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January 1st 2013A seated gathering of many young boys and a few men in an ashram hall during a puja. Foreground centre, an elderly bald man with white beard and glasses wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with a plain expression. Behind him a teenage boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits upright, while younger boys in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads sit around them. At right, a man in white with a red tilak and rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. The crowd behind is visibly larger, with many boys in white, orange and red clothing, and the setting appears to be a formal ritual gathering.2015-06-03November 27 20172017-11-27A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.2013-01-01 +1 copiesA large seated congregation in a pandal during a ritual session, with many men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron and maroon robes sit cross-legged with white sacred ash on their foreheads, eyes closed or gazing forward. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps are arranged on a low mat before them. A yellow banner with a purple logo hangs at the upper left, and draped pink fabric lines the background.2013-04-21A dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a temple hall, packed shoulder to shoulder and filling the frame. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several young men in front wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas on bare chests. Some have sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several young men in the foreground are bare-chested with gold chains. Bright lamps glow in the background. Numerous people are seated and attentively watching toward the front of the hall, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate in view.2017-05-30August 13 20162016-08-13January 01 20132013-01-01A seated congregation fills a hall at a satsang; many attendees wear white ritual clothing with yellow-bordered shawls, while several boys and young men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls sit in the foreground, some wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads. A large gold ornate throne-like seat stands at the back of the hall beside red doors. Seated elders in white and saffron sit on the platform area, and a standing man in a green shirt is visible at left. The crowd is large and densely packed across the frame.2017-11-27A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.2015-02-02A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red-and-maroon shawls and orange-red lanyard badges. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits with hands pressed together in prayer, beside another in orange with a bead necklace and a young girl in orange with a red tilak. A boy in light blue shirt sits cross-legged at the bottom centre. Behind them, rows of attendees sit in chairs and on the floor, with a warm-lit wall and ceiling beyond.2016-09-30January 1st 2013 +1 copies