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May 21 2014

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A photograph of a large seated congregation on white sheets in a hall with patterned gold wall panels and tall windows. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have orange-red cloths on their laps. Some men have shaved heads, one wears a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, and a man in the lower right has white ash marks across his brow and wears a lanyard badge. Many are seated cross-legged in meditation or satsang, with eyes closed or gazing forward, while others wear mixed-colour clothing. The crowd fills the room, and the frontal sitters are clearly visible.2015-07-19May 05 20152015-05-05July 04 20152015-07-04A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees on white floor mats, most wearing white kurtas and orange-red shawls, with some in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in white with a mala sits near an open notebook, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with beaded necklaces and arm bands sits cross-legged. Several men wear yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Purple-lit decorative panels line the back wall. Around a hundred people are visible.2015-05-16A large indoor satsang gathering of seated devotees in white kurtas and orange-red shawls, many with yellow-orange tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man with a yellow forehead mark and glasses sits near the lens, while behind him rows of participants sit on white mats, some with palms pressed together in prayer. A man with long light hair and a grey-bearded man in a dark blue jacket sit among them. Purple and pink patterned panels decorate the back wall. No readable a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated attendees, so the scene shows congregation members only.2014-05-13May 10 20152015-05-10A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wearing red shawls or stoles. Several men in front have white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and one shaved-headed man wears a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind them, a raised stage holds musicians with harmonium and microphones, and women in white sit among rows of seated attendees. Orange-robed sadhus sit to the left, and a cream and red floor carpet with flower petals lies near the front. Recessed ceiling lights and pillars frame the room.2014-07-19May 17 20152015-05-17July 04 20152015-07-04A large seated congregation fills a hall with patterned cream wall panels and wooden accents, at what the page describes as a Healers Initiation session in Varanasi. Many attendees wear white kurta-style clothing with bright orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have orange-yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre foreground, a bearded older man with a white beard and shaved head sits in white clothing with a red shawl, reading from papers. Behind him, a younger man in white with a red shawl sits beside others, and a young man in light blue with a rudraksha mala sits at lower left. No identifiable presiding figure is clearly visible on a dais in this frame.2014-05-19May 09 20152015-05-09July 09 20162016-07-09