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December 29 2010

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A large indoor gathering of men seated closely in rows, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, many with white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several younger boys in the foreground wear bare-chested gold-bordered dhotis and rudraksha malas, and some wear lanyard identification badges. Behind them, a crowd extends back into a hall with tiled walls and wooden window frames. No speaker or person presiding is clearly visible in this frame, and no identifiable a person candidate appears in the image.2015-08-09 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20172017-02-24March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20152015-09-05A dense crowd of men fills a hall, seated and packed shoulder to shoulder in rows, most wearing white dhotis and white upper cloths with orange or saffron shawls. Several have shaved heads, some wear white or red tilak marks on the forehead, and a few wear gold necklaces or lanyards. The foreground is blurred, with people in sharp focus at the centre. Many faces look attentive. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the frame.2016-05-05A large outdoor crowd fills a stone-paved courtyard of a temple complex, with grey granite walls and a pink-washed gopuram-style structure behind. Most attendees wear white clothing, including many white dhotis and kurtas, with occasional coloured saris and shawls in pink, yellow and orange. Several men in the foreground have shaved heads and wear sacred threads or beaded necklaces; one bare-chested man in front holds a camera. Bamboo scaffolding frames the upper walls. Dense packed crowds with raised hands extend back toward the temple entrance.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29September 05 20152015-09-05July 09 20172017-07-09A large crowd of devotees sits seated under a tented pavilion with string lights and blue poles overhead. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks. A woman in a white sari with a green border sits on the left, and several women in saris and salwar kameez are scattered through the crowd. Several men in front have their palms pressed together in namaskar. Their faces are turned toward a stage area outside the frame. No single figure is identified as a person.2007-08-17A large dense crowd of devotees seated closely together, mostly men in white ritual clothing, many with hands folded in anjali and some with eyes closed in prayer. Several younger men wear orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, and some foreheads bear white and red tilaks. A bald man in white with a mala stands out at left. In the lower foreground, boys in orange and white dhotis sit near the front. The setting appears to be a large hall at a satsang or puja gathering.2016-07-19 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a temple hall, watching a discourse. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in white kurtas; several have forehead vibhuti or tilak marks. Women in saris and salwar-style dress with bindi and kumkum sit among them. A man at right with a beard and long hair wears a white kurta and a rudraksha-style necklace. A bald man in front wears a white shirt. A young boy at left wears a dark top with markings on his forehead. No single figure is identified as a person; the frame shows only seated attendees. The overall setting suggests satsang or darshan.2017-02-05