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A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders, and many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear orange or saffron cloth, and one man in front wears a white shawl over white clothes. Some devotees have forehead markings, and several wear glasses. The hall has red and gold decor at the back and wooden doors on the right. No individual is identified as a person in this image.

A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands, with a few holding folded hands in prayer. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear name badges on their garlands. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the far wall, and the ashram setting suggests satsang or meditation. The image is a photograph of an audience; no speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.

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September 05 2015

A large indoor congregation of devotees seated on orange cloth mats during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bald man with glasses wears a rudraksha mala and white robes, and a bearded man in orange with a mala and folded hands sits at the right edge. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and shoulders, and a few wear red or orange shawls. Several women in saffron and pink saris sit among them, and a woman in the background raises her arm. Brass or gold-coloured ceremonial lamps stand at the left, and people in the back row stand and sway. Some participants press their palms together in prayer.

A large seated crowd of men fills a tent hall at a Ujjain Aadheenam event, most wearing white kurta-style clothes with red-and-white striped shawls draped over their shoulders. Many wear orange or white lanyard badges. Some sit with eyes closed or hands folded in prayer, and a pink balloon and red-and-gold decorations appear in the background.

August 18 2013

A large seated congregation in a hall, many men dressed in white kurta and dhoti with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and orange lanyard cords around their necks. Several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A few wear glasses, and some sit with hands folded in prayer. Red carpeting runs along the front of the rows, and a stage area with flowers appears in the background. Most faces are blurred in the foreground.

May 07 2016

A seated satsang gathering inside a hall with red floor mats, where a central group of young people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged with hands raised in greeting or devotion. A man in the center wears a saffron dhoti, rudraksha malas and ash markings on his forehead and arms, his palms pressed together. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with palms joined. Behind them rows of seated devotees fill the room, several women in saffron and colored saris, a standing man in white robes, and a golden statue or deity figure at the top right near a shrine. Brass bowls sit on the mats in front. Several people are clearly visible, with a larger crowd behind.

A large seated congregation fills a hall with red mats, many people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron-orange robes. Foreground men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and one man in a teal shirt holds his hands folded. Behind them rows of devotees sit attentively, some children among them. Ornate red and beige decorations and framed pictures line the walls.