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A large seated congregation of bare-chested men in white dhotis fills a hall, many with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads, arms and chests, and rudraksha or tulsi-style beaded malas and white necklaces. Many sit cross-legged on a pale floor, some with hands folded, some with eyes closed in meditation, and one older man in front covers his face with his hands. An orange cloth bag sits beside a seated man in the foreground. Behind them, framed photographs cover the wall and a red stage curtain and warm lamp glow appear at the far end. Several hundred people are visible.

August 21 2016

A large seated congregation of men in white ritual clothes fills a hall, many wearing white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and small amber pendants. Several have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow upper cloth and rudraksha bracelets sits with a stern expression, beside a man in white with rudraksha mala and bifocal glasses. On the left a younger man wears a red-orange cloth and white forehead marks. Event badges hang from several necks. A small white pole is visible at the lower left. The crowd appears to be attending a satsang or discourse, though no speaker is visible in frame.

A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees, mostly men, sitting in rows on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Most wear white dhotis with gold or yellow borders and bare upper bodies or white kurtas, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several wear orange or saffron cloths; one man in the foreground wears a red-orange shawl over white clothing. Pink walls are decorated with framed religious pictures, and ceiling lights and air conditioners are visible. No individual within the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.

2017-07-09 +3 copies

July 31 2015

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several in the front rows are shirtless with orange or saffron cloths and beaded necklaces. A bald man in the lower right wears vertical tilak marks and glasses, hands folded in front of his chest, while others sit attentively. A framed deity portrait hangs on the far wall and framed pictures line the upper walls. No single figure in the frame is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone.

December 04 2011

A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, many with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads and wearing rudraksha malas and saffron-and-white shawls. Several wear lanyard ID badges. In the foreground a grey-haired man in white with a white forehead mark sits with eyes closed and a headset-like wire at his ear, beside a man in a white and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala. Behind them rows of devotees stretch back toward a far wall with framed deity pictures and a glowing lamp. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session. No person here is clearly identifiable as a person by visible cues.

2015-08-09 +1 copies

A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Vijaya Dashami satsang. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange and gold shawls, rudraksha malas and sacred-ash markings on their foreheads. Some are bare-chested in orange and white wraps. A woman in an orange sari with long dreadlocked hair sits near the centre, and a young child sits in the front row. In the background, a red-draped dais and a stage screen display the event. Blue padded mats and hanging ropes line the upper wall. Dozens of people are visible.

A seated congregation at an indoor satsang or discourse, with many devotees filling the hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala claps his hands, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Another man in white clothes with a grey-streaked head and white tilak sits with hands folded. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a young boy in a patterned golden robe sits at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named. Watermarked archive photograph of devotees in prayerful attention.

A large seated audience in white ritual clothing fills the hall at an evening event. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a small red tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Beside him a man with glasses claps and another with folded hands and a mala-like necklace listens. Behind them rows of devotees in white kurtas and some in saffron and yellow clothing sit attentively, many clapping, with a red and gold backdrop. A woman with a tilak at the lower left sits among them. The photograph captures a satsang-style gathering with devotion and applause.

2017-12-17 +1 copies

A seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees on striped mats in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground, three men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer; the central man has a white band across his forehead, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala. Small brass plates with offerings, a kalasha-like vessel and an oil lamp sit on the mat before them.

2012-05-14 +2 copies