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A large indoor hall during a ritual gathering. A standing officiant in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame aloft in his right hand with his left hand raised in salutation. Rows of seated participants in saffron and orange robes, with rudraksha malas, sit with palms joined in prayer; many hold small lit oil lamps and candles. Several bald male monastics in orange sit in the foreground with hands folded. Framed photo collages hang on the cream walls, and a video camera on a tripod is at right. a person's presence is not clearly confirmed by appearance.

2016-08-02 +1 copies

A seated congregation of devotees in an indoor hall with white walls and a gold-patterned backdrop. In the foreground, many young men and women wear saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; several are shirtless with tilak and body ash. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white forehead band sits upright facing forward. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange sit in rows, some with hands folded. Gold-coloured decorative elements and a small table with a vessel appear at the right. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, with attendees attentive to the front.

A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, many wearing white headbands and rudraksha malas. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a reddish-brown garment sits on an ornate brown leather throne, raising one hand and holding a small stick. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, reddish-brown robe and rudraksha-style beads mark him as the presiding teacher, seated above the crowd with an orange cloth-covered stand and a small device before him. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor facing him, with red and white curtains and framed posters on the walls behind.

A seated group of devotees performs an aarti ritual in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps (aarti lamps), with white vibhuti tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, others in white clothes sit with folded hands or hold lamps. On the low tables in front are brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps. A large crowd of people in white fills the room behind them. Visible text reads a and , which is not transcribed

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A large seated audience in an ornate hall, mostly in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white-clad attendees among them. In the foreground, a young boy in orange kurta with a mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a smiling youth in orange holds his hands together. A man in a white shirt with a brown strap sits at the bottom edge. In the background, a gilded throne with ornate carving stands at right, and an orange-robed figure sits near it. Many participants have mala beads and some wear white dhotis. The room has pale walls and a tiled floor.

Indoor satsang hall with pink-washed walls and framed photographs above. Many seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, with several women in white saris and a bald man in white kurta among them. On the right, a figure in long dark-orange robes with long swept-back hair stands speaking into a microphone, a cameraman filming on a tripod nearby.

Photograph of a seated group ceremony in a hall, with many participants in orange, saffron and maroon robes and some in white. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari holds a small brass oil lamp aloft, while a central figure in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead marks extends a hand over offerings. A woman at right in a maroon top with a grey head wrap holds a brass plate with flowers, and brass lamps and offering plates with flowers and fruit sit on the white floor. Oil lamps glow among the crowd behind them. No person is identified as a person in this scene.