja. Foreground women sit on orange and red mats with brass plates and offering bowls before them, hands held in anjali. Many wear white saris or white kurtas with orange, saffron or yellow shawls and stoles. Kalasha-style decorations and orange and blue banners hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in the frame.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees during a satsang at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Many women and men sit cross-legged on the white tiled floor in rows, wearing saffron and orange saris and kurtas, deep red and maroon garments, and white traditional dress. Several devotees wear rudraksha malas and have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Some hold open notebooks and small plates. Red curtains line the walls and a stage is visible at the far end. The view is from the back of the hall, showing hundreds of people in rows.

A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red sari sits on a striped mat, and several women in white and blue saris and orange garments hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands. Rows of men on the right sit bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas, several with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a saffron-orange robe with white tilaka and ash on his forehead sits at the right with palms joined beside brass cups and leaf plates of offerings. White chairs line the back wall, paper bunting hangs from the ceiling, and framed pictures are mounted on the walls. Dozens of people are visible, the scene.